Business
Viewers stay connected with online TV consumption hitting all-time high
Online TV consumption across all devices grew at 246% year-over-year and 49% of US households have a TV connected to the internet, according to...
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Business
Mobile internet use doubles year-on-year in Sub-Saharan Africa
Ericsson predicts 930 million mobile subscriptions in Sub-Saharan Africa by the end of 2019, with 557 million smartphone and 710 million broadband subscriptions.
Business
Middle East and Africa remains fastest growing IP traffic region
Global Internet Protocol (IP) traffic will increase nearly three-fold over the next five years due to more internet users and devices, faster broadband speeds...
Business
Cellcom Israel enters OTT TV market
Mobile provider Cellcom Israel has announced that it will pursue the OTT TV market.
Business
Panda Awards nominations revealed
Nominations for the bi-annual international wildlife TV and film awards have been announced.
Business
SMPTE and Hollywood Post Alliance to merge
SMPTE has announced plans for a new partnership with the Hollywood Post Alliance (HPA)
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SMPTE and Hollywood Post Alliance reveal merger plans
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers has announced plans for a new partnership with the Hollywood Post Alliance which will begin with...
Business
Cathedrals of Culture reaches great heights with Mistika
Working at Berlin's ARRI Mitte, online editor Christian Tröger used Mistika's toolsets to post produce scenes for Cathedrals of Culture.
Business
Attenborough’s 3D Journey gets Glastonbury launch
The world premiere of Sir David Attenborough’s 3D Journey will be shown daily at CLiMAX Dome during this year’s Glastonbury Festival.
Business
Gearhouse provides for Britain’s Got Talent
Broadcast services specialist Gearhouse Broadcast has provided the radio microphones, in-ear monitors (IEMs) and on-site technical support for ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent.
Business
Ooyala releases Q1 2014 Global Video Index
Ooyala's Global Video Index shows the continued growth of mobile and tablet viewing and highlights a trend in missed ad revenue for video publishers
Business
Sennheiser helps create Utopia
Multimedia company Dutchview selected Sennheiser solutions in order to create the reality TV show Utopia.
Business
Cinegy to offer free Player license to IT Broadcast Workflow visitors
Platinum Sponsor Cinegy are to offer a free software license of its Cinegy Player to all its visitors at the event.
Business
Eutelsat launches UHD channel with Thomson solutions
Global satellite operator Eutelsat is launching a UHD demonstration channel for Southeast Asia and Australia, based on the Thomson Video Networks’ ViBE VS7000 multi-screen...
IBC
IBC President John Wilson dies
We are sorry to report the sad death of John Wilson, IBC President. John was a long-term chairman of IBC, and can be...
Business
OASYS acquired by BroadStream Solutions
Global broadcast technology provider BroadStream Solutions has acquired OASYS, which specialises in automated playout software technology.
Business
BBC S&PP extends Elstree partnership
BBC Studios and Post Production has announced that it is continuing its partnership with Elstree Studios for a further two years, until spring 2017.
Business
InstallAwards: last chance to buy tickets
With the inaugural InstallAwards event now only two days away, time is quickly running out to purchase tickets and be part of what we...
Business
deltatre’s 100 pitch up for World Cup
Digital sports marketing company deltatre has revealed the scale of its involvement in this year’s World Cup in Brazil, including the near-100 sports specialists...
Business
The Pixel Lab 2014 participants chosen
Thirty-two cross-media professionals will take part in PttP's annual Pixel Lab event
Business
TF1’s Téléshopping uses HbbTV platform by Wiztivi
Wiztivi has unveiled Téléshopping, the first T-Commerce application in Europe, for TF1.
Business
TV Everywhere shows rise in overall TV viewing, reveals Viacom
TV Everywhere users watch more TV overall, according to Viacom's ‘TV Here, There, (Not Quite) Everywhere’ study.
Business
Twitter and Facebook face increasing social TV competition
Twitter and Facebook confront increasing competition for social TV advertising revenue and viewer engagement from rival social media and mobile messaging companies, according to...
Business
OSN launches premium online TV platform in MENA region
MENA’s pay TV network OSN has launched a new premium online TV service, ‘Go by OSN’.
Business
Telecable picks Nagra for Mexico’s first multiscreen TV offering
Mexican cable company Telecable, of the Hevi Group, has chosen NAGRA MediaLive to enable its next generation TV services.
Business
BBC needs to make content first for mobile, says Stringer
BBC executive board member Sir Howard Stringer has highlighted the need for the BBC to make content first for mobile and to appeal to...
Business
TVBEurope launches TVBAwards
The first Europe-wide broadcast innovation awards are now open for nominations.
Business
AP kicks off World Cup coverage
Associated Press journalists from around the world will cover all 64 FIFA World Cup matches from 12 venues around Brazil, producing thousands of stories...
IBC
Eutelsat steps up Ultra HD activity
Eutelsat has scaled up its Ultra HD activity with the launch of Europe’s first demo channel encoded in HEVC and broadcasting at 50fps with...
IBC
IBC Announces Innovation Awards shortlist
This year's clutch of Innovation Awards finalists have been announced.
Business
BBC R&D and Arqiva to trial UHD for World Cup
BBC Research and Development will trial Ultra High Definition (UHD) broadcasts this summer.
Business
UK media and entertainment sector to hit £64bn by 2018, reports PwC
PwC has detailed its vision for the near-term future of the UK media and entertainment industry
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Business
Lectrosonics for Les Fusillés
Award winning French sound engineer Frederic de Ravignan has been working on Les Fusillés, set for release on France 3 this winter, using wireless...
Business
Curzon Home Cinema relaunched
Curzon Cinema is undertaking a relaunch of its Curzon Home Cinema video on demand service
Business
A+E Networks continues expansion with channel launch
A+E Networks UK has broadened its reach in Slovakia with the introduction of Crime + Investigaton (CI) on IPTV and DTH operators Slovak Telecom...
Business
Riedel expands network with Viatel deal
Riedel has announced an agreement with Viatel enabling the upgrade and expansion of the company’s European MPLS network
Business
Sound Devices introduces Video Devices
Sound Devices has launched Video Devices, a new brand and identity for its line of video products
Business
Toshiba confirmed as Gold Sponsor at Beyond HD
Toshiba has been announced as the latest sponsor at TVBEurope’s Beyond HD Masters conference
IBC
Lawo releases major update
The new software version 5.0 for all Lawo MKII mc² mixing consoles and routers is available now and, according to the company, represents a...
Business
MetraWeather supports World Cup broadcasters with new portal
MetraWeather has joined with Red Touch Media to launch a new e-store for the distribution of ready-to-play weather clip
Business
OmniTek joins Beyond HD Masters as Silver Sponsor
OmniTek has been confirmed as Silver Sponsor of tomorrow’s conference
NAB
The virtual NAB
4K hype apart, the main theme of NAB2014 was virtualisation and the seemingly inexorable move to IP connectivity