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The DPP becomes independent organisation

The DPP, the media business network, has announced plans to become fully self-sufficient. The founding shareholder members, BBC, ITV and C4 will relinquish their Board positions and revert to normal DPP membership. This change in control acknowledges the evolution of the DPP since it was founded in 2015. It has fulfilled its original purpose of […]

October 3, 2022

ContentBay goes live

ContentBay, an entertainment platform which allows users to explore, analyse, compare, share and trade content, has gone live. ContentBay says its intention is to “revolutionise the content marketing, distribution and media buying landscape. by providing a seamless way to make analytical and insight-led decisions when programming content, resulting in increased sales and better acquisitions, at […]

October 3, 2022

Realytics launches BEE

Realytics, an adtech company in TV campaign measurement and subsidiary of smartclip, the adtech development unit of RTL, has partnered with French telecommunications company, Bouygues Telecom, to launch Box Exposition Engagement (BEE), a single source TV measurement solution for TV campaigns delivered within linear TV, as Addressable TV (ATV), and on Replay IPTV via STBs. […]

September 28, 2022

Forecast: 1bn pay-TV subs by 2027

The number of pay-TV subscribers across 138 countries will reach 1.03 billion by 2027; slightly up on 2021 as pay-TV continues to grow in developing countries, according to the Pay TV Forecasts Update report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. This total represents 57 per cent of TV households – down from the peak of […]

September 26, 2022

Comscore, dentsu partnership

Comscore has announced a partnership with dentsu enabling the agency network to shift local TV buying to a Comscore-based currency, which supports transactions on advanced audiences in all 210 local US markets. dentsu will be the first agency network to place buys in local markets using advanced audiences across its three US media agencies, Carat, […]

September 23, 2022

Whip Media partners with ITV Studios

Whip Media, the leading enterprise software platform and data provider to the world’s largest entertainment organisations, has announced that ITV Studios, the international content creator, producer and distributor, will utilise Whip Media’s platform for performance tracking of its popular entertainment content, including the company’s growing FAST (free ad-supported streaming TV) channels. ITV Studios, a part […]

September 15, 2022

OneWeb, Arianespace agree launch resumption

Following the suspension of its launches in March 2022, LEO satellite operator OneWeb and launch services company Arianespace have reached an agreement pursuant to which performance of the Launch Services Agreement may be resumed in the future. The terms of the settlement are confidential, but are understood to involve OneWeb receiving compensation. Arianespace is supporting […]

September 14, 2022By Colin Mann

Research: $1.2trn service opportunity for satcom operators

Findings from space consulting and market intelligence firm Euroconsult suggest the satellite industry is likely to see an explosion of services-driven revenue to the tune of a cumulative $1.2 trillion (€1.19trn) by 2031, with the share of data applications jumping from 15 per cent of total market revenues to a remarkable 42 per cent by […]

September 12, 2022

Arabsat, Profen TV bouquet deal

Arabsat has signed a strategic partnership agreement with teleport operator Profen covering the launch of a TV bouquet that includes various channels on the Badr-4 satellite. “We are pleased to cooperate with Profen to provide high-quality TV broadcasting services within the coverage area of our satellite fleet, in accordance with the latest international standards,” commented […]

September 12, 2022Nick Snow @ IBC

Fox TV stations partner with Comscore

Comscore, a partner for planning, transacting, and evaluating media, has announced a partnership with Fox Television Stations (FTS) that will see the local TV broadcaster leverage a Comscore-based currency to support transactions on advanced audiences across its entire owned and operated footprint. “Over the last six years, the number of reportable Comscore households across Fox […]

September 12, 2022