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onemedia opens new Bracknell office

Driven by sustained and significant growth, onemedia – the UK technical distributor – has moved to new offices at One Arlington Square, Bracknell. The move follows the acquisition and subsequent merger with Red Solutions in 2021 and, more recently, the strengthening of the management team with the appointment of former Midwich directors Iain Campbell and […]

January 15, 2025

SMPTE names D’Amato to lead as executive director

SMPTE, the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, has announced that Sally-Ann D’Amato has been named executive director by the SMPTE board of governors. D’Amato formally began this new role in December, after acting as interim executive director since October. “I’m honoured to accept the role of executive director,” said D’Amato. “After more than […]

January 7, 2025

Media.net selects Symitri

Media.net, a supply-side platform (SSP) and a leader in contextual advertising technology, has announced it is the first to integrate with Symitri, performance marketing’s first real-time data cleanroom for the open Internet. The partnership marries Symitri’s scalable, API-integrated solutions with Media.net’s rich context, content and privacy-centric data signals to enable stronger performance and addressability on […]

January 7, 2025

Ensuring authentic representation: Integrating voices from the disability community in media

Representation matters. For the disability community, authentic media portrayal isn’t just important, it’s necessary. Stereotypes often overshadow real experiences, missing critical voices. This gap affects not only public perception but policies and everyday lives too. Including people with disabilities in storytelling creates a more accurate narrative. It shapes how society understands ability and fosters equity. […]

December 26, 2024

Survey: High demand for more Irish language content

Coimisiún na Meán has published the results of its Irish Language in Media Survey. The survey was conducted to inform a wider Review, currently underway, of the provision of Irish language services and content across media. One in five respondents said they found it easy to find content they enjoy in the Irish language on […]

December 17, 2024

Ofcom’s Online Saftey Act comes into force

Tech firms are now legally required to start taking action to tackle criminal activity on their platforms in the UK, and make them safer by design. Ofcom has published its first-edition codes of practice and guidance on tackling illegal harms (four months ahead of schedule) – such as terror, hate, fraud, child sexual abuse and […]

December 16, 2024

Data: AI reshaping US local advertising

Eighty per cent of digital ad professionals now utilise AI tools for media buying and campaign management, according to a report from Frequence, a specialist in advertising sales automation and workflow software. Recently acquired by Madhive, the independent ad platform purpose-built for local CTV, Frequence’s 2024 Local Advertising Sellers Index (LASI) also found that, despite […]

November 22, 2024

S4C, Media Cymru announce digital future project

Welsh-language public service broadcaster S4C and Welsh media consortium Media Cymru have announced that they have called “the most ambitious research and development project in S4C’s history”. It will explore the future of S4C’s audiences, its distribution and public service broadcast prominence in the digital age. The channel’s ultimate aim is to ensure its Welsh-language content is easily discoverable […]

November 18, 2024

smartclip adds new identity features

smartclip, a provider of adtech solutions across Europe, has introduced two new feature updates to its multi-layered identity management solution, the smart ID Hub. With these enhancements, publishers and broadcasters gain increased flexibility to finetune frequency capping and seamlessly onboard data sets via multiple IDs. The smart ID Hub addresses the increasing challenges of signal […]

November 14, 2024

Trump Media losses

Donald Trump’s media company reported a net loss of $19.2 million (€17.8m) in the third quarter, due to legal fees and costs tied to its TV streaming deal. As US voters made him President again, Trump Media & Technology Group  said the figure includes $12.1 million in legal fees in the quarter, stemming from its […]

November 6, 2024