Creative company Saatchi & Saatchi has announced ITV as its founding partner for Upriser, the free creative schools platform that it launched at the end of 2022. ITV is the first major name to be announced, with a number of other partners currently being matched and onboarded at schools across the UK as part of […]

Eutelsat has unveiled its H1 numbers for its 2022-2023 financial year. There was plenty of good news, despite the headline number which showed its total revenues (like for like) falling 6.1 per cent to €574 million. These numbers translated into some strong revenue falls. For example, Broadcast revenue fell 6.7 per cent. Data & Professional […]

Ai-Media, a specialist in live subtitling, transcription and translation solutions, has launched 24/7 live subtitling on GB News. The broadcaster becomes the first in the UK to simplify subtitle delivery with Ai-Media’s end-to-end subtitling technology and market leading infrastructure. GB News launched in 2021. It is available free on Sky, Virgin Media, Freeview, Freesat, YouView, […]

NOS is the first operator in Portugal to launch a feature that enables the watching of TV programmes in a group, in a virtual room. Available in the NOS TV App, Group View allows NOS TV subscribers to invite up to four other waccounts and simultaneously watch a TV programme, while being able to talk […]

NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, has announced that its NexGuard forensic watermarking and detection services have completed the AWS Foundational Technical Review (FTR). This provides AWS customers with the peace of mind that the solution’s integration with AWS infrastructure is fully validated and utilises AWS […]

Deutsche Telekom is integrating a new solution from WSC Sports, a specialist in AI-powered video highlights, to broaden the reach and engagement of its sports content. The cloud-based AI-powered solution which is being utilised by Deutsche Telekom’s TV and OTT services – MagentaTV and MagentaSport – analyses games in real-time and automatically creates highlight snippets […]

As online news habits continue to evolve, marketing data and analytics company Kantar has secured a series of new digital media subscribers to its TGI consumer data in the UK, including LADbible, JOE Media and sport specialist LiveScore. The publishers will use Kantar TGI, which provides in-depth insight into consumer behaviours, attitudes and media consumption, […]

ITV and the BBC have teamed up to expand the pool of registered psychologists with experience of working in television. Together, the broadcasters have developed a continuing professional development programme which has been accredited by the British Psychological Society. HCPC registered practitioner psychologists from a wide range of backgrounds are now invited to apply. The […]

ITV has announced the launch of the ITV Academy to address current and future skills gaps. Sonny Hanley – whose career at ITV has spanned over 20 years with roles varying from Fac Ent Production, Technology, Operations and Content Services – has been appointed as its inaugural Director. In common with others across the industry, […]

DoubleVerify (DV), a software platform for digital media measurement, data and analytics, has announced the discovery of ‘BeatSting,’ the first large-scale ad impression fraud scheme to target audio inventory. Since the DV Fraud Lab first identified the family of fraud in 2019, an estimated $20 million has been siphoned from advertisers. BeatSting alone is responsible […]