Media Partners Asia has published its first report on the Middle East region, entitled GCC Video & Broadband Distribution 2020. The report provides analysis of the current state and future outlook for telecoms, online video & pay-TV industries across the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia […]
Kinetiq, a TV intelligence platform, has announced the launch of a new video monitoring solution to monitor where, when and how video content is displayed across digital platforms. Leveraging Kinetiq’s Teletrax watermarking and fingerprinting technology, the new capability now enables content producers to monitor and measure video content across digital platforms, in addition tobroadcast, in […]
YouTube has promoted Laurie Davison to head its TV & Film operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Davison, will oversee the platform’s relationship with broadcasters, production companies & studios, public service broadcasters and pay-TV groups across the 3 regions. Davidson was previosuly manager, strategic partnerships, TV & Film at YouTube. Prior to […]
WWE’s official YouTube channel has surpassed the 70 million subscriber milestone. WWE ranks as the Nnumber 1 Sports channel on YouTube, ahead of the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, ESPN and NASCAR. To date, only five other channels have crossed this milestone, and WWE’s YouTube channel is also the fifth most-viewed channel globally with over 52 […]
Genesis Motor America, Tastemade, and Amazon Advertising have collaborated to create Origins, a five-part, mid-form social series that celebrates the power of our roots and the journey of our evolution, and that features Amazon Fresh shopability. Each episode profiles an on-the-rise chef who dives deep into their origins story, while cooking a dish that explores […]
Flixed, the streaming resource website used by millions of people every year, has announced the launch of the Flixed TV Guide. The Flixed TV Guide allows Americans to see what’s currently airing on TV across any city, and any TV provider including cable, satellite, and live TV OTT services like Sling TV, Hulu Live TV, […]
Eleven Sports Belgium has come together with the Pro League to launch their eSports campaign for Belgian football fans for 2020/21. Gamers from the 18 Jupiler Pro League club will go head-to-head in the Proximus ePro League. Games will mirror the Pro League season, with virtual matches played ahead of the corresponding Pro League fixture. […]
Superdrug, the UK’s second largest health and beauty retailer, has invested heavily in its digital strategy, moving many aspects of its marketing to digital channels during 2020. This has included a digital version of the company’s Dare magazine and daily content across its social media channels. Its latest initiative though is a new YouTube channel […]
Leichtman Research Group (LRG) found that the largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – lost about 120,000 net video subscribers in Q3 2020, compared to a pro forma net loss of about 945,000 in Q2 2019. The top pay-TV providers now account for about 82.6 million […]
StarTimes has accused four media outlets of stealing its exclusive coverage of the Ghanaian Premier League football. The Ghana League is hugely popular and StarTimes says Silver FM, Aseda FM, Stade Afrique and Najoe Sounds transmitted a game locally and internationally on their Facebook and Youtube services. “Silver FM, Aseda FM, Stade Afrique and Najoe […]