Category: Media & Entertainment

  • Airbus wins 2 satellite order from Yahsat

    Abu Dhabi-based satellite operator Yahsat has ordered two satellites to be built by Airbus Defence & Space. The two new craft, Al Yah 4 and Al Yah 5, will be based on the Airbus Eurostar Neo concept, with flexible payloads. The flexible multi-band payloads can be fully reconfigured while in orbit, capable of adjusting the…

  • ITV details Election night plans

    ITV has confirmed its line up for Election night. Tom Bradby – who anchored election nights in 2015, 2017 and 2019 – will again lead ITV’s coverage as viewers see the results announced and the emerging political shape of the new Parliament. Bradby will be joined in the studio throughout the night by a team…

  • InTravel Channel debuts on Fubo in US

    Insight TV, the millennial-focused global channel operator and content producer, has announced the US premiere of its newest FAST channel, InTravel. This launch marks the channel’s first appearance in North America. InFast (Insight TV’s lifestyle channel) is already available on Fubo across the US and InTravel further solidifies a key partnership. The launch on Fubo…

  • Analysis: European broadcasters must resist content cuts

    Forecasts from Ampere Analysis predict that spending by SVoD platforms will reach €10 billion in Europe’s major TV markets in 2024. This surpasses the investment made by the region’s commercial broadcasters in original and acquired content who face major challenges of strong competition from deep-pocketed streamers, increased pressure on their own content budgets, and falling…

  • Report: Italian TV channel offer continues to shrink

    The number of TV channels broadcasting in Italy has been steadily decreasing over the past decade, dropping from 389 in 2012 to 343 in 2022 and 316 in 2023, according to a report published by Confindustria Radio Televisioni. At the end of 2023, there were 268 nationally-produced channels, a drop of 18 per cent compared…

  • Survey: 62% Brits to watch England matches in pub

    More than 33 million Brits will head to the pub to watch England play in the Euro 2024 tournament this summer, according to research by Indeed Flex, the online marketplace for temporary work. With the tournament kicking off on June 14th when Scotland take on tournament hosts Germany, the survey reveals that nearly half of…

  • All Wimbledon Centre Court games in UHD on BBC

    From July 1st, audiences can tune into comprehensive live match coverage of Wimbledon 2024 exclusively on BBC TV and BBC iPlayer, as well as listen to the latest news from the courts across BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds. All matches from the tournament will be available on BBC…

  • Videocites expands relationship with Los Angeles FC

    Videocites, specialists in next-generation AI-based social media measurement, has announced a renewed and expanded relationship with the Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC). Working with Videocites, LAFC saw over 1 billion net new impressions tracked in 2023 thanks to Videocites’ ability to capture data from user generated content (UGC) and additional social platforms. LAFC was able…

  • ‘Crank’ Tory candidates accused of sharing online conspiracy theories

    Labour has expressed concerns about the calibre of would-be Tory MPs after a some shared outlandish views online The Conservative party has been accused of becoming a home for “cranks” after some of its candidates at the general election were revealed to have shared conspiracy theories on social media. The posts seen by the Observer…

  • ‘Crank’ Tory candidates accused of sharing online conspiracy theories

    Labour has expressed concerns about the calibre of would-be Tory MPs after a some shared outlandish views online The Conservative party has been accused of becoming a home for “cranks” after some of its candidates at the general election were revealed to have shared conspiracy theories on social media. The posts seen by the Observer…