Media Press, a specialist in sourcing multilingual TV and radio data, has expanded its metadata offering with the addition of Prime Video’s new linear Prime channel. Launching on April 17th, this channel will be available to Prime members in Germany and Austria, offering a curated selection of Prime Video original series, sports and other content. […]

Sky Media has announced the return of an expanded Sky Zero Footprint Fund for 2025. After taking a year off to refine the initiative, the fund is back with a new format and renewed commitment to drive change for a better planet through the power of advertising. Once again, Sky Media, the advertising arm of […]

ITV has announced a further ring-fenced £80 million (€96.7m) in commissioning spend for diverse projects over the next three years, and a doubling of the Diversity Development Fund (that helps develop qualifying ideas) to £1 million, following the success of the inaugural Diversity Commissioning Fund. The news comes as ITV publishes a report on the […]

AI-Media, a provider AI-powered captioning and translation solutions, has announced its collaboration with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to provide captioning services for their cricket fixtures. With their first season successfully completed, this partnership marks a milestone in enhancing the accessibility and inclusivity of cricket matches for all spectators. AI-Media began working with […]

Barb, the audience measurement and television ratings organisation, together with its research partner Kantar Media, has announced an initiative to expand its measurement of the YouTube content that people watch via TV sets. Barb has reported how people use a TV set to watch content on YouTube that’s distributed by TV companies since 2021. Working […]

Vevo, the music video network, has announced a partnership with AudienceProject, a provider of audience measurement and research solutions to leverage its SaaS platform for always-on cross-media measurement, including its new integration for YouTube measurement. With AudienceProject, Vevo can now measure the deduplicated reach and frequency of ad campaigns across its entire network – on […]

There has long been complaints from broadcasters and content providers about the lack of audience viewing measurement across the Middle East. Arabsat is looking to help plug the gap by entering a strategic partnership to “enhance real-time satellite audience measurement” with Audimatic. The collaboration aims to integrate Audimatic’s advanced real-time measurement tools with Arabsat’s satellite […]

Mediagenix, a specialist in software solutions for content strategy, content value management and content scheduling, has announced that Shahid, the Arabic streaming platform, has gone live with Mediagenix On-Demand, a scheduling, content management and content performance solution for managing high-performance, dynamic streaming operations. Shahid is part of MBC Group, the media and entertainment conglomerate in […]

Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS) has announced the launch of Comcast MediaExpress, a centralised VoD management and distribution service for content providers. Comcast MediaExpress enables content owners to distribute their VoD entertainment titles into the top OTT, pay-TV and social platforms through delivery centrally managed by CTS. Backed by the scale of CTS, content owners can […]

MainConcept, a provider of video and audio codecs, has announced a partnership with cloud playout solutions provider, Veset, to integrate its JPEG XS SDK into Veset’s cloud playout solution, Veset Nimbus. This integration will enable broadcasters to leverage JPEG XS technology to deliver live TV with minimal latency for an enhanced viewing experience. JPEG XS, […]