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Caught in Providence on Law&Crime

Law&Crime, the 24/7 true crime and live trial network, is adding the hit viral show, Caught in Providence, to its primetime programming lineup. Law&Crime will start airing episodes on November 16th. Caught in Providence from Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury takes viewers to Providence Municipal Court in Rhode Island where Judge Frank Caprio delivers everyday justice with heart […]

November 15, 2020

Proximus and Technicolor Connected Home deliver Pickx decoder

Technicolor has announced that Proximus has begun deployment of the new V7 decoder Proximus Pickx – equipped with the Android P operating system — to Belgian subscribers, allowing viewers to enter the Proximus Pickx experience and access applications such as YouTube, Netflix, Spotify and Disney+. Technicolor Connected Home’s expertise and deep industry experience was leveraged […]

November 13, 2020

Research: Lockdown Brits becoming more creative

Everyday creativity is on the rise as the UK is finding more time to pursue new hobbies with 55 per cent of people now more creative with their time than they were before lockdown, and at unexpected times of the day thanks to the increase in working from home and a shift in work/life balance. […]

November 11, 2020

Sky Sports to air women’s title fights for free

Sky Sports will make Fight Night women’s boxing on November 14th available to watch for free. Taylor’s lightweight bout against Spaniard Gutiérrez – as well as Terri Harper’s WBC super-featherweight defence against Katharina Thanderz and Rachel Ball’s WBA bantamweight title fight with Jorgelina Guanini – will be available to everyone from 7pm on the broadcaster’s […]

November 10, 2020By Nik Roseveare

MPs to quiz Amazon, YouTube

Executives from Amazon and YouTube will face the Digital, Media, Culture and Sports Committee of the UK parliament on November 3rd to give evidence on the UK’s broadcasting environment, its trends and their views on its future. The rise of on-demand programming online has given rise to questions over how public service broadcasting fits into […]

October 30, 2020By Colin Mann

Forecast: Australian online video sector up $5bn+ by 2025

A report from industry analyst & advisory group Media Partners Asia (MPA) estimates that Australia’s online video industry will generate an estimated $2.9 billion (€2.4bn) in revenue in 2020, including advertising & subscription revenue. Over the next five years, MPA expects the online video sector to grow at 13 per cent CAGR to reach $5.3 […]

October 29, 2020

Beyond signs content deal with VA Media

VA Media has announced an extension of its partnership with Beyond Rights to provide distribution and copyright services for YouTube. VA Media is a global shopfront for independent content owners to easily commercialise their catalogues in social environments such as YouTube, Facebook and other AVOD platforms. In addition, VA Media operates a portfolio of popular […]

October 22, 2020

Survey: US users spend $20+a month on app subs

As the mobile app subscription business accelerates, mobile amrketing company Adjust has launched its new Subscription Tracking product to give marketers better visibility into subscription performance. This follows a broader shift toward subscription-based monetisation models, with Apptopia estimates showing that app-based subscriptions generated over $200 million in

October 19, 2020

YouTube F1 stream attracts 1.7m views

Formula 1 fans watched online history being made as Lewis Hamilton equalled Michael Schumacher’s record number of 91 race wins at the Formula 1 Aramco Grosser Preis Der Eifel 2020 in Germany on October 11th. The race was broadcast on the Formula 1 YouTube Channel live and for free, in seven European markets: Germany, Switzerland, […]

October 16, 2020By Colin Mann

Nielsen to measure YouTube CTV inventory

Nielsen has announced that YouTube’s streaming TV inventory will be measured in Digital Ad Ratings and Total Ad Ratings to help media buyers and sellers better understand and verify audiences on both the YouTube and YouTube TV apps on connected TVs (CTV). This announcement expands Nielsen’s ability to measure YouTube beyond computer and mobile and […]

October 16, 2020