British broadcaster Channel 4 has launched its first international channels after striking deals with US streaming platforms Tubi, Plex and Xumo Play. Two channels – 4 Adventure and 4 Emergency – will be available on the streaming platforms making hundreds of hours of Channel 4 content, alongside other UK programming, available for free to millions […]
UK-based technology company QinetiQ has won a 5-year contract from the US Space Development Agency. The contract goes to QinetiQ’s US arm based in Virginia. The contract, worth $224 million (€207.3m), is for systems engineering and technical assistance for the Agency’s upcoming mesh network and in particular its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture which is itself […]
The new era in broadcasting is steadily rolling across the US. The latest market to embrace ATSC-3 is Minnesota and the twin cities of Minneapolis/Saint Paul. The addition of Minnesota means that 70 US markets have now added ATSC-3 signals to their schedules. Five local TV stations are now transmitting in the new ‘next-generation’ broadcasting […]
US football fans were initially eager to cheer on team USA during the Women’s World Cup this summer, particularly at the start of the tournament. Some 4.4 million US households tuned-in to the team’s first game against Vietnam, which aired on Fox at 9pm EST on July 21st. Later games that team USA played in […]
Leichtman Research Group (LRG) reports that the largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 96 per cent of the market – lost about 1,730,000 net video subscribers in Q2 2023, compared to a pro forma net loss of about 1,725,000 in Q2 2022. The top pay-TV providers now account for about 71.9 million […]
TelevisaUnivision, the Spanish-language media and content company, has announced financial results for Q2 with total revenue growing 11 per cent to $1.2 billion (€1bn), driven by growth across all major revenue streams in both geographies. Advertising revenue increased 10 per cent. In the US, advertising revenue increased 1 per cent reflecting strength in national advertising […]
The Women’s World Cup is set to begin on July 20th with the US Women’s National Team (USWNT) playing Vietnam the next day. A Seton Hall Sports Poll found that 30 per cent of Americans surveyed will watch or follow FIFA’s 32-nation soccer tournament – a number that grows to 46 per cent among sports […]
One of cricket’s fastest growing format, the T10, is scaling new heights every day and one of the next destinations is the US, where some of the most loved legends of the game will battle it out for top honours. The inaugural edition of the US Masters T10 League, the first edition of the T10 […]
LADbible Group has announced the launch of LADstudios, its data-driven factual entertainment division, in the US. LADstudios will focus on producing dedicated content for an American audience, building AFP commissions and sponsorships and driving growth in direct revenue with UNILAD, which currently has 58.6 followers multi-platform, becoming the central point of the Group’s offering in the […]
Pure Flix, a faith and family streaming platform owned by Sony Pictures Television, and Great American Media, home to a portfolio of family-friendly media brands, have announced the signing of an agreement to merge the two companies. Pure Flix will become part of the merged company, with Great American Media contributing two cable networks (Great […]