On October 13th 2021, Portrait Artist of the Year will make a welcome return to Sky Arts and streaming service NOW for its eighth season. Portrait Artist of the Year, back with hosts Stephen Mangan and Joan Bakewell, brings with it a brand-new batch of amateur and professional artists as they battle it out to […]
Parks Associates research shows that 36 per cent of US broadband households now own a smart home device, an increase of 2 per cent over Q4 2020. “The residential security industry continues to experience a blurring of lines between professional and DIY solutions,” said Elizabeth Parks, President, Parks Associates. “Professional monitoring providers, like ADT, Brinks, […]
Portugal’s audiovisual industry is losing at least €200 million a year due to piracy. The estimate comes from the director general of the Portuguese Association for the Protection of Audiovisual Works (FEVIPE), Paulo Santos. According to Santos, the estimates are on the low side and the figure includes the amount that the Portuguese State loses […]
Transcription, access and localization services provider to the media and entertainment sector, Take 1, will provide fast turnaround subtitling services to the Languages & the Media 2021 international conference taking place online from 20-24 September. The subtitles will be supplied as part of a premium sponsorship package that will also see Take 1 presenting a […]
BT Sport is reportedly set to announce that is has acquired the live broadcast rights for this winter’s Ashes cricket series having outbid its main rival Sky Sports. BT Sport paid £80 million (€94m) to acquire all Cricket Australia’s UK rights for 2016 to 2021, and are close to extending that deal, according to a […]
English Premier League clubs will generate in excess of $1.4 billion (€1.19bn) from club partners and sponsors, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. Clothing and kit deals are the largest driver of revenue, followed by deals with financial services companies and gambling and gaming firms, which highlight the growing influence of cryptocurrency firms on […]
Advertising, analytics and rights management platform Extreme Reach (ER) has revealed findings from its Video Benchmarks Report with data from Q2 2021. The report includes ad performance data for impressions served from its AdBridge platform to CTV, desktop, and mobile devices. Key findings include: Connected TV, at 35 per cent of the impressions mix in […]
ProSiebenSat.1 Group has reported a “dynamic recovery” in its portfolio in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the pandemic-impacted previous year’s quarter. The German broadcasting group generated record revenues with an increase of 48 per cent to €1.04 billion (previous year: €709 million) – the highest figure ever achieved by ProSiebenSat.1 in a second […]
Estrella Media, a media company creating Spanish-language video and audio content for multiplatform distribution in the United States and worldwide, has become the first Spanish-language network to launch on the Amazon News app on Amazon Fire TV devices. Streaming influential news coverage from across the United States, Mexico, and Latin America, the Estrella News team […]
A Northern Sky Research study says the impact on non-Geostationary High Throughput Satellite supply will dramatically change the parameters for satellite operators. “The Satellite Industry’s transformation continues with revenues shifting to Data verticals and deep changes in business models. The onslaught of capacity coming in targeted to tap key markets, specifically Backhaul, Consumer Broadband, Mobility […]