Advanced Television

Broadcast

Sandbox launches edutainment FAST Channel in UK, IE

Sandbox Group, the leading provider of digital subscription content services for children and families worldwide,  has launched a new free ad-supported (FAST) channel on Netgem TV. PlayKids TV will be distributed in the UK and Ireland through Netgem’s ISP partners including TalkTalk TV, Community Fibre TV and BetterTV. The new kids channel, PlayKids TV, offers […]

April 15, 2024

Disney+ adding IMAX Enhanced sound by DTS

Following its success as the biggest IMAX exclusive event release ever, Queen Rock Montreal will make its global streaming premiere on May 15th on Disney+ as the first concert film available with IMAX Enhanced sound powered by DTS. It will debut alongside the availability of IMAX Enhanced sound for 18 Marvel films. The announcement was […]

April 15, 2024

Report: Password sharing crackdowns impacting SVoD churn

Horowitz Research’s State of Media, Entertainment & Tech: Subscriptions 2024 report sheds important light on how recent crackdowns on password sharing are impacting consumer behaviour when it comes to subscription streaming services. According to the study, half of TV content viewers (52 per cent) have cancelled or lost access to at least one of their […]

April 11, 2024By Colin Mann

PubMatic partners with Roblox

PubMatic, an independent technology company delivering digital advertising supply chains, has announced a partnership with Roblox to enable programmatic media buying of Roblox’s video advertising inventory when it becomes available later this year. The partnership will allow more brands to seamlessly reach Roblox’s global community of over 71 million daily active users, nearly half of […]

April 10, 2024

3 Body Problem holds strong at Netflix #1

Sci-fi drama series, 3 Body Problem, from David Benioff, DB Weiss and Alexander Woo, claimed the top spot on the Netflix’s English TV List for a second time in the week commencing April 1st, clocking 8.3 million views and reaching the Top 10 in 92 countries. Also retaining their spots in second and third place […]

April 10, 2024

Prime Video to premiere Man United 99 docuseries

Prime Video will premiere 99, a documentary series exploring Manchester United’s historic treble-winning season, within which the iconic team won the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League across 10 pivotal days in 1999. The UK Original documentary will launch in over 240 countries and territories worldwide exclusively on Prime Video later on May […]

April 10, 2024

iHeart, Moonbug launch Blippi & Meekah podcast

iHeartPodcasts, the podcast publisher, and Moonbug Entertainment, a subsidiary of Candle Media, have announced the launch of a new family podcast series Blippi & Meekah’s Road Trip. The first four episodes are available now, with new episodes posting each week following the debut. Blippi & Meekah’s Road Trip will follow best friends and beloved children’s […]

April 10, 2024

Premier Sports relaunches in UK

Premier Sports has officially relaunched in the UK with a new website, app and online streaming platform while linear channels across the platforms Sky, Virgin and Amazon have been fully rebranded to Premier Sports. Effective immediately, all current customers will experience a seamless transition to Premier Sports and new customers can subscribe through the new […]

April 9, 2024

Pluto TV launches Monster Jam FAST channel

The Monster Jam channel is now live on Pluto TV in the UK, US, Canada, France, Spain, Italy and the Nordics with planned launches in Latin America and Brazil later this year. Viewers will be able to relive Monster Jam World Finals II and III, where Tom Meents swept both the Racing and Freestyle competitions, […]

April 5, 2024

Roku adds NBA FAST channel

Roku, the TV streaming platform , has partnered with the National Basketball Association (NBA) to officially launch the first-ever NBA FAST (free ad-supported streaming TV) channel and the NBA Zone, where basketball fans in the US can find NBA games, highlights, documentaries, original series, and more. The Roku Channel is the inaugural partner of the […]

April 4, 2024