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Philippines: Hits Now on Cignal

Rewind is launching Hits Now on Cignal, the pay-TV operator in the Philippines. The channel will be available on the Cignal platform starting October 1st on Channel 122 as part of Cignal’s postpaid and prepaid packs. “We are so pleased to bring Hits Now to our viewers on Cignal. Hits Now offers a chance for our […]

September 26, 2023

Outbrain, DoubleVerify partner

Outbrain, a technology platform for the open web, and DoubleVerify, a software platform for digital media measurement, data and analytics, have announced a strategic partnership to bring DV Marketplace Suite’s pre-bid brand suitability, fraud avoidance, and viewability tools to Outbrain’s branding platform, Onyx. Onyx is designed to drive stronger brand impact from in-article video and […]

September 26, 2023

BBC Studios appoints Raia to Brands & Licensing Division

BBC Studios has announced that Suzy Raia, SVP Consumer Products & Business Development, and her New York based team will join the Brands & Licensing Division from October 2nd. Raia will report into Nicki Sheard, President of Brands and Licensing.   Led by President Sheard, Brands and Licensing extends audiences enjoyment of their favourite programmes […]

September 26, 2023

Tall Story Pictures hires Hunter as Exec Producer

Tall Stories Pictures, the ITV Studios label behind dramas such as Grace and The Bay, has announced the appointment of Phil Hunter as Executive Producer. Working across projects both in production and development, Hunter becomes Executive Producer on the next series of Grace, the ITV drama which is an adaptation of international best-selling author Peter […]

September 26, 2023

Forecast: SVoD revenues $127bn by 2029

Global SVoD revenues will reach $127 billion (€119bn) by 2029; up from $107 billion in 2023, according to the Global SVOD Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. The US and China will account for half of the 2029 total. The US will add $2 billion of the $20 billion extra SVoD revenues between […]

September 25, 2023

Canal+ won’t bid for Ligue 1 rights

French pay-TV company Canal+, which has aired Ligue 1 football since 1984, has informed the French Professional Football League (LFP) that it will not participate in the current domestic rights TV tender for the 2024-2029 period. The news was confirmed to press agency AFP after it leaked to sports newspaper L’Équipe. The tender was launched […]

September 25, 2023From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Breakthrough talks in Hollywood writers’ strike

A tentative deal with studios has reportedly been reached that could see the Hollywood writers’ strike, that has lasted nearly five months, come to an end. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) said the proposed deal was “exceptional – with meaningful gains and protections for writers,” reported the BBC. WGA members must still have a […]

September 25, 2023

Data: Over 4m posting content on OnlyFans

Over the past seven years, OnlyFans has seen its user base explode, becoming one of the fastest-growing social media platforms as well as one of the best-performing European companies. Despite the criticism and controversies surrounding the site’s main attraction (i. e., adult content), the number of people posting content on OnlyFans has hit record highs […]

September 25, 2023

ProSiebenSat.1 deepens ties with MFE

ProSiebenSat.1 is upping ties with MediaForEurope as it faces an advertising downturn and competition from SVoDs. Bert Habets, CEO of the German TV network, told the FT that “meaningful co-operation” on advertising, technology and even content was underway with MFE, which is ProSieben’s largest shareholder.  A pan-European broadcast group is the longstanding ambition of Pier […]

September 25, 2023

Forecast: Satcom market set for decade of growth

Euroconsult forecasts that the satellite communication landscape is set for a transformative decade of growth as satellite capacity demand is projected to surge from 3.6 Tbps (TeraBytes Per Second) in 2022 to 51 Tbps in 2032, representing a 31 per cent CAGR (compound annual growth rate), with all data segments expected to observe exponential growth […]

September 25, 2023