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YouTube launches new ad service using AI to simplify video marketing
YouTube has pitched the benefits of AI for advertising campaigns with the launch of its new Video Reach campaigns platform.
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Fleabag and Game of Thrones win big at Emmy Awards
The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards last night celebrated excellence in programming and individual achievements for the 2018 to 2019 television season.
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Vivendi retains Mediaset stake ahead of wider legal battle, according to reports
Vivendi has opted to hold on to its stake in Mediaset after a deadline to liquidate its 29% shareholding in the Italian broadcaster expired over the weekend.
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South Africa and US each to host radio industry events
23-27 Sept: Your guide to what’s happening this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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Apple and Microsoft join Academy Software Foundation
IBC2019: Apple and Microsoft have joined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Academy Software Foundation, bringing its membership to 27 companies.
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WorldDAB sees connections grow
IBC2019: The world is adopting digital radio, according to Graham Dixon, head of radio at the EBU, who spoke at IBC2019.
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“Pleasure” is key reason viewers tune into TV, say researchers
“Pleasure” is the dominant reason that viewers tune into television, according to new ITV research.
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Sky looks to build Studios division via acquisitions and deals
Sky group chief executive Jeremy Darroch has spelt out some of the ways that the company plans to build up its new Sky Studios production division.
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BBC director general Tony Hall sets out “total TV” vision for iPlayer
BBC “iPlayer is going to be total TV”, said BBC director general Tony Hall today, spelling out his plans for how the corporation can meet the challenge from the streaming platforms.
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Netflix chief Hastings pledges increased investment in UK content
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said today that the streamer would step up its spend in the UK, its biggest production market outside the US.
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Channel 4 boss Alex Mahon hits out at streamers
Channel 4 chief executive Alex Mahon took a swipe at global streaming services at this week’s RTS Cambridge Convention, accusing them of profiting from “trans-territory filler work”
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Top women’s sports events should be free to air, says UK Culture Secretary
Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan has called for the biggest events in women’s sport to become ‘listed events’ on free-to-air TV in the UK so that mass audiences can watch them.
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Channel 5 and Comedy Central join BritBox
Channel 5 and Comedy Central join upcoming SVoD service BritBox C5 box-sets to appear on BritBox following 30 days on My5 BritBox co-founder ITV says discussions taking place with other partners
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BritBox “not a threat” to the BBC says Ofcom & NBC Universal unveils SVoD service
16-20 Sep: Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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Comcast inks distribution deal with DAZN
Media and communications giant Comcast Corp has struck a distribution deal with digital global sports provider DAZN Group, blurring the line between traditional television operators and streaming services.
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Diversity of UK TV industry not improving fast enough, says Ofcom chief
Ofcom CEO Sharon White has called for more concerted leadership from UK broadcasters and production companies to improve diversity in the TV industry.
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“Trust” is key for ITV, says McCall
ITV chief Carolyn McCall opened today’s RTS Cambridge Convention by arguing that one of the broadcaster’s greatest assets at a time of political upheaval and digital disruption is the trust the public has in its news and current affairs.
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Media companies need authenticity to attract Gen Z
IBC2019: Generation Z viewers are more demanding and clearer on what they want from content, with less loyalty to individual brands or platforms than previous generations.
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Broadcasters encouraged to tackle esports opportunity
IBC2019: With its rapidly expanding fanbase of young, digital-first viewers, esports is a sector the broadcaster industry should invest in while they still can, according to Prosieben’s eSports head, Henrik Nyhuis.
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Content and technology leaders combine to create an outstanding IBC experience
IBC2019 has been hailed a celebration of industry insights and excellence, with the world’s media, entertainment and technology industry once again gathering in Amsterdam to do business and forge connections.