Starting January 16, 2014, YouTube will provide a sneak peek into some of this year’s Big Game ads. In 2013, Big Game ads were viewed more than 265M times over 3.2M hours. The main features of this year’s Ad Blitz channel include teasers, where YouTube becomes a one-stop shop to view teaser commercials; highlights encompassing a FOX Sports playoff analysis for teams leading up to the championship; custom content from YouTube stars; and lastly, postgame voting in which viewers … [Read more...] about YouTube announces 2014 Super Bowl commercials
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Starz’s original “Power” to premiere at MIPTV 2014
Paris – MIPTV announces the exclusive preview of the upcoming Starz original drama series, Power, as the MIPTV 2014 World Premiere TV Screening. The eight-episode first season was created by showrunner Courtney Kemp Agboh (The Good Wife) with Curtis Jackson, aka 50 Cent, on board as Executive Producer and part of a stellar cast.Power tells the story of wealthy New York City nightclub owner, James ‘Ghost’ St. Patrick, who caters to the city's elite. He wants to … [Read more...] about Starz’s original “Power” to premiere at MIPTV 2014
Australia reports strong FTA TV viewership in 2013
Australia’s FTA networks dominated local viewership last year, with sustained interest from viewers. FTA TV garnered an 83 percent share of the prime time metropolitan audience in 2013. When it comes to time spent watching TV, Australians watched more than three hours of live TV. Also, time-shifted viewing was popular in 2013, with Australians recording free-to-air shows to watch later. A report showed that 8.6 percent of viewers time-shifted programmes last year. Freeview General … [Read more...] about Australia reports strong FTA TV viewership in 2013
Discovery to become majority stakeholder in Eurosport
Silver Spring, Maryland, & Paris – Discovery Communications and French broadcaster TF1 Group have announced that Discovery will acquire a controlling interest in Eurosport International through an extension of their larger strategic partnership first announced in December 2012. The deal to increase Discovery's interest from 20 to 51 percent accelerates the original agreement by nearly one year. "Eurosport is one of the strongest, most dynamic sports platforms in the … [Read more...] about Discovery to become majority stakeholder in Eurosport
Media Prima Digital and MCIL Multimedia unite
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Media Prima Digital (MPD), the digital arm of Malaysian media conglomerate Media Prima Berhad (“Media Prima” Or “the Group”), has embarked on a new partnership with MCIL Multimedia Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of Sin Chew Media Corporation Berhad (under Media Chinese International Limited Group), to expand and enrich both parties’ digital advertising and content offerings. The partnership was officiated through a Memorandum of Understanding … [Read more...] about Media Prima Digital and MCIL Multimedia unite
Cisneros Media launches Cisneros Media Distribution
Miami, Florida – Cisneros Media, a corporate division encompassing all of the Cisneros’s affiliated media and entertainment companies, announced the launch of Cisneros Media Distribution (CMD), a global distributor of programming and content for all platforms.The announcement comes in anticipation of the industry’s first major international convention of the year, NATPE 2014, to be held at the Fontainebleau Resort in Miami Beach from January 27 through … [Read more...] about Cisneros Media launches Cisneros Media Distribution