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VideoAmp launches next-gen platform

VideoAmp, the media measurement company, has announced the launch of the next generation of the VideoAmp Platform, encompassing a full suite of APIs and enhanced dashboard experiences for seamless reporting and insights. The company’s cross-platform planning, audience measurement, outcome measurement and optimisation solutions can now integrate directly into agencies’, brands’, and publishers’ systems, providing them […]

October 17, 2024

DV expands IVT, viewability measurement to Spotify

DoubleVerify (DV), the software platform for digital media measurement, has announced a new integration with Spotify to authenticate media quality on the platform. This release enables advertisers to measure fraud/invalid traffic (IVT) and viewability on video campaigns delivered through Spotify’s self-serve advertising platform, Spotify Ads Manager. “DoubleVerify is driven to ensure media spend is protected […]

October 17, 2024

Data: CTV takes 46% share of all ad views in Europe

The FreeWheel Video Marketplace Report (VMR) – based on aggregated data from FreeWheel, an advertising technology platform in Europe – highlights the changing dynamics of how enterprise-class content owners and distributors are monetising premium digital video content. With FreeWheel’s extensive coverage and capabilities in Europe and the US, the data set included in this report […]

October 16, 2024

Channel 4 to boost impact across Nations and Regions

Channel 4 has unveiled what it calls its “biggest-ever intervention in the UK creative industries”, with a package of measures focused on three core areas – skills, content, and people – to serve and reflect the whole of the UK. This includes a £10 million (€11.9m) per annum, multi-year programme to support TV production roles, […]

October 16, 2024

Italy’s AV industry worth over €2bn

The Italian audiovisual sector has experienced a remarkable surge in recent years, doubling in value and employment since 2017. According to a report by the Association of Audiovisual Producers (APA), the industry was worth over €2 billion in 2023, a 20 per cent increase from the previous year. This growth is driven by significant increases […]

October 16, 2024From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Data: NFL return lifts Prime Video, Peacock viewing in US

NFL season officially kicked off in September to the delight of fans across the US, and attracted viewers by the millions. Nielsen’s September 2024 report of The Gauge revealed that NFL viewership for the month notably reflected audiences’ familiarisation with the cross-platform distribution of its games. This was most clearly indicated by the 12 per […]

October 16, 2024

Sunderland pub fined for Sky Sports piracy

Kenneth Craigs, the Licensee of Cleo’s Bar in Sunderland, North East England, has been found guilty in his absence of two offences related to the dishonest broadcast of Sky televised programming. In this case, Craigs televised Sky Sports football matches, with the intent to avoid payment of the applicable commercial subscription charge. Sky Sports is […]

October 16, 2024By Colin Mann

That’s Christmas channel returns

That’s TV has launched its annual Christmas entertainment channel That’s Christmas. The channel will broadcast festive entertainment including many classics first seen during the holiday seasons of yesteryear. That’s Christmas is avaiiable free-to-air 24/7 across the UK on Freeview channel 71, Sky channel 191 and Virgin Media channel 296, replacing the That’s TV 3 channel […]

October 16, 2024

Lenovo named Official FIFA Technology Partner

Lenovo has been named an Official FIFA Technology Partner – FIFA’s top tier sponsorship category – in a deal that includes the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Canada, Mexico and the US, and the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 in Brazil. The two tournaments will provide a platform for Lenovo to further grow its global […]

October 16, 2024

Outer Banks at Netflix #1

Part 1 of Season 4 of Outer Banks debuted at #1 on Netflix’s English TV List with 15.5 million views in the week commecning October 7th. Part 2 set to be released on November 7th. Romcom series Nobody Wants This took second place (9.6 million views) and a second season has now been confirmed. Two […]

October 16, 2024