After several record-setting months, Nielsen’s March 2025 report of The Gauge revealed that television viewing trends have started to settle into more seasonal patterns. According to the report, the NCAA tournament helped drive cable’s traditional March increase, the Oscars stood out for broadcast, and in a competitive month of high-profile streaming releases, the top programmes […]
Netflix and Creative Wales have revealed that Netflix productions in Wales have contributed over £200 million (€233.7m) for the UK economy since 2020. This includes the upcoming film Havoc, the biggest feature film ever shot entirely in Wales. Havoc, directed by Welsh director Gareth Evans and starring Tom Hardy, follows a deal gone wrong and […]
A carriage agreement between South Africa’s public broadcaster SABC and pay-TV operator MultiChoice struck in 2013 and which saw MultiChoice carry SABC’s channels on its system has emerged from a legal problem. South Africa’s Competition Tribunal on April 14th said it had dismissed an “exception application” brought by MultiChoice over a channel-supply agreement with the […]
Rakuten TV, the European streaming platforms, has announced a new agreement with Mattel, the toy manufacturing and entertainment company. This partnership will bring a lineup of Mattel’s iconic children’s content across Europe. The content will be available on Rakuten TV’s Family channel and will also be accessible on-demand as part of Rakuten TV’s library of […]
Delyth Evans is the Government’s preferred candidate for the S4C Chair, the Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has announced. Evans started her career as a journalist at HTV Wales, working on the flagship current affairs programme Y Byd ar Bedwar for British Welsh-language free-to-air television channel S4C. She subsequently worked as a reporter on BBC Radio […]
Philippines conglomerate Viva Holdings and its 37 subsidiaries have signed the E-Commerce Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen protection of its content and retail products across digital platforms, making it the first entertainment-driven company to fight piracy and counterfeiting online through the agreement. The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), which facilitates the MoU, […]
Independent TV OS maker Whale TV and the Walt Disney Company have reached an agreement to bring Disney+ to Whale TV enabled smart TVs. Coming soon, on existing Whale TV devices, users will be able to add Disney+ from the app store and enjoy thousands of hours of entertainment content including popular titles such as […]
Independent distributor All3Media International is expanding its portfolio of channels with the launch of original new FAST channel Demand Drama, which will be available in the UK this April. Demand Drama brings audiences a variety of titles from All3Media International’s scripted catalogue. The schedule mixes crime dramas and thrillers with family-friendly favourites, dramas and soaps. […]
Zenapse, an AI-driven marketing platform powered by emotional intelligence, has announced a multi-year licensing partnership with LG Ad Solutions’ Innovation Labs. This strategic collaboration will leverage Zenapse’s proprietary Large Emotion Model (LEM) to power the next wave of innovation in LG Ad Solutions’ advanced Connected TV (CTV) platform. The collaboration seeks to enable the development […]
Major slot machine producers together with casino enterprises have directed large budget allocations toward broadcast media advertising during the last ten years. Companies perform substantial investments in broadcast advertising because they attempt to establish gambling as regular entertainment content. These gambling companies direct their efforts toward new audience groups and cultural integration aims to establish […]