Production & Post
aQ at the Big Centre of Birmingham broadcaster
Big Centre TV (BCTV), Birmingham’s new local TV stations, has gone live with a combination of aQ Broadcast’s QNews newsroom system, aVS video server...
Newsbroadcast
Business
US-based IEWC to acquire Argosy
Argosy Components has entered into a definitive purchase agreement with IEWC, a US-based distributor.
Business
Analysis
The consumer is king: Ericsson reveals report findings
We are experiencing the “most exciting time in the TV media industry”, according to Thorsten Sauer, Ericsson’s head of broadcast and media services.
Business
International Judo Federation names RR Media services provider of World Tour
RR Media has announced a partnership with the International Judo Federation (IJF) to become the main digital media services provider for all Judo championships.
Production & Post
Bitmovin unveils “world’s fastest” cloud transcoding service
Bitmovin has announced bitcodin.com, a high-performance adaptive bitrate transcoding and streaming platform for media formats such as MPEG-DASH and HLS, which are natively supported...
News
Production & Post
Levira launches hybrid TV services in Estonia
Estonian digital television operator Levira has unveiled hybrid TV services within its Freeview TasutaTV terrestrial platform.
News
Production & Post
Gearhouse Broadcast UK chooses Barnfind for motorsport
Gearhouse Broadcast has selected Barnfind’s 1RU platform for coverage of flagship motorsport events by a major satellite broadcaster in the UK.
Production & Post
Thunderbirds are Go at Milk VFX
London visual effects house Milk is working with ITV Studios as the creative and collaborative VFX production hub for the new TV series Thunderbirds...
News
Business
Fewer media companies to take on apprentices
The Barclays Employers’ Survey 2015 has revealed that less than half of companies are feeling more confident about the UK economy compared to the...
Business
Business
Osborne promises “generous” TV and film tax credits in Budget
George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday delivered the 2015 UK Budget to the House of Commons, and in his speech to Parliament described...
Business
Production & Post
TV2 and BTI Studios provide Norway’s first live subtitling service
Norway’s largest commercial TV station, TV2, has chosen BTI Studios to produce live subtitles for its news, sport and weather programming.
News
Production & Post
Riedel reveals behind the scenes work at G20 Brisbane
Riedel Australia partnered with the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC) to provide a fibre and radio network for the G20 summit in Brisbane,...
News
Business
IABM to give ‘at show’ training sessions at NAB 2015
For the first time, IABM will take its training sessions out of the classroom and on to the show floor at this year’s NAB...
Business
YouTube to enter SVoD market?
It has been reported this week that YouTube is to enter the ever-growing Subscription Video on-Demand (SVoD) market.
Business
Premiership Rugby to remain with BT Sport until 2021
Aviva Premiership Rugby has signed a new TV deal with BT Sport, granting the broadcaster the rights to screen for the next six seasons.
News
Business
eDebut movie service seeks support at SXSW
The SXSW festival marked the official launch of eDebut, a service which allows viewers to stream new movie premieres direct to the home.
Business
Scripps continues European expansion with TVN deal
Scripps Networks Interactive has entered into an agreement to acquire a 52.7 per cent interest in Poland’s multi-platform media company, TVN.
Business
Business
TMD supports TVBEurope 2020 launch as Silver sponsor
TransMedia Dynamics (TMD) has been confirmed as Silver sponsor for the first TVBEurope 2020 conference.
News
Business
Cheltenham Festival to air in Hungary following GBI Racing deal
British and Irish racing has launched in Hungary following a deal between GBI Racing and the Hungarian Racehorse Betting.
Business
AMC secures record Champions League coverage
AMC Networks International Central Europe (AMCNI CE) channels will broadcast more live Champions League matches than ever in Hungary over the next three years.
News
Business
BBC launches digital technology initiative
The BBC has launched Make it Digital, a UK-wide initiative designed to inspire a new generation to get involved with coding, programming and digital...
Business
TVBEverywhere
TVU Networks delivers World Ski Championships live
TVUNetworks’ TVUPack IP video transmission solutions were used by broadcasters to deliver live video from the recently completed 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships...
