Discovery has announced that a selection of its streaming TV everywhere (TVE) GO apps are now available on Comcast’s XClass TV and Xfinity Flex in the US, providing more customers with direct and easy access to HGTV GO, TLC GO, Food Network GO, Discovery GO and ID GO. To access Discovery’s TVE GO apps on […]
FreeWheel announced that it is bringing new self-service capabilities to TV buyers that enable unified audience-based planning on premium Connected TV (CTV) inventory, with deduplicated reach in relation to linear TV. This new technology also allows advertisers to build and create custom audience segments and activate CTV campaigns with streamlined access to FreeWheel’s premium publisher […]
Black News Channel (BNC) is to cease operations two years after launch. The network president Princell Hair revealed the closure in an internal memo reported by nexttv. The channel, which launched just as the Covid-19 pandemic hit, has now filed for bankruptcy, laying off some 230 staff. The network will run recorded segments through the […]
Metrological, a Comcast Company, has unveiled its new Lightning Partner Programme. The programme provides TV operators and content providers a worldwide network of resources to help bring Lightning-based TV apps and UXs to market faster and cost efficiently. The programme will further drive Lightning as a key global standard for TV app and UX development. […]
Comcast and Apple have confirmed the launch of Apple TV+ across Comcast’s entertainment platforms in the US, including Xfinity X1, Xfinity Flex and XClass TV. Apple TV+ has begun its rollout on Xfinity X1, Xfinity Flex and XClass TV and will be available across all eligible devices in the coming days. Apple TV+ launched on […]
The Supervisory Board of Nemetschek SE has unanimously appointed Yves Padrines as Chief Executive Officer. In addition to leading the overall Nemetschek Group, he will be responsible for the fast-growing Media & Entertainment (M&E) and Nemetschek Venture Investments business units while overseeing merger and acquisition activities. Prior to joining Nemetschek as CEO, Padrines was most […]
Four of the leading national programmers in the US – AMC Networks, Discovery, TelevisaUnivision and WarnerMedia – have teamed up with Canoe Ventures to further enable national addressable television advertising. As a result of these separate, multi-year agreements, Canoe will be providing enablement and ongoing campaign service assurance across its national addressable TV advertising footprint, […]
Insight TV, the millennial-focused global channel and content producer, has announced a series of new hires following a record year of growth in 2021. To support Insight TV’s growing content needs, the company promoted former Executive Producer, Originals and Development Michael O’Connor to the new position of VP of Production and Content, taking on responsibility […]
Comcast Corporation and ViacomCBS have confirmed that SkyShowtime, their new streaming joint venture, has received full regulatory approval and plans to launch in more than 20 European markets encompassing 90 million homes starting later this year. “We are pleased that SkyShowtime has received all regulatory approvals and are excited to bring this new, unique and […]
Comcast will double down on its investment in streaming service Peacock. The company reports Peacock lost $1.7 billion (€1.52bn) in 2021 and is expected to lose $2.5 billion in 2022 as the company ratchets spending on content from $1.5 billion to $3 billion. Comcast CEO Brian Roberts told markets that Peacock had the right business […]