Category: Media & Entertainment

  • New Hey Duggee episode to mark summer solstice

    BBC Studios Kids & Family has announced that a new episode of Hey Duggee called The Carrot Badge, will premiere on CBeebies on June 28th. The new Season 5 episode kicks off the summer music festival season for little ones and their parents as well as marking the summer solstice. Hey Duggee brings seasonal fun…

  • Soccer publishers pitch U.S. advertisers on evergreen sponsorship around the sport

    Sports publishers are once again expecting soccer to have a pretty significant moment in the United States over the next few years, thanks to a series of major championships and tournaments taking place stateside. And while many of these publishers have been covering the sport and selling ads against soccer content for years, sponsorships have…

  • Media Briefing: Top takeaways from the Digiday Podcast Creator series

    Calling on creators At the mercy of social platforms’ ever-evolving algorithms, the creator economy is just as unpredictable, making the job of content creator a tricky one. But for the seven creators featured in this year’s edition of the Digiday Podcast’s annual Creator series, it’s clear that those making a career out of content creation…

  • Vivendi: Content protection initiatives

    Media conglomerate Vivendi has taken several initiatives to protect and promote the creations of its various businesses. The objective is to ensure greater transparency and authenticity of the content produced in the digital ecosystem and to certify that it has been produced in whole or in part by a human being or by artificial intelligence.…

  • IBC 2024: Over 1,100 exhibitors booked

    IBC 2024 has unveiled a host ofnew show features fuelling networking, learning, collaboration and business opportunities at this year’s event, which takes place in the RAI Amsterdam on September 13th-16th . IBC have revealed details around the new AI Tech Zone, a unique IBC Talent Programme, a first-time AV Speed Pitch Event, and other elements of…

  • Nvidia world’s most valuable company

    Nvidia, the California-based chipmaker, has become the world’s most valuable company after its share price climbed to an all-time high. The company is now worth $3.34 trillion (€3.11tn), overtaking fellow tech giants Microsoft and Apple, with its price having nearly doubled since the start of 2024. Nvidia’s stock ended the trading day on June 18th…

  • Nottingham arrest in illegal streaming crackdown

    A man from Nottingham in the UK’s East Midlands has been arrested as part of a crackdown on illegal streaming. Officers executed a warrant at a flat believed to be involved in the provision of illegal streams of Sky television content. Computers, mobile phones and networking equipment were seized during the warrant, along with various…

  • UNESCO and media regulators form global regulation network

    Media regulators from around the world gathered this week in Dubrovnik, Croatia at the invitation of UNESCO and Croatia. This meeting resulted in the creation of a global network of regulators, to be hosted by UNESCO, which will coordinate the international response to the challenges posed by digital platforms. “Faced with global platforms, we need…

  • ABP Network expands global presence with Amagi

    Amagi, a global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV (CTV), has announced its collaboration with ABP Network, one of India’s largest media groups. This collaboration empowers ABP Network to deliver its Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) channels to a global audience on platforms such as Samsung TV and Xiaomi. ABP Network…

  • London productions to receive £9.5bn investment boost

    New figures estimate that £9.5 billion (€11.2bn) of investment in London is expected to be generated over the next five years as a result of Film London support for film, TV and animation production. This in turn would add over £1 billion in additional GVA for London over the same five-year period to 2028-29. Coinciding…