All eyes in Canada were on the City of Light as the Olympic Games Paris 2024 kicked off with a spectacular Opening Ceremony on the River Seine that drew in significant audiences on all CBC/Radio-Canada platforms. One in three Canadians (more than 13.3 million viewers) watched at least part of CBC/Radio-Canada’s coverage of the Opening Ceremony on CBC and Radio-Canada networks and broadcast partners TSN, Sportsnet and RDS, with an additional 1.9 million streams on CBC/Radio-Canada’s digital … [Read more...] about 13.3 Million viewers in Canada tuned in for the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony
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Paramount+’s Nest produced Dating Naked UK sets premiere date and reveals cast
Paramount+ UK and MTVE Studios have announced the lineup for the hotly anticipated naked reality series, DATING NAKED UK, set to premiere on Friday 23rd August 2024 and hosted by Rylan Clark. The first-of-its kind series, produced by Nest Productions, celebrates love, body confidence and the braveness to bare all. The ten naked singletons take their search for love to a whole new level. Fed up of the dating game and ditching the complications and constraints of the modern world, these singles … [Read more...] about Paramount+’s Nest produced Dating Naked UK sets premiere date and reveals cast
Amazon Prime Video and the NBA Announce Landmark 11-Year Global Media Rights Agreement Beginning in 2025
Amazon Prime Video and the NBA has announced an 11-year media rights agreement, beginning with the 2025-26 NBA season. In a landmark deal, Prime Video will present exclusive global coverage of 66 regular-season NBA games, including an opening week doubleheader, a new Black Friday NBA game, and all games from the Knockout Rounds of the Emirates NBA Cup, including the in-season tournament’s Semifinals and Finals. Prime Video also acquires rights to exclusive coverage of every game of the … [Read more...] about Amazon Prime Video and the NBA Announce Landmark 11-Year Global Media Rights Agreement Beginning in 2025
From Real to Reel: ZEE5 Global’s Top Titles Show How Real-Life Stories Are Fuelling Viewer Engagement
ZEE5 Global, the world's largest streaming platform for South Asian content, unveils data insights showcasing the success of reel-to-real titles on the platform in the last two years. These content titles now account for nearly one-fifth of the total viewership on the platform. Content inspired by real-life incidents or influential personalities has consistently topped the charts lately, reflecting a growing appetite for reality-based stories. Leading the charts is Sam Bahadur, the … [Read more...] about From Real to Reel: ZEE5 Global’s Top Titles Show How Real-Life Stories Are Fuelling Viewer Engagement
Fred Media creates new senior roles to spearhead evolving business
Fred Media, Australia’s leading independent content distributor, has announced major changes to its team. Longstanding sales manager Jimmy Elkington has been promoted to the new position of Head of Sales. At the same time, former General Manager Roger Vanderspikken takes the reins of the company’s ‘Total Distribution’ strategy, widening his remit as the newly appointed Head of Operations and Acquisitions across both Fred Media and its rapidly growing WTFN Group sister company Radar … [Read more...] about Fred Media creates new senior roles to spearhead evolving business
LiveU Delivers the Majority for UK Election Coverage with 900 Field Units Feeding 18,000 Sessions for More Than 180 Broadcasters
LiveU's IP-video EcoSystem played a pivotal role in the real-time, round-the-clock coverage of the recent UK election. The company's field units, cloud production and distribution solutions were used extensively by the UK's and world's leading broadcasters and news agencies from 40 countries, enabling reporting from hundreds of polling stations and other locations across the country. LiveU's solutions were instrumental in covering key election spots, with the broadcasters prioritizing … [Read more...] about LiveU Delivers the Majority for UK Election Coverage with 900 Field Units Feeding 18,000 Sessions for More Than 180 Broadcasters