Category: Media & Entertainment

  • Autentic FAST channels on Titan OS TVs

    Titan OS, the European technology, entertainment and advertising company, has announced a partnership with Autentic, a German media company and joint venture between Patrick Hörl and Jan Mojto’s Beta Film, to launch six new FAST channels across various European countries. The launch of Autentic History, Autentic Travel, Terra Mater WILD, Adventure Earth, SPIEGEL TV Konflikte,…

  • Australia: Extreme E broadcast deal with SBS

    Extreme E, the electric off-road racing series, has announced a new broadcast partnership with Australian public broadcaster, SBS. This collaboration will bring Extreme E’s races to a wide Australian audience through both free-to-air and digital platforms. Extreme E X Prix in 2024 will be available to Australian viewers on SBS, one of the country’s primary…

  • Xperi improves profitability despite Q2 revenue dip

    Xperi, the entertainment technology company and owner of TiVo, has announced its Q2 2024 results for the three-month period ended June 30th. The company reported improved profitability despite a slight revenue decline. Revenue stood at $119.6 million (€109.5m), down from $126.9 million in Q2 2023, whilst GAAP net loss was at $30.3 million versus $38.4…

  • Data: Best Olympics and Paralympics ads

    System1, the Creative Effectiveness Platform, has revealed which Paris Olympics & Paralympics ads are at the top of the brand-building podium, based on consumers’ emotional responses. System1’s Test Your Ad platform assigns creative a score of 1.0 to 5.9 Stars based on long-term brand-building potential, with dynamic emotional stories and feelings of happiness driving the strongest results.…

  • Acunmedya takes 50% of Sport1

    Acunmedya’s acquisition of 50 per cent of the shares in Sport1 has been finalised. Sport1 Medien, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Swiss-based media group Highlight Communications, and the international media and entertainment group Acunmedya, based in Istanbul, had agreed in February this year to acquire 50 per cent of the shares in Sport1 as part…

  • Data: EE tops mobile reliability chart

    Independent testing of the everyday mobile experience across the UK has demonstrated EE is the most reliable network for mobile customers, being named the UK’s best network for the 11th year in a row. To provide a definitive picture of the performance of all four of the UK’s mobile network operators – EE, Three, O2…

  • Rhebus TV partners with FAST Channels TV to launch Fancy A Movie

    Rhebus TV, the creative force behind the Fancy A Movie channel, has announced its collaboration with FAST Channels TV to introduce their latest venture, a FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV) channel, to audiences worldwide. Fancy A Movie is the newest addition to the FAST channel lineup, offering a curated selection of the finest and most…

  • Sky Sports+ goes live on August 8th

    From August 8th, Sky Sports subscribers can watch the new Sky Sports+ dedicated channel and numerous live streams at no extra cost. Hundreds of hours of live sport will be available to stream, with four times as many matches from the EFL and all 72 teams featured over 20 times a season. Sky Sports+ will…

  • Data: Ad-supported streaming booms in Q2

    Kantar, the marketing data and analytics company, has released its latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data and analysis on the global video streaming landscape. Kantar’s EoD study uncovers the following behaviours within the global VoD market between Apr to Jun 2024: Ad-supported streaming saw significant growth in Q2 2024, with AVoD increasing by 10 per…

  • Little Dot Studios Germany partners with Studio71

    Content studio and digital media network, Little Dot Studios, has announced that its German office has signed a partnership with Studio71, the digital media and entertainment company of ProSiebenSat.1, to launch two channel brands on the free streaming service Joyn. Effective immediately, selected content from Little Dot Studios’ Real Stories Germany and Real Crime Germany channels, will…