Wapa Media announced a strategic partnership with Wipr, the broadcast television channel for the Puerto Rican Corporation for Public Broadcasting, to distribute cultural and entertainment content from Puerto Rico to Puerto Ricans living in the continental US through its FAST channel Wapa+. As part of this collaboration, audiences in the U.S. will have access to […]
Sports fans in the US can now find games via YouTube TV in the Roku Sports experience. This new integration makes it easier than to tune into NFL games, including NFL Sunday Ticket, and more. And coming soon, YouTube TV will be accessible in content discovery destinations across the Roku platform, offering access to a […]
Roku has announced that for the third consecutive month, US viewers spent more time streaming content on Roku-powered devices than watching traditional broadcast television. According to Nielsen data, streaming on Roku-powered devices accounted for 21.4 per cent of all TV viewing time in the US during July, surpassing broadcast TV’s 18.4 per cent share. This […]
The Trump administration used the Labour Day holiday in the US to terminate almost 500 employees of federally funded news organisation Voice of America (VOA). The news was not unexpected as in June as Acting CEO of VOA’s parent agency, Kari Lake, had announced that 629 staffers at VOA would be terminated. Lake said the […]
Fox Corporation and YouTube TV today have announced a renewal of the full portfolio of Fox networks, including Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, Fox Weather, Fox Sports, FS1, FS2, Fox Deportes, Big Ten Network, the Fox network and all Fox Local Stations. Financial terms were not disclosed. The deal comes in the eleventh hour, […]
Precise TV, the contextual video ad tech platform driving business outcomes for brands, has released its third annual Precise Advertiser Report: Teens & Youth (PARTY), a report analysing input from a proprietary panel of US teens aged 13-17 and their parents. A cross-generational teen panel spanning late Gen Z and early Gen Alpha (Gen Z/A), […]
The official Taskmaster YouTube channel has hits over one billion views and 1.94 million subscribers worldwide – making it the biggest British comedy show on YouTube. The Taskmaster YouTube channel has significantly grown in popularity since embarking on its pioneering release strategy in 2019. It has seen success internationally, particularly in North America, reaching over […]
Spending on US sports rights has surged 122 per cent over the past decade according to insight from Ampere Analysis. Over the same period, total TV industry revenues increased by just 24 per cent, meaning investment in rights has grown five times faster than the broader market. Sports rights now account for 14 per cent […]
Herring Networks has announced that its two flagship channels, One America News (OAN) and A Wealth of Entertainment (AWE), will launch on YouTube TV in Q4, expanding choice for subscribers across the US with more live news and entertainment. With the addition of OAN and AWE, YouTube TV viewers will watch 16 hours of live, […]
Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of Banijay Entertainment, has announced the launch of its Mr Bean: The Animated Series FAST channel on Samsung TV Plus in the US and Canada. The 24/7 channel will roll-out on Samsung TV Plus comedy section on August 27th, comprising all four seasons of Mr Bean: The Animated Series. […]