Following the June 6th announcement by the Board of UK communications regulator Ofcom that Sharon White was stepping down as Chief Executive and that it would begin the process to appoint a successor, the role has now been formally advertised, with Ofcom retaining executive search firm Russell Reynolds Associates to assist with the appointment. The […]
FreeWheel, a Comcast company and advertising management solution, has announced the launch of its Q1 2019 Video Marketplace Report, which shows a rise in targeted and addressable advertising as publishers and marketers increasingly look to efficiently reach audiences. In Europe, there is a focus on data-driven targeting and automation as a growing number of publishers […]
Netflix is contemplating an ultra-low pricing plan for India subscribers at just 300 Rupees (about €3.90) per month. Netflix told analysts during its Q2/2019 results call last week that India would need a less expensive plan, with CEO Reed Hastings saying: “After several months of testing, we’ve decided to roll out a lower-priced mobile-screen plan […]
Spain’s TV ad market is experiencing tough times with a sharp decline of 6 per cent in the first half of the year, according to the i2p report from consultancy firm Arce Media. As of the end of June 2019, TV ad revenues amounted to €1.03 billion, down 6 per cent on the same period […]
Vodafone will soon replace the Horizon TV platform with one of its own products after the closing of the deal to take over Unitymedia. Alexander Leinhos, head of external communications at Vodafone Germany, confirmed the news in an interview with Digital fernsehen. The product replacing Horizon TV could tentatively be the GigaTV, Vodafone’s platform offering […]
beoutQ, the TV piracy operation that has allegedly stolen legitimate broadcast rights to most high-profile sports over the Middle East, is running on-air promotional ads ahead of the opening games of the English Premier League football season. The promos are full of typical ‘English’ scenes, including marching ceremonial troops, red London buses, groups of exited […]
Two of India’s giant DTH operators, India’s Dish TV and Bharti’s Airtel DTH, are in the final stages of plotting their merger. Also involved in the plan is Singapore’s Singtel and private equity investment house Warberg Pincus. Reportedly, the merger will see Airtel DTH employ a reverse merger into Dish TV. The merger discussions have […]
Manchester City may have pipped Liverpool to the Premier League title in the 2018/19 season, but it was Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool that topped the charts for the most televised team in the UK last season. According to WherestheMatch.com, the live football on TV companion that shows which teams are playing, when and on which TV channel […]
Ahead of a tie-up announcement, research from Roy Morgan shows 13.355 million Australians now have access to either Netflix or Foxtel via a household subscription to either service equivalent to nearly two-thirds (64.4 per cent) of all Australians aged 14+. Analysing the two services separately shows 11.5 million Australians now have a household subscription to […]
Major League Baseball’s (MLB) first exclusive live game on YouTube drew a peak audience of more than 200,000 concurrent viewers. According to data provided by YouTube-owners Google to technology and media company Morning Consult, the game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 18th also saw more than two million views […]