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The UK government is to scrutinise the future of linear TV broadcasting, as new research shows that some viewers could be excluded from the general shift towards online viewership. Senior representatives from Ofcom, TV broadcasters, infrastructure operators and organisations representing audiences will form a new working group, convened by Media…
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The Ministry of Business and Made in Italy (MIMIT) has committed €5 million to foster the testing and development of 5G-enabled TV technologies. The decree aims to promote technological innovation in TV broadcasting, particularly focusing on LTE-based 5G Terrestrial Broadcast, a standard for distributing TV content and other media via…
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AMC Networks has reported financial results for Q3, and also announced that is has closed a transaction with BBC Studios which sees it acquired the remaining 50.1 per cent of the BBC America joint-venture that it had not previously owned for $42 million in cash. The company said it closed…
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A Parks Associates study, Battle of the Platforms: Assessing Connected TV Ecosystems, reports that Roku and Amazon are the most popular brands of streaming media players purchased, while Samsung is the most popular brand of smart TV purchased. Together, these three brands dominate in terms of consumer viewing habits, with…
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Paramount Global posted mixed Q3 numbers as its TV and film divisions slipped, but there was solid subscription growth and profits for streaming service Paramount+. Revenues for Q3 were $6.73 billion (€6.26bn), down 6 per cent YoY. Adjusted OIBDA was up 20 per cent at $858 million. D2C revenue was…
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Samsung TV Plus, Samsung’s free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service which delivers instant access to a range of live TV channels across entertainment, news, movies and more, is launching in three markets across Southeast Asia. Samsung TV Plus is now available on millions of Samsung Smart TVs across Singapore, the…
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It is becoming ever-clearer that geostationary satellite operators can no longer serve new clients without access to lower orbiting satellites. SES has its mPOWER O3b fleet. Eutelsat has its OneWeb lower orbiting assets. Now California-based Viasat, which also owns London-based Inmarsat, says it wants a closer relationship with Canada’s Telesat…
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DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has announced that National League TV is now fully integrated into the DAZN ecosystem. DAZN now becomes the global home of the Vanarama National League, National League North and National League South, including in the UK, with the subscription live for purchase on the platform.…
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TKO Group, owner of WWE and UFC, has reported Q3 revenue of $681.2 million (€632.2m) – an increase of 52 per cent on the same quarter last year. The company revised its FY target for revenue to the upper end of the range of $2.670 billion to $2.745 billion. Ariel…
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The latest Test Your Ad data from System1 reveals that the UK is anticipating a ‘Golden’ Christmas, with high levels of happiness driving standout results. Six major brands – Aldi, Sainsbury’s, Lidl, Cadbury, Amazon and M&S Food – have already achieved the top Test Your Ad score of 5.9 Stars. Amongst…
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The full allocation of the 6 GHz band to Wi-Fi delivers the highest economic impact for India and enables the development of innovative products and services, the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) announced at the 4th Indian Spectrum Management Conference. The economic value for allocating the full 6 GHz for unlicenced…
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Pedro Páramo, a film based on the iconic novel by Juan Rulfo, is now streaming on Netflix. The film is Rodrigo Prieto’s directorial debut, made with a team of Mexican artists and technicians of the highest level and prestige. According to Netflix data, the film brought in more than $375…
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Mediasur, a Mediapro company specialising in the accessibility of audiovisual content, has announced the launch of its new Offline Subtitling Platform. The automatic captioning and subtitling product – which combines Artificial Intelligence (AI) and human supervision – has achieved productivity gains of up to 60 per cent in a testing…
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Prime Video has announced that the newest addition to the Wizarding World franchise, Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking, will debut on Prime Video in the UK and Ireland this December. The first six episodes will launch on December 17th and the finale will follow on Christmas Eve. The series blends…
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Making Science, a digital transformation company, has launched its ad-machina technology for Meta. This end-to-end solution, designed to manage creative assets in advertising campaigns, allows companies to automatically create, activate, measure, and optimise their ads at scale using generative AI. In turn, ad-machina removes hurdles in traditional creative development by…
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The BBC and ITV’s broadcast selections for the 2024-25 Emirates FA Cup Second Round Proper has now been confirmed. The weekend of action will kick-off with Harrogate Town vs Gainsborough Trinity live on BBC Two at November 29th at 7:45pm, with the rest of the coverage as follows: Saturday 30…
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