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Stewie Griffin The Mandaorian, introduce Disney+ parental controls

As Disney+ prepares to launch Star, and with it a slew of more adult-orientated content, the platform has enlisted Stewie Griffin of Family Guy fame and The Mandalorian actor Pedro Pascal to help spread the information around the new parental controls services available. To make sure Disney+ remains suitable for audiences of all ages, the […]

February 22, 2021By Nik Roseveare

TVSquared teams with Experian

TVSquared, a global player in cross-platform TV ad measurement, has teamed up with Experian, the global information services company, to offer deterministic TV ad measurement to media publishers, agencies and advertisers. TVSquared’s technology will power the combined linear TV ad measurement offering, and Experian’s data and identity assets will be integrated into the ADvantage platform […]

February 22, 2021

Mediaset scores Champions League FTA & streaming rights

Mediaset has been awarded the Italian free-to-air and streaming rights for the UEFA Champions League for another three years, until 2024. The broadcaster will be able to air the best match of each round of Europe’s premier football competition free-to-air as well as the final, which will also be available online for free. In addition, […]

February 19, 2021From Branislav Pekic in Rome

BBC Select launches in US, Canada

As anticipated by advanced-television.com in December 2020, the BBC has launched BBC Select, a new streaming service, in North America. The service joins BBC’s international channels portfolio in the US that already includes BBC Brit, BBC Earth and BBC First, as well as the BritBox joint venture with ITV. BBC Select is available immediately via […]

February 19, 2021

Formula E extends BBC FTA deal

With the start of Season 7 fast approaching,  all-electric racing series Formula E has confirmed another broadcast deal with the extension of its media partnership with BBC Sport to show the live in the UK. Comprehensive, live, free-to-air coverage will air on BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website, with some races […]

February 19, 2021By Colin Mann

Nielsen rolls out ID resolution system

Nielsen has announced a new approach that moves away from third-party cookies to privacy-centric, people-based identifiers for Attribution. The company says that thus new technique ensures advertisers and publishers are able to understand the entire consumer journey across platforms, better optimise their spend and prove the impact of advertising. To combat the issue of data […]

February 19, 2021

Netflix acquires Worth from Obama prodco

Netflix has acquired the rights to the movie Worth in the UK, US, Canada, Latin America, Australia, France, Turkey and select other countries. Higher Ground Productions, President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s production company, will present the film, alongside Netflix. The film is based on Kenneth Feinberg’s memoir entitled What Is Life Worth. Worth, directed […]

February 19, 2021By Nik Roseveare

All Premier League on TV until fans return

The Premier League has confirmed all fixtures for the 2020/21 season will continue to be made available to fans to watch live in the UK. This arrangement will be extended until Government guidance permits supporters to return to stadiums. All matches will be shown via existing broadcast partners Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime Video […]

February 18, 2021By Colin Mann

Survey: Pandemic accelerates broadcasters’ digital migration plans

The global pandemic had major impacts on the TV industry in 2020, according to content consultancy 3Vision’s annual trends survey. Lockdowns changed audience consumption habits and caused disruption in broadcasting, production and advertising. Covid-19 has been a great accelerator of change in the TV business. Ninety-eight per cent of respondents agreed that the pandemic has […]

February 18, 2021

hayu launches in 11 additional European countries

hayu, the all-reality, SVoD service from NBCUniversal International, has launched in 11 additional European countries. The multi-territory roll-out comes just as the streaming service prepares to mark its fifth anniversary, having first launched in the UK, Ireland and Australia in March 2016. Launching direct-to-consumer (DTC) on a full array of devices – mobile, tablet, TV […]

February 18, 2021