MP & Silva announced the re-launch of BallBall a NewsCorp-owned digital football service in Southeast Asia (Indonesia and Vietnam) that provides football highlight clips from the world’s leading football leagues including the English Premier League, Ligue 1, Bundesliga and Serie A. MP & Silva worked with Simplestream, a leading provider of video services such as live streaming and live-to-VOD to manage the implementation of the new BallBall video platform which ingests … [Read more...] about MP & Silva launches football service
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Murdoch’s Fox sells Star China TV stake
New York — According to the Agence France-Presse, Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox said Thursday it was selling its 47 percent stake in Star China TV, which operates three Mandarin-language television stations. Terms were not disclosed. Formed in 2010 and majority-owned by CMC, the joint venture operates three 24-hour channels: Xing Kong, Xing Kong International and Channel [V] Mainland China. It also operates the Fortune Star Chinese movie library. James Murdoch, Rupert … [Read more...] about Murdoch’s Fox sells Star China TV stake
News Corp launches global programmatic ad exchange
New York - News Corp has announced plans to launch a global programmatic advertising exchange allowing marketers to collectively leverage the company’s online and mobile products and first-party data for programmatic buying and real-time bidding. News Corp properties will discontinue any remaining arrangements with third-party ad networks. The News Corp Global Exchange comprises more than 50 leading web sites and mobile products, reaching millions of subscribers and users … [Read more...] about News Corp launches global programmatic ad exchange
News Corp launches football app in Asian markets
New York - News Corp announced the launch of a new mobile and online product to deliver near-live highlights of the world's leading football leagues and other exclusive content to fast-growing markets in East Asia. BallBall will provide exclusive highlight clips, including every goal from England's Barclays Premier League. The Jeep brand has signed on as launch sponsor for BallBall across all three territories.As a new initiative, BallBall was developed by leveraging existing resources and … [Read more...] about News Corp launches football app in Asian markets
News Corp secures additional BPL rights in Asia
New York - News Corp announced that it has secured exclusive mobile and internet clip rights for England’s Barclays Premier League and several additional major leagues in Japan, Vietnam and Indonesia, to commence with the 2013 season later in August. In addition, mobile and internet rights have been secured in those territories for Bundesliga (Germany), Ligue 1 (France), Serie A (Italy), FA Cup (England), Championship (England), Capital One Cup (England), Brazilian Championship, and … [Read more...] about News Corp secures additional BPL rights in Asia
News Corp’s Board of Directors approves separation of businesses
New York - News Corporation and the new News Corporation have announced that the separation of News Corporation into two distinct publicly traded companies - 21st Century Fox and the new News Corporation, has been formally approved by the company’s Board of Directors. The company also announced appointments to the Boards of Directors of both companies, effective upon the completion of the separation, which is expected to occur on June 28. In connection with the separation, the … [Read more...] about News Corp’s Board of Directors approves separation of businesses
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