BAFTA has confirmed the expansion of its North America operations, including the formation of the inaugural North America Board and the appointment of its Chair, Kathryn Busby, President of Original Programming at Starz, and Deputy Chairs, actor Elliot Knight and Karl Stewart, CEO, Thunder Child and President, of 1TwentyFour. The new structure unifies BAFTA’s New […]
For the second year in a row, the Roku Operating System (OS) was the leading smart TV OS sold in the US according to NPD’s Weekly Retail Tracking Service, based on available data from January 3rd 2021 through December 4th 2021. Additionally, Roku announced a partnership with Sharp to bring Sharp Roku TV models to […]
Parks Associates has released its updated list of the top 10 US paid subscription OTT video services, based on estimated numbers of subscribers through September 2021 from the firm’s OTT Video Market Tracker. The research firm reports that based on quarterly surveys of 10,000 US broadband households, more than 80 per cent of broadband households […]
Synamedia, the independent video software provider, has announced its participation in the Howard NEXTGEN TV Broadcast Collaborative bringing ATSC 3.0 to Washington, D.C. The Collaborative was established by Pearl TV in coordination with Howard University, one of the nation’s oldest Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). WHUT, the public broadcast television station owned by and […]
Rolling Stone Culture Council, an invitation-only thinktank collective of leaders and business innovators from a variety of industries shaping culture and society, selects Cate Rubenstein, SVP of Global Marketing at Toluna, to join its unique community. Rubenstein was specifically selected as Rolling Stone Culture Council’s newest member because of her contributions to multiple innovative and […]
Discovery, the multichannel broadcaster, is potentially facing having to sell off its business in Poland – specifically the TVN Group – following the surprise parliamentary greenlight for controversial new legislation. Known as Lex-TVN, the bill seeks to ban non-European ownership of Polish media companies. The Sejm, Poland’s parliament, voted in favour 229-212 with 11 abstentions […]
Discovery and VIZIO have announced that SVoD service discovery+ is now available to VIZIO SmartCast users across the US. As part of the launch, VIZIO will feature a unique content experience on the SmartCast home screen. The dedicated carousel, ‘Discover More on discovery+,; will showcase the content portfolio and introduce users to the best-of discovery+ […]
OneWeb is currently building its satellites at a joint-venture facility it owns with Airbus Space & Defense in Florida. It recently emerged that it is planning to build its second-generation satellites in the UK. Airbus has existing UK manufacturing facilities in Portsmouth and Stevenage. OneWeb has now said that it has no plans to close […]
SiriusXM and Discovery are teaming up for subscription offers in the US that deliver content from both companies. Eligible new and existing subscribers to SiriusXM’s Platinum VIP plan will have the opportunity to activate a complimentary 12-month subscription to discovery+, the definitive non-fiction, real-life subscription streaming service. SiriusXM will also be offering special promotions that […]
FreeCast has announced an agreement with WildEarth, bringing the interactive wildlife channel to SelectTV’s SmartGuide in the US. WildEarth is a 24-hour nature channel, offering authentic and interactive wildlife experiences. The channel delivers seven hours of live safaris each day, hosted by authentic local guides, with viewers able to ask questions via social media. The […]