VIZIO, has surpassed 11.2 million addressable TVs across the US and counting that enable frame-accurate dynamic ad insertion. The number represents a significant milestone for members of Project OAR, the addressable advertising consortium founded by VIZIO and America’s top TV media companies. By expanding the footprint, programmers are able to deliver and manage addressable TV […]
Eurosport has reported significant year-on-year growth of its audience on its digital platforms across Europe, in addition to viewers watching on discovery+, following the first week of play at Roland-Garros, as fans streamed the action and engaged with exclusive content in their millions. The success of some of Europe’s biggest stars, including Iga Swiatek, Daniil […]
Multichannel programmer Discovery has revealed the new name of the proposed standalone global entertainment company that will emerge from the combination of WarnerMedia and Discovery assets as ‘Warner Bros. Discovery’. It suggests the Warner Bros. Discovery name will honour, celebrate and elevate the world’s most-storied creative studio in the world with the high quality, global […]
Discovery and The Ocean Race have established a new partnership to unlock the potential of The Ocean Race and the content it produces, as well as to bring sailing into the homes of viewers across Europe through a range of Discovery’s channels and platforms over the coming year. The cooperation will see extensive coverage of […]
SPI/FilmBox, which owns and operates multiple linear channels and digital services across the globe, has teamed up with Struum, the new breed of streaming service created by senior-level Disney and Discovery executives, and backed by a multi-million-dollar investment from former Disney CEO Michael Eisner through his Tornante Company. The deal will initially render 280 premium […]
This week saw yet another mega merger announced in the world of TV and streaming. In a multi-billion deal, AT&T will combine its WarnerMedia with Discovery. The aim is to form a premier, standalone, global entertainment company. Mediavision asks: what would the impact be today on the Nordic SVoD market of a merger between HBO […]
AT&T and Discovery have confirmed an agreement to combine WarnerMedia’s entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery’s nonfiction and international entertainment and sports businesses to create a standalone global streaming entertainment company. Under the deal AT&T will receive $43 billion [€35.45bn] (subject to adjustment) in a combination of cash, debt securities, and will own 71 […]
This blog replaces one about BT trying to sell its expensively fashioned TV assets. AT&T is also bailing from TV, and its entanglement with entertainment makes BT’s foray look cheap and well-managed. While AT&T keeps a big stake, the maths isn’t appetising from their stockholder’s point of view. The new company has a proforma enterprise […]
The all-factual OTT service CuriosityStream, backed by Discovery’s founder John Hendricks, has reported subscription growth of 80 per cent year-on-year, and that it has bought One Day University. One Day University features over 500 unique talks and lectures from the best professors from over 150 colleges and universities in the US. Revenue in the first […]
Rights holder Dorna WSBK Organization (DWO) has agreed a five-year contract extension with Eurosport, making motorbike championship series WorldSBK available for fans across more than 50 markets in Europe through localised live and on-demand coverage. Eurosport, Discovery’s multi-sport brand, will also remain the exclusive home of WorldSBK until at least 2025 in 32 markets in […]