French media regulator Arcom has adopted a new numbering of national television channels broadcast on digital terrestrial television (DTT), in particular to take into account the upcoming arrival of the new CMI TV and OFTV services, authorised on December 11th, and the decision of Canal+ to stop its broadcast on TNT. Arcom has ensured the […]
London Live has announced it will cease broadcasting on January 20th, with the final news programme airing at 6pm on January 16th. The local television channel launched in March 2014 to serve the London area, broadcasting on Freeview, Sky, Virgin and YouView. In a statement posted on its social media accounts, London Live said: “We […]
i24NEWS, the international news network based in Israel, has announced the appointment of Ronit Ganon-Amit as CEO of i24NEWS, succeeding Frank Melloul. With extensive experience in media and digital communications, Ganon-Amit has previously served as Deputy CEO of Israeli Reshet 13, a board member of Israeli News 2, and Vice President of Clients at the […]
Titan OS, the technology, entertainment and advertising company, has announced a partnership with CNN International Commercial to expand its content offering with two new channels. CNN Fast will be available across UK, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway and the CNN International channel can be watched in UK and Germany. Titan […]
CNN has plummeted to an all-time low in viewership among the crucial 25-to-54 demographic. The news network, already in the throes of a significant restructuring which includes anticipated mass layoffs, averaged just 92,000 viewers in this demographic throughout the year, marking a 1 per cent decrease from the previous year’s nadir of 94,000, according to […]
Veritone, a specialist in building human-centered enterprise AI solutions, has announced the renewal of its global licensing agreement with CBS News. The multi-year contract expands the partnership to include exclusive local news content from CBS Owned Stations. For over a decade, CBS News and Veritone’s licensing agreement has paved the way for television producers, filmmakers, […]
Channel 4 has commissioned Wonderhood Studios to produce the 4 x 60-minute series The Trial of Michael Jackson (working title). The series will feature contributors who have never spoken before to plot the story of Michael Jackson’s 2005 criminal trial alongside Jackson’s rise to fame and life in the spotlight. It will forensically examine available […]
Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News has captured nearly three-quarters of all US cable news audiences in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election victory. Fox News’ daily audience has lifted by 40 per cent since November 5th, while viewership of MSNBC and CNN have dropped 38 per cent and 27 per cent respectively, according to Nielsen. Trump’s […]
Broadcasting giant Comcast is spinning off almost all of its cable channels into a new company, including MSNBC, seen by many as a liberal news channel. The others in the bundle include CNBC, USA Network, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and the Golf Channel. It seems Elon Musk, now with a foot in the door of the […]
ITV has announced that Editor of ITV Network News, Andrew Dagnell, has been promoted to lead news and current affairs content across the whole of ITV, reporting to Kevin Lygo. He succeeds long-standing Director of News and Current Affairs Michael Jermey, who will leave ITV at the end of the year. Lygo commented: “I am […]