Mansha Daswani

To explore successful YouTube channels and CTV apps, the Connected TV Festival today featured the insights from VA Media’s Mark Ashbridge, pocket.watch’s Brian C. Janes and Future Today’s Soma Sengupta.

The inaugural edition of the Connected TV Festival wrapped today with Batyr Aidarkhan giving viewers insights on how Kedoo Entertainment is producing digital-native content for AVOD platforms and leveraging data analytics.

Maria Rua Aguete, leader of the media and entertainment team at research firm Omdia, delivered a data-packed presentation on CTV advertising projections and the shoppable TV opportunity as the Connected TV Festival continued today.

Lucinda Hicks has been tapped as the new CEO of SISTER Group, with CFO and interim chief Chris Fry becoming group COO.

Samsung TV Plus is expanding its lineup of sports FAST channels in the U.S., delivering local and national coverage from a range of leagues.

BBC Studios is rolling out BBC NL+ in the Netherlands, aligning with KPN to launch the service later this year.

Amazon has expanded its “Shop the Show” experience on Prime Video, allowing U.S. consumers to purchase items through more than 1,300 shows, movies and live sporting events.

Anthem Sports & Entertainment has sealed a new deal with Claro Sports in Latin America for the non-exclusive rights to TNA Wrestling.

Bodhitree Multimedia, Madlab Films and Universe of Ideas have come together to create Madlab Alpha, a venture being positioned as India's first "high-concept content studio" that intends to foster a new generation of storytellers.

NATPE Global and Realscreen Summit are returning to the InterContinental Miami from February 2 to 6, 2026.