Brightcove has announced Bill Martens as their new Senior Vice President of Strategic Solutions and Services. Martens will lead Brightcove’s services organisation to help scale their services business and drive solutions for their customers. Martens is a media, streaming and technology executive with 20+ years of experience building, managing and monetising consumer video products and […]
Nielsen has released its 2023 State of Play report outlining new findings on the fast-evolving streaming video landscape highlighting data and insights from Gracenote, Nielsen’s content solutions business unit. The report illuminates the surging number of programme titles and streaming video services, as well as the resulting challenges for viewers who now spend 10.5 minutes […]
The stage is set for the Grand Tour cycling season’s conclusion as La Vuelta a España gets underway from Barcelona on August 26th. Warner Bros Discovery Sports Europe (WBD) will be presenting uninterrupted, live and on-demand coverage of every stage for viewers across Europe and Asia-Pacific through its streaming platforms discovery+, the Eurosport App and GCN+, with […]
Tennis fans in 45 markets across Europe will be able to watch live and on-demand action from every court at the US Open as the year’s final Grand Slam takes place in New York. Viewers watching on discovery+ and the Eurosport App can see comprehensive coverage with every point from every match played at Flushing […]
The stars of track and field are preparing to descend on Budapest for the 2023 World Athletics Championships from August 19th to 27th and audiences across Europe can watch all the action on discovery+ and Eurosport. With just a little under 12 months until the 2024 Olympics in Paris, the World Athletics Championships will offer […]
Evidence-based insights and consulting company Kantar has released its latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data on the GB’s streaming market. Kantar’s EoD study in Great Britain uncovers the following behaviours and findings within the Video on Demand (VoD) market between April to June 2023: 7 per cent of British households took out a new streaming […]
Warner Bros Discovery Sports Europe has reported record streaming audiences for its coverage of the 2023 Tour de France with unique video viewers growing by +12 per cent year-on-year across all platforms. This increase was driven by discovery+ which observed a +36 per cent increase in viewers enjoying live and on-demand coverage of the Tour […]
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) is launching aSnapchat AR campaign to drive buzz for the upcoming Barbie movie. Landmarks around the world are being transformed for global Snapchatters to experience the Barbie Land fun with Tower Bridge, London branded in Barbie colours to celebrate the film’s release. Snapchatters are able to scan the iconic venue using the […]
TNT Sports has gone live throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland, replacing BT Sport, marking one of the most significant changes in the sports broadcast landscape in the last decade. In addition to the launch of a new brand, discovery+ now becomes the new streaming destination for TNT Sports in the UK. discovery+ will […]
Discovery Channel’s popular Shark Week will return for its historic 35th year this summer with Hollywood star Jason Momoa joining as host. Momoa, who is dedicated to protecting and preserving our oceans, will guide fans through the biggest annual celebration of sharks. Kathleen Finch, Chairman and Chief Content Officer, US Networks Group, Warner Bros. Discovery […]