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Freesat launches live audience measurement
Freesat has launched a live audience measurement service for free-to-air television. Running on TVbeat’s audience attribution platform, the service will deliver viewing
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Sky, Channel 4 invest in TV rights platform TRX
Major UK broadcasters Sky and Channel 4’s Indie Growth Fund have invested in The RightsXchange (TRX). TRX, owned by Dial Square 86, is a...
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TVBAwards: Nominate now for TVBEverywhere
The clock continues to tick on the nomination deadline for the TVBAwards 2016, and there are now less than two weeks to put names...
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Production & Post
Furious, IRIS partner for online video monetisation
IRIS.TV and Furious have partnered to build a monetisation platform for online video publishers. The solution will be designed to help publishers increase both...
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Business
The QYou heads to Knippr
The QYou has secured a deal with Knippr to deliver its video content to the Dutch OTT service. The move marks further expansion into...
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VIDEO: TVBEurope 2020: Is UHD everything?
Andy Beale, chief engineer for BT Sport, delivers an enlightening presentation: 'Does UHD provide the complete picture?' at the second annual TVBEurope 2020 conference....
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Disney invests $1 billion in BAMTech
Walt Disney has acquired a 33 per cent stake in technology services and video streaming company BAMTech. Disney will pay $1 billion in two...
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Ofcom closes Premier League rights investigation
Ofcom has closed its investigation into how the Premier League sells live UK rights for its football matches. The investigation, carried out under the...
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TV licence desertion could cost BBC £1.4 billion
Research by broadband and TV comparison site Broadband Genie has found more than nine million Brits could drop their TV licence in favour of...
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TVBAwards: Nominate for Infrastructure and Management
The deadline is fast approaching to submit nominations for the TVBAwards 2016. Nominations for the TVBAwards, which will take place on 20 October at...
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Sky extends Vubiquity deal
Vubiquity has secured an exclusive multi-year extension to their wholesale content supply chain contract with Sky. The deal will see Vubiquity manage and deliver...
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Production & Post
NEP UK seals ITV racing contract
NEP UK is set to continue its 30-year provision of outside broadcast facilities for the UK coverage of horse racing after winning a contract...
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Features
People on the move – July
Altice has announced its international media and content organisation, which is to be led by Alain Well as CEO. Damien Bernet has been appointed...
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BBC denies iPlayer van plans
The BBC has moved to deny claims that it will use Wi-Fi detection vans to ‘sniff out’ those using BBC iPlayer without a TV...
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Netflix extends OTT lead as Now TV chases Amazon
Netflix has extended its lead over Amazon Instant Video in the UK, according to the latest Ofcom data. The regulator’s annual ‘Communications Market Report’...
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IBC
GB Labs to launch Hybrid shared storage range at IBC2016
GB Labs will be launching Fast NAS, a new shared storage range which combines the benefits of HDD and SSD in one box
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Rooney testimonial makes Facebook history
Wayne Rooney’s testimonial has become the first football match between Premier League teams to be streamed live on Facebook. The game between Rooney’s two...
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Clear-Com acquires Trilogy
HM Electronics (HME) has completed the acquisition of UK-based Trilogy Communications through its subsidiary Clear-Com. Trilogy is a supplier of intercom solutions
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All4 android revamped
Channel 4 has released a new version of its Android All4 app. Home to all of Channel 4’s digital services, the app is adding...
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Hall of Fame category to debut at TVBAwards 2016
A new Hall of Fame initiative has been created to honour the individuals, organisations, and technical advancements that have helped - and are helping...
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Liberty seals major All3Media original programming deal
Liberty Global have agreed a major multi-territorial original programming partnership with All3Media. The deal secures four major original drama series over the next two...
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BBC Sport 360 launches for Rio 2016
The BBC has launched BBC Sport 360 ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympics. The experimental service will bring Olympics coverage live and on-demand to...
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DPA Microphones brings new meaning to ‘in-car audio’
Rashad Omar has been using DPA d:screet Miniature Microphones and d:dicate Recording Microphones to capture dialogue for feature films include American Honey
Features
VIDEO: TVBEurope 2020: The software-defined age
John Ive kicks off the afternoon with an interactive panel discussion: Broadcasting in the software-defined age. The session explored how to leverage the convergence...
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Production & Post
Sky Deutschland employs AR tech for Bundesliga
Sky Deutschland is looking to enhance its live coverage of the German Bundesliga football championship by using real-time camera tracking technology to generate augmented
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2020 to mark 4K UHD TV adoption
Ninety-six per cent of video service providers and content producers believe that a majority of consumers and operators will adopt 4K UHD TV by...
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IBC
IBC2016 Best of Show Awards – one month left to nominate
Exhibitors have just one month remaining to submit products for NewBay’s Best of Show Awards
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Personalised ads ‘prompt action’ from viewers
Seventy eight per cent of live online TV viewers are more likely to take notice if ads are targeted and relevant to them personally,...
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Amazon to double video spend, triple original content
Amazon is moving to double its programme budget for the second half of 2016, while tripling the number of original shows available on its...
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TVBAwards 2016 nominations open
Nominations are now open for the TVBAwards 2016. The categories have been updated for the event, now in its third year, and eighteen awards...
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IBC
Massive Interactive launch Halo
The solution, which is set to debut at IBC2016 in September, has been developed to allows partners to add multiscreen video app management to...
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TVBEverywhere
Twitter pens Premier League highlights deal with Sky
Twitter has partnered with Sky Sports to deliver ‘near-instant’ highlights from Premier League matches on its social media platform. Users in the UK and...
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ITV looks to cut costs following Brexit
ITV is looking to save £25 million throughout 2017
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News Releases
shomi looks to the cloud with Elemental
Canadian SVoD service shomi is using technology from Elemental to help reach its goals of scaling and accelerating growth in the Canadian online video...
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Features
VIDEO: TVBEurope 2020: setting the standards
John Ive moderates the second panel discussion of the day: Setting the standards for the industry’s future. The session explored the value of new...
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Opinion
The future of sport
This is the summer of sport. It has kicked, smashed and sprinted past the competition in the ratings. The ritual of gathering around a...
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Sky seals Chinese Super League rights
Sky Sports has secured the rights to the Chinese Super League for the next three seasons. The move comes amid growing interest in the...
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Production & Post
Riedel joins AIMS
Riedel Communications has become the latest media technology company to join the Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS). It is the 45th addition to...
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Production & Post
From assets to insights
The TVBEurope supplement: ‘From assets to insights’, in association with Sony, is now available for download. Created in association with Sony, the supplement will...
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TVBEverywhere
Twitter secures MLB, NFL rights
Twitter has signed a deal to live-stream out-of-market games from Major League Baseball (MLB) and the National Hockey League (NHL) on a weekly basis....
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Vestberg steps down at Ericsson
Hans Vestberg has stepped down from his position as president and CEO of Ericsson. The news comes as no surprise following calls from Ericsson’s...
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SvoD services could become standalone apps
Niche SvoD services may evolve into standalone apps, according to the latest research from Parrot Analytics and Mipcom. The change would see apps distributed...
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