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Study: Culturally-relevant content key for Asian viewers

Six in 10 (61 per cent) of Asian TV content viewers watch Asian-language content at least occasionally, and two in three (65 per cent) Asian-language dominant/bilingual consumers say that Asian-language content is important to them, according to the FOCUS Asian Volume 1: Subscriptions report by Horowitz Research. Similarly, six in 10 Asian viewers watch international […]

June 1, 2023

RTL AdAlliance boosts video targeting solutions

One-stop advertising specialist RTL AdAlliance’s newly-introduced smart TVT (smart TV Targeting) pillar, added to the smart Audiences product suite, is designed to enables advertiser to target audience segments based on detailed anonymised TV profile data, while the two other pillars are based on privacy-safe sociodemographic and contextual reference. smart TVT is initially available for international […]

June 1, 2023

wedotv launches AVoD, FAST services on LG

wedotv has launched its core AVoD service globally in the LG app store. In addition, wedotv’s FAST channels wedo big stories and wedo movies are rolling out across Europe on the LG Channels smart TV platform. wedotv is now available to download from the LG Content Store. In addition, FAST channel wedo movies is now available on LG Channels in […]

May 31, 2023

Magnite, SpringServe boost Banijay Rights’ FAST Monetisation

Sell-side advertising company Magnite has confirmed that Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of content powerhouse Banijay, has chosen Magnite and ad server SpringServe to help monetise its free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) platforms. Banijay Rights will leverage Magnite’s SSP and SpringServe’s ad server technology across its FAST channel inventory globally. These technology integrations with […]

May 31, 2023

Arnie’s FUBAR debuts at Netflix #1

Netflix’s new action series FUBAR, fronted by Hollywood legend and the company’s Chief Action Officer Arnold Schwarzenegger, debuted in the #1 spot on the Netflix English TV List with 88.94 million hours viewed, making it the most viewed title in the week commencing May 22nd. With over 12 million views (88.94 million hours viewed divided […]

May 31, 2023

Barb: SVoD subs dip in UK

Barb has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 19.08 million UK homes (67.4 per cent of households) had access to a subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) service in Q1 2023. This was a -1.7 per cent decrease from 19.42 million in Q4 2022, despite Apple TV+ and Sky’s NOW service both making strong gains. Netflix, […]

May 30, 2023

Study: Demand for AVoD increasing in LatAm

Magnite, the independent omnichannel sell-side advertising company, has published its research study, The Rise of Ad-Supported Streaming: An In-Depth Look at How Ads Are Powering Streaming TV in LatAm. The research finds that 75 per cent of internet-connected TV viewers across Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico watch ad-supported streaming TV, which includes television content streamed […]

May 30, 2023

Amazon Freevee boosts Neighbours library

Amazon Freevee has announced that more celebrated episodes of Neighbours will launch on the streaming service on June 15th. The drop will add 50 more episodes of the Australian soap opera to the existing library, which feature memorable moments from the series’ 38-year run. All episodes from Seasons 2017 and 2018 are also being added […]

May 30, 2023By Nik Roseveare

ProSiebenSat.1 Q1: ‘In line with expectations’

German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Group closed the first quarter of 2023 in line with expectations: Group revenues are still impacted by the challenging macroeconomic environment and were thus 13 per cent below the previous year at €816 million in the first three months of the year (previous year: €941 million). In particular as a result […]

May 26, 2023

99 exclusive on Prime Video

Prime Video will premiere 99, the definitive documentary series of Manchester United’s historic treble-winning season, within which the iconic team won the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League across 10 pivotal days in 1999. The UK Original documentary will launch in over 240 countries and territories worldwide exclusively on Prime Video in 2024. […]

May 26, 2023