Disney+ has announced the addition of March Madness – the celebrated NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments – to its live sports slate across Europe and South Africa, marking an expansion of ESPN’s global NCAA rights agreement onto the Disney+ platform. From March 17th through April 7th, Disney+ subscribers can watch all 134 […]
Canal+ and Google Cloud have announced a new multi-year partnership focused on AI. Starting in June, Canal+ will deploy Google Cloud’s latest generative AI technologies across European and African markets where the Canal+ App is available. Using Google Cloud’s technologies, Canal+ will accelerate the content video indexing of its extensive content library. The new content […]
EE has announced that the DAZN app is now available for EE TV Box Pro and EE TV Box Edge customers to access via the Apps rail and Apps section on their device. DAZN delivers a range of live sporting events, highlights, shows and original programming. With DAZN, EE TV customers can access sports, including: […]
Primary research data from Omdia reveals that media multitasking is no longer just a Gen Z habit. More than half of adults aged 45–54 now watch video clips on their mobile phones while watching television, highlighting a major shift in viewing behaviour and the growing fragmentation of attention across screens. According to Omdia’s consumer research, […]
Sky and Canal+ have announced a co-commissioning partnership to develop English language scripted content. Sky and Canal+ will work together to develop a minimum of two projects per year over an initial three-year term, co-financing green-lit projects. Drawing on the capabilities of StudioCanal and various independent producers, the partnership will provide a stage for both […]
Broadband customers in Glasgow pay the most for broadband outages, research from UK broadband comparison site Broadband Genie has found. Some 3,200 bill payer connections were ranked on how many outages lasting over 48 hours they encounter for every £100 they spend on their broadband deal. Nearly half (45 per cent) of UK broadband customers have […]
AT&T, the US multi-national telco, has announced an investment and spend of more than $250 billion (€215.4bn) in the future of US advanced connectivity, building the high-speed networks and resilience required for the next era of growth. “Today, we’re committing more than $250 billion to increase US connectivity competitiveness and expand access to AT&T’s leading […]
Roger Elsener is to become the new SRF Director after the SRG Board of Directors elected him at a meeting on March 10th. SRF is the Swiss public broadcaster SRG’s affiliate serving the German-speaking part of the country. Elsener, who is currently CEO of European TV streaming provider Zattoo, which belongs to the Zurich-based TX […]
EchoStar’s latest satellite, its XXV mission, was successfully launched on a SpaceX rocket on March 10th, just after midnight local time, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. EchoStar XXV is a high-power direct broadcast satellite serving Dish Network. Designed to deliver high-quality video and content across North America, the satellite uses steerable beams to target capacity where […]
Mediapro, the European audiovisual companies, is strengthening its offering to brands and advertisers with the launch of a dedicated market research department. The new division will be headed by Kike Lozano (pictured), previously Managing Director of audiovisual consultancy GECA, and sits within the Brands&Xperiences area, led by David Xirau. Brands&Xperiences’ mission is to “develop distinctive, […]
Fox Entertainment has named Billy Parks head of Fox Creator Studios (FCS), a move aimed at accelerating the company’s expansion into creator-led content and digital storytelling. Parks will report to Rob Wade, CEO of Fox Entertainment. In the newly created role, Parks will lead the strategy and operations of FCS and focus on identifying high-growth […]
A March 9th filing by SpaceX to the FCC – in effect – acknowledges the strength of AST SpaceMobile, especially in regard to AST’s European developments and its ‘Satellite Connect Europe’ partnership with Vodafone. SpaceX complains that AST is continuing to “wrap itself in the American flag” but as far as Europe is concerned it […]
Congratulations(!!???) to Paramount shareholders – you have won the battle for Warner Bros Discovery (WBD). Your board has done it by throwing the kitchen sink at its target – that’s a sink with a super clever three way tap and a massive waste disposal unit. You have to read the terms they have offered more […]