Sandbox Group, the leading provider of digital subscription content services for children and families worldwide,  has launched a new free ad-supported (FAST) channel on Netgem TV. PlayKids TV will be distributed in the UK and Ireland through Netgem’s ISP partners including TalkTalk TV, Community Fibre TV and BetterTV. The new kids channel, PlayKids TV, offers…

Amagi, the global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV (CTV), and AD Digital, renowned for its nearly three decades of service and solution integration expertise in the Brazilian market, have unveiled the launch of MAVTV Brasil’s FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV) channel by SEV7N Sports. This launch positions MAVTV Brasil as…

At the end of 2023, A1 Group announced the signing of a multi-year partnership agreement with Netflix. Following the launch of Netflix at A1 North Macedonia, Netflix is now also available in Austria, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. “With the launch of A1 & Netflix bundle offers in what is now the sixth…

Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway final peaked with 5.3 million viewers on ITV1 on April 13th, bringing the final series (for now) to a close with a two-hour special. This contributed to ITV1 having the biggest share of viewing across any channel on the day. The final episode averaged 4.6 million viewers with a 34…

Appear, the global player in live production technology, has been selected by Mobilelinks to upgrade its DSNG trucks to meet the updated technical requirements for UEFA Champions League contribution. Mobilelinks, one of Northern Europe’s leading media service providers for live events, can now meet UEFA’s requirement for HEVC encoding, BISS-CA encryption and DVB-S2X modulation. Mobilelinks…

Grace Keeling says TV needs more authenticity and better representation if it wants to attract younger viewers TV should “move with the times”, take risks and be less “polished” in order to attract younger audiences, the TikTok star Grace Keeling has said. Record numbers of young viewers are switching off traditional television in favour of…

Live Media Group (LMG), the mobile production truck provider for entertainment and sporting events across North America, has selected EVS’ Strada routing solution to power its production trucks. This joint announcement was made at the NAB Show in Las Vegas. Michael Sullivan, President of Live Media Group, commented: “With multiple years of experience in evaluating…

SpaceX has received good news from India’s government with reports that its Starlink broadband service is to receive an “expedited” fast-track approval to operate in India ahead of Elon Musk’s visit to the country. Starlink was also authorised for use in Albania last week. However, there are doubts in some quarters over Starlink’s profitability. Bloomberg,…

Globant, a digitally native company focused on reinventing businesses through technology solutions, and Quickplay, a specialist in cloud transformations of OTT experiences, have announced their collaboration to help OTT providers optimise the value of archival media footage to drive viewer engagement and monetisation across the telecom and media & entertainment industries. The two companies are…

Sky Media has announced Optimum Nutrition as the Official Nutrition Partner of Sky Sports. The campaign marks the first foray of Optimum Nutrition into UK TV advertising.  This year Optimum Nutrition is expanding their marketing strategy to harness the scale of TV and VoD platforms. Working in partnership with Sky Sports, the partnership will help…