News
Production & Post
Telefónica backs FirstV1sion’s on-body sports camera
FirstV1sion, makers of an immersive wearable broadcast system and a member of Telefónica’s accelerator programme, Wayra, has launched its first investment round.
News
Business
ITV buys Talpa in £355 million deal
ITV has this morning confirmed it is to acquire Talpa Media, entertainment producer behind successful formats including The Voice, Dating in the Dark and...
Business
Business
UET United Electronic Technology acquires Albis Technologies
Albis Technologies has been acquired by UET United Electronic Technology, based in Eschborn, Germany.
Business
Production & Post
Qatar TV and Al Kass Sports Channel standardise on Elemental video streaming
Qatar TV and its sister network, the Al Kass Sports Channel have selected Elemental Technologies video processing systems to stream video content.
News
TVBEverywhere
SXSW festival video streaming powered by Brightcove
The South by Southwest (SXSW) festival will use Brightcove’s suite of video technologies to deliver live and on-demand video experiences for its 2015 event,...
News
TVBEverywhere
RNIB trials VoD app for blind and partially sighted
Blind and partially sighted people in the UK are set to benefit from a new app that will open up video on-demand services that...
Business
Fairhead told to quit BBC Trust over HSBC scandal
Labour MP Margaret Hodge yesterday branded Rona Fairhead, head of the BBC Trust and HSBC board member as “incredibly naïve or totally incompetent”, at...
Business
Business
Miliband proposes TV election debates law
In an interview with The Observer, Ed Miliband promised that a Labour government would make TV debates between party leaders compulsory.
Business
US pay-TV operators face “challenging” 2015
The top pay-TV operators in the United States added 101,000 new subscribers during the fourth quarter to end a tumultuous year in 2014 according...
Business
Analysis
Dutch Parliament enters the future with Axon
Axon’s case study explains how the system was implemented at the Dutch Parliament, and is just one of many white papers and webinars featured...
Videos
Business
BVE 2015 hailed as ‘the best yet’
The organisers of BVE 2015 have celebrated the show as the best yet, with a high quality and diverse audience attending from across the...
Business
Endemol Shine announces combined global distribution arm
Endemol Shine Group, which brings together Endemol, Shine and CORE Media, has revealed details of its newly combined global distribution arm.
Business
TVBEverywhere
Almost half of US homes will own a 4K TV by 2020
The USA will emerge as the leading market for 4K or Ultra HD TVs in terms of household penetration by 2020 followed by the...
News
News Releases
GMTV Tennessee goes live with PlayBox
Germantown Municipal Television (GMTV) in Tennessee has chosen a complete PlayBox Technology solution for the core of its ingest, CG, graphics and playout infrastructure.
Production & Post
Dejero’s HD LIVE+ Mobile App for iOS now available
Dejero has released the latest version of the LIVE+ Mobile App for iOS devices. The app allows an Apple iPhone or iPad to be...
News
Production & Post
Riedel equips Sochi Autodrom for first F1 Grand Prix
Over 15,000m of Riedel fibre optic cables were laid at the new Sochi Autodrom which hosted Russia's inaugural Formula One (F1) Grand Prix race...
News
Business
BBC partners with DWP to offer 5,000 Traineeships
Up to 5,000 young unemployed people will be offered nine-week BBC Traineeships, with training provided from the BBC Academy.
News
TVBEverywhere
HBO Now could launch this spring on Apple TV
HBO’s streaming service is expected to launch next month and may include a partnership with Apple, it has been reported.
News Releases
Factory Media partners with Creative Access for Academy launch
Lifestyle sports and culture content business Factor Media is to launch The Factory Academy, a scheme designed to provide opportunities in its digital-content department...
News
News Releases
Nippon TV carries out world’s first DVB-S2X 256APSK transmission with Newtec
The world’s first DVB-S2X 256APSK satellite transmission has been successfully completed by Japan-based Nippon Television Network Corporation (Nippon TV) with Newtec technology.
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