Portugal’s Media Capital Group has signed a licensing agreement with Turner Broadcasting System Europe for the launch of CNN Portugal. Media Capital will be responsible for the programming and operations of the new TV channel, while CNN will provide training, consultancy and content access. According to the Portuguese group, further information on the project will […]
FOX Weather, FOX News Media’s new AVOD streaming weather service launching in 3Q 2021, has named six executives to the platform’s leadership team, announced Sharri Berg, its president. Building upon FOX News Channel (FNC) and FOX Television Stations’ expansive resources, FOX Weather will leverage a team of more than 75 meteorologists across FOX owned & […]
Rakuten TV has announced the expansion of its AVoD offering with the launch of more than 90 free linear channels in 42 European markets. The line-up will vary in each territory, comprising a variety of categories, including Movies, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music, Sports, News, TV Shows and Kids. The offer will bring together top global brands, […]
CuriosityStream, the global factual streaming service and media company, has announced the appointment of media and communications industry veteran Ashley Huston as vice president of communications. Huston will oversee external and internal communications for the global factual media company and streaming service. She most recently led communications for Quartz, following senior communications roles with The […]
Swing state smartphone users in the US consistently spent more time on left-leaning news outlets than on right-leaning news outlets in the lead up to the 2020 election, according to data released by Global Wireless Solutions (GWS). In fact, nearly two thirds (63 per cent) of all mobile news consumed in swing states ahead of […]
Rakuten TV has announced the launch of the CNN International news channel on Samsung TV Plus in the UK and Germany, expanding the platform’s free content offer dedicated to news on its AVoD service. The CNN International feed provides award-winning news and features programming 24 hours a day and will be available on the TV […]
FOX News Digital closed out November 2020 with a record month in multiplatform views (over 2.7 billion) and multiplatform minutes (over 5 billion), its highest month in history across both categories. The digital network hit a new milestone surpassing over 5 billion multiplatform minutes for the first time ever and continued its streak of now […]
WarnerMedia’s portfolio of news, kids and entertainment channels will be available on 3BB GIGATV, a new IPTV entertainment platform in Thailand. Global news network CNN International joins entertainment brands HBO, HBO Hits, HBO Signature, HBO Family, Cinemax, Red by HBO, and kids channels Cartoon Network and Boomerang as part of the initial offering. In addition, […]
US viewers watched CNN in record-breaking numbers during election week as news networks topped primetime and total day charts, says Nielsen. CNN drew a network record 6.1 million viewers in primetime during the week to top all networks. Fox News and MSNBC also drew big numbers for the week, averaging 5.9 million and 4.7 million […]
There is no final result to the presidential election in sight at time of writing, but the primetime tune-in numbers show that Fox News was the clear winner in the US with 11.6 million households between 7pm and 2am eastern, according to data from Samba TV. CNN was second with 10.7 million households, followed by […]