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WaterBear content on Da Vinci

WaterBear Network, the eco-streamer. has announced a partnership with Da Vinci, the home of inspiring and educational TV for families and children. Effective immediately, WaterBear Original content will take the spotlight on Da Vinci’s FAST Channel, reaching audiences in the US, UK and Ireland. This 12-month collaboration revolves around the theme of ‘Positive Solutions for […]

November 1, 2023

Fox Weather on Audacy

Fox News Audio has expanded its partnership with Audacy to include Fox Weather, Fox News Media’s free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) weather service. Effective immediately, the deal will expand Fox News Audio’s existing relationship with Audacy, which also distributes Fox News Podcasts and the Fox News Talk audio streams. Available on both the Audacy app […]

November 1, 2023

Survey: TV sports rights too fragmented

Sports fans crave more TV content but have trouble accessing it due to the fragmented nature of the sports rights market, according to Altman Solon’s 2023 Global Sports Media Survey. The survey of more than 2,500 sports fans from eight major global markets reveals that 59 per cent say they currently have trouble finding or […]

October 31, 2023

Zegona acquires Vodafone Spain for €5bn

Zegona has entered into binding agreements with Vodafone Europe for the acquisition of 100 per cent of Vodafone Spain for €5 billion. Zegona says it will fund the acquisition through a combination of new debt, Vodafone Financing and a new equity raise: – Zegona has entered into committed debt financing of €4.2 billion and a […]

October 31, 2023

Data: UK ad market avoids contraction in Q2

The latest Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report shows that the UK’s advertising market was marginally up (+1 per cent) during the second quarter of 2023 – in line with AA/WARC’s July forecast of 0.9 per cent growth – to reach a total of almost £9 billion. The figures show key online formats, including search (+5.3 per […]

October 31, 2023

SES confirms $3bn FCC cash received

SES has received the $2.99 billion (€2.81bn) C-band compensation payment from the FCC. In its Q3 results, issued two days earlier than initially announced, it also stated that its next pair of O3b/mPOWER satellites will be launched in the next few days. Q3 highlights are: Revenue (Year to Date) of €1.494 billion (+0.2 per cent […]

October 31, 2023By Chris Forrester

Research: TV and film boosts hospitality industry

Research conducted by the Motion Picture Licensing Company (MPLC), the UK’s leading licensor of ‘blanket’ public performance rights for TV shows and films, reveals that Brits love to watch TV and films when they’re out on the town. By way of background, in October 2022, more than a third of UK hospitality businesses said they […]

October 31, 2023

SEPI eyes Telefónica stake

SEPI, Spain’s industrial public entity, is planning to acquire a 5 per cent stake in Telefónica. The move is aimed at strengthening the presence of the State in a “strategic company” such as Telefónica at a time when Saudi’s STC is taking an important stake in the operator, subject to the Government’s approval. According to […]

October 31, 2023From David Del Valle in Madrid

Study: ‘More enlightened’ TV portrayals of sex welcomed

Viewers feel that the portrayal of sex and sexual relationships in programmes has improved and modernised, according to Ofcom’s latest study into audience attitudes towards sex and violence on television. Participants in the research generally consider that the level of sexual content on TV has remained high but steady in recent years. But many viewers […]

October 31, 2023By Colin Mann

Ideal Systems builds new TV studios for Al-Ghad

Ideal Systems Group has announced the successful completion of a turn-key project for Al-Ghad TV, to design and build visually stunning and technically advanced TV News Studios in Cairo, Egypt. Ideal Systems was selected by Al-Ghad TV (which in English means ‘Tomorrow’), the leading Arab news channel in Egypt as a one-stop-shop to migrate Al-Ghad […]

October 31, 2023