Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) consumers are driving major shifts in digital commerce, sports engagement, and beauty trends, according to a Nielsen report titled Breakthrough ROI: Investing in Asian American audiences and media. AANHPI adults are more digitally connected, spending nine hours and six minutes a week logged on to their computers, […]
OUTtv, the LGBTQ+ streaming service, has launched on YouTube TV and YouTube Primetime Channels in the US. Beginning this week, subscribers can access OUTtv’s signature mix of original series, documentaries, reality shows, and feature films celebrating queer voices, for $5.99 per month, on all devices supported by YouTube. With over 8 million subscribers, YouTube TV […]
LG Ad Solutions, the specialist in connected TV and cross-screen advertising, has announced the appointment of Mike Evans as Senior Vice President, Head of US Sales. Evans brings more than two decades of experience in digital media and advertising technology to the role, having held leadership roles at companies including Oracle, Xaxis, TURN, MediaMath and […]
Simply.TV, a video metadata provider, has announced the acquisition of Red Bee Media’s Content Discovery Business, strengthening the company’s position in the US market. In conjunction with this acquisition, Simply.TV has secured a majority growth equity investment from Summit Partners, marking the company’s first institutional funding. By integrating Red Bee Media’s extensive US data offerings […]
With ATSC 3.0 broadcast technology and 5G wireless deploying rapidly across the US and the globe, FreeCast is laying out a new strategy to take advantage of these wireless content delivery options. The company’s software aggregates FAST and premium streaming channels, free ad-based VoD content from across the internet, streaming subscriptions services, and pay-per-view video […]
The Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM) has announced the launch of a new initiative to explore how the economics of operating a currency-grade national TV measurement solution are evolving – and what this means for the multi-currency marketplace in the US. Led by industry executives Manish Bhatia and Josh Chasin, in collaboration with CIMM’s […]
Spectrum and AMC Networks have announced Spectrum TV Select customers in the US now have access to ad-supported AMC+, AMC Networks’ streaming service, at no extra cost to customers. Retailing at $6.99 per month, AMC+ features popular originals such as Dark Winds and Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches, new seasons from The Walking Dead Universe, plus […]
US and UK based production company ATS and UK-based Nest Productions are joining forces for a new transatlantic development and production partnership. The partnership will foster collaboration and boost entertainment production partnerships between the US and UK. The initiative will see the legacy companies bringing together their experience in US and UK on unscripted coproductions […]
A federal judge in New York has thwarted the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the US international broadcaster Voice of America (VoA), calling the move a “classic case of arbitrary and capricious decision making.” Judge James Paul Oetken blocked the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which runs Voice of America, from axing some 1,300 […]
XL8, an AI-driven real-time translation technology company, has successfully commercialized its real-time solution to translate English captions to Spanish. This breakthrough, achieved in collaboration with the Public Media Venture Group (PMVG), marks the first commercial deployment of AI-based real-time translation in US public broadcasting. This technology was seamlessly integrated into the broadcast system of a […]