The debacle that is this Qatar World Cup reminds us that breaking trust with consumers wrecks a media company’s implicit licence to dazzle and entertain with fiction and spectacle.
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Major celebrities’ decisions to promote the Qatar World Cup are in the spotlight, but so are the streaming companies that seem so eager to feature them in softball documentaries, writes Stephen Arnell.
In brief: UKTV has promoted Brendan Kilcawley from head of commercial to director of UKTV Ventures.
The Disney+ deal will bring the show on the same platform to more than 150 countries and unlock a major investment in centralised marketing efforts.
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In brief: Wales’ first World Cup match against the USA netted an average 7.71 million viewers.
The biggest change that needs to happen to media measurement is to go back measuring the person, rather than the media, or brands risk missing out on key audiences.
In brief: The BBC attracted an average of 6.25 million viewers for the opening match in the Fifa World Cup in Qatar.
Channel 4 has partnered with women’s health company Hertility for a six month trial to offer reproductive health and hormone testing for its employees.