Global advertising expenditure is forecast to grow 8 per cent in 2022, according to RoI agency Zenith’s latest Advertising Expenditure Forecasts report. This represents a minor downgrade from the 9.1 per cent growth rate Zenith published in December 2021. Growth will be supported by the Winter Olympics, mid-term US elections and the football World Cup, […]
Netflix is now at or above 30 per cent European content in nearly all of its major European markets, according to research from Ampere Analysis. The notable exception is the UK and Ireland, where 27 per cent of titles are European. France is also slightly under, as are minor markets Belgium and Switzerland. With European […]
Trade body the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE), in association with FindAnyFilm.com, is collaborating with the UK’s most extensive online network for parents, Mumsnet, with the launch of the ‘What to Watch’ Club, a site first for the platform, to amplify the renaissance of home entertainment that continues to emerge post-lockdown with families and […]
As the best teams of the 2021-2022 season move into their Championship Rounds, Italian basketball league Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro (LNP) has confirmed the signing of a multi-year contract extension with end-to-end streaming and OTT solutions provider ViewLift to continue and extend the League’s subscription service, LNP Pass. LNP Pass features all League games live and […]
UK tennis’s governing body the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) has revealed a comprehensive new broadcast agreement that will see the UK summer grass court events given the widest coverage to date on network television, streaming and digital platforms. All the action will be available across multiple platforms after the BBC and Prime Video confirmed broadcast […]
OTT platform CHILI has partnered with Coinbar to allow its users to make purchases with Bitcoin, XRP, DigitalBits and Tether using CoinbarPay. CHILI is a European Entertainment Company that distributes directly in five European countries – Italy, England, Germany, Austria and Poland, reaching 5 million registered users in 2021. The company’s shareholders also include US […]
Set-top box software and multiscreen entertainment solutions provider 3 Screen Solutions (3SS) and video business intelligence and predictive analytics specialist NPAW have combined technologies to create a new, data-fuelled customer intelligence platform which they say helps operators prevent churn and enhance average revenue per user (ARPU). Bringing together two solutions, NPAW’s analytics platform is now […]
Electric SUV motorsport series Extreme E is renewing its partnership for Season 2 with global sports streaming platform DAZN. DAZN will air Extreme E’s events in Japan as well as its rest of world territories. This will include the live and on-demand streaming of the Championship’s five X Prix in 2022 as well as the […]
Sports media group Eleven has secured exclusive worldwide live rights for the Thai Women’s League for three seasons, from 2022 – 2024. LIVE coverage of the Thai Women’s League will be available exclusively from May 28th 2022 via Eleven’s global OTT platform elevensports.com, as well as locally on Eleven’s platforms across South East Asia and […]
NextGen television service Evoca has turned its service on in Portland, Oregon, providing sports, entertainment, news, and lifestyle programming. For $25 per month plus a receiver and no contract, Evoca subscribers will have access to 60+ channels, including live news, sports, and weather. Evoca’s channel lineup also includes ROOT Sports Northwest, which means Portlanders can […]