The BBC has acquired new Australian crime drama Scrublands, based on the award-winning novel written by Chris Hammer, for BBC Four and BBC iPlayer. The four-part series from Australian production company Easy Tiger stars Luke Arnold, Jay Ryan and Bella Heathcote. Scrublands is set in an isolated country town, where a charismatic and dedicated young […]
OneWeb and Sat One, the Perth based satellite service company that provides telecommunications services to enterprise customers, have announced multi-year partnership to deliver OneWeb’s low Earth orbit (LEO) connectivity solutions across Australia and New Zealand. Powered by OneWeb’s LEO satellite communications network, Sat One will be able to offer connectivity services designed specifically for the […]
beIN Sports has teamed up with the Screach streaming platform to deliver its coverage of football and tennis to thousands of commercial venues across Australia. beIN Sports holds the exclusive Australian broadcast rights to more than 1,000 football matches a year, including all fixtures in Italy’s Serie A, English Football League, Carabao Cup, Bundesliga, Scottish […]
The BBC has reported that 7.3 million viewers tuned in to watch England vs Australia on BBC One, as the Lionesses make their way to the FIFA Women’s World Cup Final. The game, which England won 3-1, was also streamed over 3.8 million times on iPlayer and BBC Sport Online. Following the victory, match highlights […]
Australia’s Southern Launch and the Koonibba Community Aboriginal Corp have combined for a new space launch facility at the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia. Planning consent has been granted for the development. Koonibba is about 586 kms northwest of state capital Adelaide. The Test Range was established in 2019 and is surrounded by an […]
Magnite, the independent sell-side advertising company, has released the research study Streaming TV’s New Era: How Ads Are Powering Streaming’s Future in Australia. The study finds 65 per cent of TV viewers in the country watch ad-supported streaming and the effectiveness of TV advertising, including streaming, drives a high level of trust and recall. Among […]
Samsung Electronics Australia has announced that Australian owners of select 2023 Samsung Smart TVs and Smart Monitors now have access to Samsung Gaming Hub directly from their compatible devices. As an all-in-one game streaming discovery platform, Samsung Gaming Hub makes it easy for gamers of all ages and abilities to search, stream, and play content […]
Pluto TV, the free streaming television service, is set to launch more than 50 FAST channels with a dedicated branded area on Paramount Australia & New Zealand’s (ANZ) digital platform 10 Play. From August 31st, the curated experience from Pluto TV will be available to audiences in the market, through a selection of Pluto TV […]
Ateme, a global player in video compression, delivery and streaming solutions, and Foxtel, a pay-TV provider in Australia, have announced the deployment of a standards conversion service enabling Australians to access TV content from around the world. The Foxtel-owned service, based on Ateme’s content acquisition and distribution solutions through the TITAN suite, acquires content from […]
Digital Remedy, a performance media partner for brands and agencies, has announced its global expansion into the Australian market. The company’s entry into the market is accompanied by strategic investments, including the hiring of new talent and the extension of its product capabilities. The Australia market parallels the US market in that advertisers are looking […]