FreeWheel, a Comcast company, has announced the appointment of Tess O’Brien as its Managing Director, Australia & New Zealand. As part of her new role, O’Brien will work to connect FreeWheel, the global technology platform for the television advertising industry, with both buyers and sellers in Australia via FreeWheel's streaming advertising technology. O’Brien will be located in her hometown of Sydney after spending eight years in FreeWheel’s head office in New York, in both product and … [Read more...] about FreeWheel, a Comcast company, expands global reach with the appointment of Tess O’Brien as Managing Director for ANZ
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Comcast takes a big, timely swing at holistic prepaid connectivity with NOW brand launch, says GlobalData
Following the news that Comcast is launching a portfolio of low-cost prepaid internet, mobile, and pay-TV services under the “NOW” brand umbrella in the US; Charles Garrett, Principal Global Telecom Consumer Services Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “With the fixed wireless access (FWA) challengers sucking up much of the oxygen in the US home internet space these days and the impending demise of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) broadband … [Read more...] about Comcast takes a big, timely swing at holistic prepaid connectivity with NOW brand launch, says GlobalData
Comcast to launch Watchable
Comcast is reportedly preparing to launch a new video platform branded ‘Watchable’, which will aim to take on the likes of YouTube and DailyMotion. Business Insider reports that Comcast is gearing up to launch its “major new video platform” in the coming weeks and has already teamed up with heavyweight players for content – including Buzzfeed, The Onion, Vox, Refinery29, Vice, AwesomenessTV and NBC Sports among others. “The content from the publishers … [Read more...] about Comcast to launch Watchable
Comcast into OTT service
It’s the latest in a string of announcements from platforms and broadcasters alike as they seek to maintain a relevancy with a younger demographic that is moving away from linear television. Showtime and HBO have both made significant announcements in recent weeks. “With Stream, Xfinity Internet customers can watch live TV from about a dozen networks – including all the major broadcast nets and HBO – on laptops, tablets and phones in their home. It includes thousands of … [Read more...] about Comcast into OTT service
Comcast delivers the World Cup via Instant On Demand
Philadelphia – Comcast announced on June 11 that it will make every 2014 FIFA World Cup match available in Spanish via the company’s latest On Demand innovation, Instant On Demand. Available for the first time ever in Spanish and only through Xfinity TV, this is the first time the company has leveraged the new technology to make such a broad selection of time-shifted content available in a language other than English. In addition to live coverage of all 64 matches on the TV and more … [Read more...] about Comcast delivers the World Cup via Instant On Demand
Chinese companies enter Top 30 Global Media Owners for the first time
The top media owner is Google, which is by some distance the world’s largest media owner, with revenues 47% higher than the second-largest, DirecTV. This gap has widened from 39% in last year’s edition of the report, as Google’s core search function has benefitted from the rapid rise in search volumes from smartphones and tablets. Among the rest of the top five, DirecTV remains in second place and Comcast remains in fifth. Disney has overtaken News Corporation to take third … [Read more...] about Chinese companies enter Top 30 Global Media Owners for the first time
