MediaRadar has released advertising data on NBCUniversal’s streaming service, Peacock. The data follows last week’s Q3 earnings report from NBCUniversal’s parent company, Comcast, which disclosed that Peacock drove $230 million (€199.6m) in revenue and an adjusted EBITDA loss of $520 million. In the same period a year earlier, Peacock drove $41 million in revenue and […]
SES reported during its 9-months (Q3) results that HD channel growth on its fleet had taken the number of HD channels broadcasting on the fleet to “an industry leading” 3,150 channels which “reflected early signs of broadcasters considering completing their transition from SD to HD”. The move to HD and with video pricing remaining healthy […]
FOX News Media’s streaming service FOX Nation has launched on YouTube TV in the US as an optional add on. In making the announcement, Jason Klarman, president of the service, said: “We’re thrilled to partner with YouTube TV to bring FOX Nation to their cutting edge TV service and provide our passionate audience with more […]
In a boost to the UK creative sector, Sky Studios Elstree, Sky’s new state-of-the-art film and TV studio, has kicked off a recruitment drive for a range of new roles as it readies for opening early in 2022. First announced in late 2019 and granted planning permission in summer 2020, the new 27.5 acre site […]
FreeWheel, a Comcast Company, announced partnerships with Cumulus Media and Triton Digital to bring Cumulus Podcast Network’s premium podcast inventory into the Strata media stewardship platform with industry-leading metrics and measurement. This partnership provides the 1100+ agencies using Strata’s platform with the ability to automate the podcast buying process within their existing platform workflow, including […]
Following the European launch of connected TV product Sky Glass, Comcast has announced the launch of XClass TV, extending the reach of the company’s global technology platform to smart TVs throughout the US. For the first time, Comcast’s entertainment and voice platform is available direct to consumers nationwide, without an Xfinity subscription, both inside and […]
Analysis from research firm Dataxis suggests the pay-TV market in Europe is expected to recover slowly from the blow it suffered during the pandemic, with the growing availability of cheaper and more flexible OTT pay-TV plans pushing historic operators into adopting new strategies. According to Ophélie Boucaud, Analyst, despite an unchallenged domination in terms of […]
OTT Industry veteran Vinayan Verenkar has joined the Playground TV leadership team as Chief Technology Officer. Verenkar is a technology executive with over fourteen years of experience in the OTT Industry working for Fox Networks Group, Comcast-NBCUniversal, Network18-Viacom and Astro. He started his career focusing on User Experience for Art Age India to then move […]
FreeWheel, a Comcast company and a provider of video advertising software, has revealed the findings of a survey of UK advertisers and agencies about marketing budgets and priorities for the next 12 months. Commissioned by FreeWheel and conducted by independent research firm CoLab Media, the research aimed to uncover how the challenges created by last […]
Following the unveiling of streaming aggregation product Sky Glass and confirmation that Foxtel would be the first global syndication partner, the Australian pay-TV operator has confirmed that the device will form another element in the group’s streaming-led roadmap and is expected to be available in Australia in late 2023. The confirmation follows Foxtel’s successful launch […]