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Prime Video joins BASE and DEGI
Prime Video has become the newest hybrid member of trade bodies the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) & DEGI: The Digital Entertainment Group International. They join the thriving community of BASE and DEGI, and the eighty-five-plus organisations united in their pursuit of growth and success for Home Entertainment in the UK and Internationally. “Joining…
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BBC’s The Green Planet boosted UK economy by £7.4m
The BBC is set to unveil a new report into how the BBC Studios Natural History Unit (NHU) has boosted Bristol’s economy and contributed to the wider region’s “media boom”, in combination with the BBC’s wider public service commissioning strategy and the indie sector in the city. The BBC Bristol Economic Impact Report, which will…
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OnlyFans sponsors DAZN fight nights
OnlyFans is teaming up with sports streaming service DAZN in a major sponsorship and content partnership across a series of fight nights over the next 12 months. The announcement comes following the Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia fight on April 20th in New York, where the long term rivals battled it out before Garcia defeated…
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Study: TV most popular content viewing device
RTL AdAlliance, the international ad sales house of RTL, has presented the results of the third edition of The New Life of the Living Room research. The study provides an in-depth view on Europeans’ attitude towards video content and for the first time compares the habits of video consumers in 11 European markets with those…
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Research: Girls half as likely to pursue tech career than boys
BT Group research of 11 to 17-year-olds in the UK shows nearly double the number of boys described themselves as ‘very well suited’ to a career in tech compared to girls (25 per cent vs 13 per cent). Girls were twice as likely to say they were ‘not very well suited’ to the industry (14…
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IBC launches 2024 Innovation Awards
IBC is preparing to honour the highest achievements in technological innovation and social impact with the launch of its 2024 Innovation Awards, as nominations are now open. This year’s awards bring together under one umbrella IBC’s innovation and social impact awards to enable a single celebration of different industry advances across five categories. All parts…
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nexfibre delivers full-fibre broadband to Loughborough
nexfibre, the next-generation fibre operator, has announced it is connecting over 2,000 premises in Loughborough to its full-fibre network. The investment is part of the business’ wider plan to reach over 22,000 premises across Leicestershire, in partnership with its build partner and anchor tenant, Virgin Media O2. The investment in Loughborough demonstrates the progress nexfibre…
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Canada: Realmadrid TV on Pluto TV
Pluto TV has announced the launch of the Realmadrid TV channel in Canada. Available immediately, fans of the football club in Canada will have access to exclsuive content pertaining to the team. Realmadrid TV features a variety of content around the club including latest news, interviews with players, coaches, and staff members, magazine shows, behind…
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Data: Fallout is Prime Video’s biggest premiere
Fallout, Prime Video’s latest big-budget series, premiered on April 11th. Available globally, this creation by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy is inspired by the celebrated Fallout video game series. Fallout draws heavily from Cold War and 80s classics such as Mad Max, The Postman and A Boy and His Dog and is credited by many…
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Sky Media partners with Captify
In 2023, Sky Media launched Search Behaviour Targeting, allowing brands to target TV audiences based on online search behaviours. Following strong advertiser uptake, Sky Media has enhanced its partnership with Captify, a specialist in real time audiences and insights fuelled by search intelligence, offering even more granular targeting for brands. With 1.5 billion UK searches…