With more than $70 billion of annual television and video spend at stake, the video advertising industry is at an inflection point as market providers have faced serious questions about the accuracy of their measurement and their foundational methodological approach. Amid these ongoing concerns about TV/Video measurement reliability and accuracy, Comscore, a partner for planning, transacting, […]
The NHL and Turner Sports announced a seven-year media rights agreement in the US that will have regular-season, Stanley Cup Playoff and Stanley Cup Final games televised on TNT and TBS starting next season and running through 2027-28. “They put a fun and innovative factor into all of what they do and we’re excited to […]
The Satellite 2021 trade show and conference held in Washington DC has been postponed again. Originally scheduled to be held in the early spring of this year, the annual show was slipped to July because of Covid concerns. It was not held last year because of the pandemic. The organisers have been told that because […]
Fugitive, the content development, financing and distribution business founded by Anthony Kimble in 2019, is rebranding to become Arrested Industries, with the name change effective from next week. In addition, Arrested Industries (AI) is excited to announce that it will be establishing an office in Los Angeles this summer. Anthony Kimble will be re-locating to […]
Shifting user demand and cost considerations mean triple-play offers now only represent about a third of service bundles marketed online by cable companies and telecom providers, which are increasingly shifting their focus to double-play bundles. Additionally, Internet connectivity is now the core feature of the bundles being offered, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. […]
Discovery, has announced that discovery+, its non-fiction, SVoD service, is now available on Prime Video Channels in the US. discovery+ launched in the US in January on most devices and services, including Amazon Fire TV streaming devices and Fire TV Edition smart TVs. “Today’s launch on Amazon Prime Video Channels expands access to discovery+ for […]
On the heels of last week’s NXT TakeOver: Stand and Deliver, which was the most-watched NXT TakeOver in history, WWE’s NXT made its Tuesday night premiere on April 13th on USA Network with impressive results across TV and social media. NXT was up +16 per cent YOY and had more viewers than the NBA game on TNT […]
Parks Associates reports that over 40 per cent of US broadband households with Wi-Fi home networks report problems, including coverage gaps, slow speeds, and connectivity issues. “Our research shows consumers are not
Communications networks technologist CommScope has revealed plans to spin off its Home Networks business and other initiatives to reduce operating costs throughout the Company. Together, the planned separation of CommScope’s Home Networks business and operating expense reduction represent early steps in the Company’s CommScope NEXT strategy to optimise the business portfolio, drive above-market growth, and […]
Founding members DISH Media, TransUnion, Blockgraph, MadHive, VideoAmp, Eyeota and TVSquared announced the launch of the TV Data Initiative, a new industry programme designed to help the television industry – advertisers, agencies, MVPDs, programmers and other distributors – unlock the full potential of the new TV data ecosystem in the US. As TVs have become […]