MEDIAGENIX, the company behind market-leading Media Business Management Platform WHATS’ON, takes another step in its commitment to the Asia-Pacific region opening an office in Sydney to serve growing demand and strengthen their current market position in Australia and New Zealand. Johan Vanmarcke, Managing Director MEDIAGENIX APAC, manages the offices in Bangkok, Singapore and Sydney as […]
Australians streamed 20 billion minutes of premium online video in January-September 2021, according to a report from Media Partners Asia (MPA) measuring the Australian streaming economy. SVoD platforms drove 70 per cent of premium video streaming, while BVoDs took 30 per cent. The report, titled Australia Online Video Consumer Insights & Analytics, leverages MPA’s proprietary […]
Love Nature, a wildlife and nature brand with linear and streaming channels, has announced its debut on Australia’s 7plus, Seven Network’s streaming service, as a both free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channel and a BVoD offering. As part of the launch, 7plus audiences will be granted free access to Love Nature’s series, documentaries and programming […]
i24NEWS is now available in Australia on Flash, Australia’s biggest news streaming service, offering more than 20 leading global and local news sources streamed live. Flash CEO Julian Ogrin said in a statement announcing the new service that Flash is a “game changer” for news content lovers and will “transform the way Australians consume the […]
If historically the Australian and New Zealander pay-TV markets have mainly been counting DTH homes, things could significantly change in the next five years, predicts Dataxis. Similar to other regions of the world, the pandemic could have set the cat amongst the pigeons when it comes to cord-cutting and OTT adoption. Despite being available for […]
Gravity Media – a provider of complex live broadcast facilities and production services to content owners, creators and distributors – continues to develop its new broadcast technology offering with the installation of the only broadcast studio 1.2mm pixel pitch display LED wall in Australia at its Production Centre in Sydney (PCS). The new LED wall […]
WildBear Entertainment has announced that its latest star-studded feature documentary, Hating Peter Tatchell, will begin streaming on Netflix Australia and New Zealand from 22nd September, following its successful international release earlier in the year. Produced by Veronica Fury from WildBear Entertainment’s Brisbane office, directed by Gold Coast based Christopher Amos, and executive produced by Sir […]
Discovery Sports has secured a ten-year agreement to show the Laver Cup exclusively for viewers across Europe from 2021 to 2030, further expanding its tennis offering. Coverage of the Laver Cup will be scaled to the widest audience across Europe via Discovery’s portfolio of channels and digital platforms including via Eurosport and streaming service discovery+. […]
Fred Media has struck a new partnership deal with ITV Studios Australia (ITVSA), which will see it acquire two of the production company’s most high-profile new series, Inside Central Station: Australia’s Busiest Railway, which will premiere on SBS on 12th September, and Australia Behind Bars, commissioned by Nine Network. These two access-driven documentary series will […]
Discovery Sports has reached an agreement with Tennis Australia to broadcast the Australian Open live and exclusively on a pan-European basis through to 2031. The long-term agreement, commencing in 2022, includes all linear and digital rights and will extend Eurosport’s association with the first Grand Slam on the tennis calendar to more than 25 years […]