Research from business services company Assurant reveals the continued rise in connected living, with growth in connected device usage and an increased appetite for 5G devices. Assurant’s latest Connected Decade research explores US consumers’ attitudes towards connected devices during 2022. According to the research, there was a 39 per cent increase in device usage last […]
French professional football league LFP is targeting €1 billion in its next TV rights cycle starting from the season 2024-2025, that will be launched in September, league president Vincent Labrune revealed in an interview with sport daily L’Équipe. Its final objective in 2027 is to be at €1.6 billion per year. Once the tender is […]
Channel 4 Ventures has announced it will pay A$6.5 million (£3.5m) for a 20 per cent stake in Airtasker UK, the UK subsidiary of the online and mobile marketplace. Airtasker says the investment will enable it to accelerate its UK marketplace growth through access to Channel 4’s free streaming service (with over 1.2 billion views […]
CreatorIQ, the end-to-end creator marketing platform, has released findings showing brands are diverting digital advertising budgets to creator-led marketing initiatives. At a top-line, 67 per cent of surveyed marketers report increasing their investment in influencer marketing from 2022 to 2023. Of those brands whose budgets increased, only 24 per cent are working with a net-new […]
Representatives at the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) have taken part in a successful demonstration of combined Geo-stationary (GEO) and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) multi-orbit capability from satellite companies and strategic partners, Eutelsat and OneWeb. The hands-on live demonstration which took place in May enabled the NATO attendees to get a feel for the […]
Real Madrid is launching RM Play, a new OTT platform offering all of the Spanish football club’s video content on demand, organised by section. RM Play can be accessed on mobile devices, tablets and Smart TVs (Apple TV, Android TV and Amazon Fire TV). More than 700 hours of content is available at launch and […]
Vialma has launched a classical music FAST channel on Samsung TV Plus. Initially available in France and Switzerland, the channel aims to tap into a growing young following for classical music. Vialma has an established streaming platform with more than 2 million audio and video titles, which are curated to enable enthusiasts and curious minds […]
Wall-to-wall live coverage will showcase the volume of Warner Bros Discovery Europe’s sports portfolio on the weekend of June 10th – 11th. Dubbed the Weekend of Champions, over 300 Warner Bros Discovery staff, including production staff, experts and reporters will be on-site across a host of location over the weekend – from the UEFA Champions […]
Pay-TV operator Claro Colombia, Samsung and NAGRA have confirmed that streaming service Claro tv+ can now be enjoyed on Samsung Smart TVs without the need for an additional decoder. The launch expands the multiscreen content consumption experience for customers, facilitating access to all the content in this entertainment ecosystem. This joint development with Samsung and […]
BBC Studios Kids & Family, has announced the appointments of Katharina Pietzsch as VP Content Sales, BBC Studios Kids & Family; and Kelly Wood in the newly created role of Head of Content Strategy, BBC Studios Kids & Family. Pietzsch’s role will see her lead the sales and co-production strategy for the BBC Studios Kids […]