NENT Group has received another strong endorsement from an investment bank. Analysts at Berenberg say that the OTT broadcaster’s Q4 results were solid despite its core numbers falling slightly below forecasts. On February 10th NENT confirmed its intention to raise equity. NENT said it would be aiming to raise SEK4 billion (€04,bn) through an accelerated […]
ITV has announces a raft of new appointments across its data division, as Group Chief Data & AI Officer Sanjeevan Bala is named one of dataIQ’s 100 most influential people in data. Lara Izlan has been promoted to Director of Data Strategy and will be responsible for developing and delivering data and AI value use […]
Research firm Parks Associates’ latest consumer survey of 10,000 US broadband households shows that 34 per cent of US broadband households own at least one smart home device and 23 per cent now own three or more smart home devices, up from 19 per cent in 2019. “Smart home adoption has steadily increased, and the […]
Amazon Prime members in the UK can follow all the remaining drama of the La Liga football season via LaLigaTV, the premium 24/7 channel which is now available as an add-on via Prime Video Channels. In a distribution agreement that lasts until the end of the next season (2021/22), Prime Video Channels will show live […]
Video advertising platform SpotX is partnering with LG Electronics (LG) to serve as the primary supply-side platform (SSP) throughout the US, EMEA, and Latin America. SpotX is also providing LG with demand facilitation services to connect media buyers with the premium over-the-top video inventory available on LG Smart TVs and will give buyers the ability […]
The Repco Supercars Championship has signed a content deal with YouTube. In the new partnership, fans living outside Australia and New Zealand will be able to sign up to SuperView via Supercars.com for $59.99 for a full year, or via YouTube for $5.99 a month. It makes Supercars the first Australian sport to utilise YouTube’s […]
Sports Flick Global, the worldwide OTT and pay-per-view platform for live sports, has partnered with cloud video platform Grabyo to create bespoke viewing experiences for its subscribers. Founded in Australia, Sports Flick Global has a growing portfolio of media rights to the world’s premier sporting competitions, spanning football, cricket, fight sports and many others. With […]
Haystack News, an ad-supported streaming service that lets US viewers watch news from nearly 350 local, national and world TV news channels, has expanded its content agreement with Bloomberg Media to add Bloomberg TV and Bloomberg Quicktake to its recently launched portfolio of live viewing options. Haystack News now features 18 live streaming channels with […]
A survey from ENGINE Insights has found that 69 per cent of Americans watched Super Bowl LV on a Smart TV on February 7th. Some 40 per cent of them watching via a Samsung TV, 21 per cent on LG devices, 11 per cent on Vizio and only 8 per cent on Sony. Over half […]
Samba TV, a global player in television data and omniscreen measurement, has announced the rollout of The Smart TV Privacy Manager, featuring progressive consumer protections within Smart TVs. The integration of the Privacy Manager, featuring the globally accepted IAB Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF), is being rolled out in partnership with major global brands, publishers, […]