Production & Post
Creating a visual effects community across Europe
TVBEurope catches up with ACCESS:VFX's founder Simon Devereux and new European chapter lead Chris Kiser to talk about the need for a European-wide organisation...
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Live Production
Denmark’s TV 2 votes for ultra-low latency over 5G for election coverage
Live video was captured by two television cameras mounted with Haivision Pro460 mobile transmitters and sent to a Haivision StreamHub receiver over 5G
Business
Blu Digital Group acquires media services company Dicentia Studios
Dicentia Studios is a Netflix Preferred Fulfillment Partner and specialises in the physical and digital distribution of film, music, games and audio books
Media Management
AWS helps Denmark’s TV 2 expand streaming services
TV 2 has transitioned from on-premises to cloud infrastructure with the help of AWS, which the broadcaster says has helped its transformation from...
Media Management
Scientists set new data transmission record of 1.8 petabits per second
The researchers transmitted 1.8 Pbit/s, which was carried by the light from one optical source. That corresponds to twice the current global internet traffic
Media Delivery
Europe’s latest streamer to launch later this month
SkyShowtime is powered by Comcast's Peacock platform, and has been created specifically for Europe
Media Delivery
Danish broadcasters demonstrate 5G Broadcast distribution with Tour de France
Transmission used a Rohde & Schwarz TMU9evo medium power UHF transmitter installed in Copenhagen, with content prepared by TV2 as part of its host...
Media Delivery
BritBox partners with C More on Nordics launch
Will take the streamer's international presence to eight countries
Media Delivery
ViacomCBS, NENT take Pluto TV to the Nordics
Following the launch of Pluto TV, Viafree will be phased out as a standalone platform
Media Delivery
HBO Max confirms first European launch dates
Streamer will debut in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Spain and Andorra next month
Production & Post
Vizrt appoints TV2’s Johannes Skoog as first Viz Artist in Residence
Viz Artist in Residence programme celebrates and support artists producing media content with Vizrt graphic solutions
Business
Huge European football broadcast rights package unveiled
Package includes the top domestic leagues in Denmark, Switzerland, Norway, Poland, Northern Ireland, Slovakia, Iceland, Latvia and Kazakhstan
Business
24i acquires Danish pay-TV platform Nordija
Company is looking to expand its TV as a Service offering
IP Migration
Denmark’s TV2 selects Aviwest for SNG and IP vans infrastructure
New solutions enable the broadcaster to transition from Ku-band satellite to a full IP-based production workflow
Business
Netflix to open Nordics hub
New hub will be based in Stockholm, with a satellite office based in Copenhagen
Media Delivery
Paramount Plus’ European roll-out to begin with the Nordics
Company plans to have Paramount Plus available "very broadly in almost every major market"
Business
Discovery sublicenses Olympic Games rights to Denmark’s DR, TV 2
Danish broadcasters will be able to show action from Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 and Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Media Delivery
Fox News International expands European streaming footprint
D2C platform is providing content from Fox News Channel and Fox Business to 15 countries
Media Delivery
Disney Plus to launch in eight more European countries
Streamer to launch in eight markets across Western and Northern Europe
Media Delivery
Altibox deploys Android TV JADE set-top box
Technicolor has partnered with 3SS in Norway and Denmark
TVBEverywhere
Amazon or Discovery ‘could bid for Premier League Nordic rights’
Bidding process for 2022/23 season currently underway
Data Centre
Denmark, Sweden “lead esports viewing in Europe”
Over one-third of esports viewers now female
Data Centre
Danish SVoD spend rises 30 per cent
Accounted for a fifth of total video consumer spend in 2018
Content
30 broadcasters saddle up for live Randox Health Grand National coverage
Includes airlines, cruise ships and troops watching oversees
Audio
Shure creates Western Europe sales region
Appoints Nik Gledic, Rob Smith and Tuomo Tolonen as sales leaders
Technology
ChyronHego tracks player movements using AR stadium technology
Rolled out at two European football matches
Content
Clipsource to produce metadata for Discovery Networks Denmark
New platform enables metadata sharing for all Discovery channels and programmes
TVBEverywhere
Acorn TV expands into more European countries
Brit streamer now available in 30 new countries
Production & Post
Denmark’s TV 2 selects Avid for new production system
Will support TV 2's digital transformation and focus on cross-platform storytelling
Business
NEP’s Mediatec acquires FilmGEAR business in Denmark
Firm will take over live event assets from the Showcare brand
TVBEverywhere
Danish telco hooks up with TV2 for 4K World Cup channel
National commercial broadcaster will provide 4K UHD coverage for TDC’s YouSee cable arm
TVBEverywhere
Canal Digital selects 3SS for next-gen UHD and OTT
3 Screen Solutions will power the company’s OnePlace OTT platform
Business
Denmark’s TDC to acquire MTG’s broadcasting and entertainment business
Deal will give TDC close to three million TV subscribers and access to ten million households in the Nordic region
TVBEverywhere
Roku acquires Danish audio streaming start-up
Increases speculation Roku wants to launch a smart speaker
TVBEverywhere
Viacom to launch new streaming service in the Nordics
Paramount+ is expected to launch on 1st October
Business
New Nordic pan-regional fund to support film and TV
Fund will operate across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden
Business
Pay-TV prices in OECD countries driven down by promotional activity
Report also shows significant differences in pay-TV prices even between providers in the same country
TVBEverywhere
Stofa selects iWedia for new 4K STB
Danish cable TV company Stofa has chosen iWedia’s Teatro 3.5 solution for Android TV to operate its new TV box. Teatro-3.5 will run alongside Android...