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TVBEurope 2020 gearing up for second annual event
The second annual TVBEurope 2020 event is almost upon us. The conference returns to Bafta London on 28 June, with masterclasses, discussions and analysis...
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Sky and ITV partner for eSports
Sky and ITV have joined forces with Ginx to launch a 24-hour eSports channel. The investment will see the Ginx TV channel rebrand as...
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Virgin strikes UKTV deal
UKTV has agreed a deal with Virgin Media to deliver its live, catch-up and box set content offering to Virgin customers. The deal will...
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IBC
Dominique Delport to deliver keynote at IBC2016
IBC has announced that Dominique Delport, global managing director of Havas Media Group and chairman of Vivendi Content, will deliver a keynote on ...
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TVBEverywhere
Reuters updates TV service
News provider Reuters has released the latest version of its connected TV service, Reuters TV. Version 2.0 introduces ‘featured programs’ - thematic programmess curated...
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Sky seals new five-year Bundesliga deal
Sky Sports has agreed a five-year extension to its Bundesliga rights package. The agreement, which runs through to 2021, will see Sky broadcast 572...
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‘Largest ever’ multicast network distribution launched
Katz Broadcasting and Bounce TV have launched what they call ‘the largest multicast distribution launch in the history of broadcast television’. The launch will...
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TVBEverywhere
Netflix to reach 140 million subscribers by 2025
Netflix’s global subscriber base will hit 140 million by 2025, according to L&F Capital Management.L&F predict that the streaming service will host 55 million...
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Media Production Show enjoys ‘successful’ debut
The Media Production Show delivered what it called a ‘successful’ debut last week as it looks to ‘firmly establish’ itself as the leading UK...
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BBC Studios names new director
Lisa Opie has been named as the new genre director of factual for BBC Studios. Opie, who is currently controller of business for factual...
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UKTV Play revamped
On-demand TV platform UKTV Play has undergone its first major redesign. The service, which offers content from all ten of UKTV’s TV channels, has...
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Sky Cinema launching 8 July
Sky is set to launch a new movie offering, Sky Cinema, on 8 July. Cinema is to replace the current Sky Movies service throughout...
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Opinion
The challenges of subtitling cricket
The performance of live subtitling is physical, a vocal exercise like public speaking or singing. If you possess the required aptitudes - essentially, you...
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Analysis
Effectively managing the OTT challenge in today’s market
Whether a company is a broadcaster delivering OTT services, a pure-play OTT provider, or a telco delivering online video for commercial gain, it is...
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ITN seals deal to make Channel 5 news until 2020
ITN has struck a £35 million deal with Channel 5 to continue to make its news programmes until 2020. The four-year deal represents a...
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TVBEverywhere
Mobile growth sees all other media decline
The rise of mobile internet consumption is seeing all other media outlets decline, according to the latest Zenith report. The second annual edition of...
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Production & Post
IP4Live 2016 webinar: Progress in managing the IP transition
Registration is now open for the EVS IP4Live 2016 webinar: ‘Progress in managing the IP transition’, which takes place on 27 June. Part of...
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Production & Post
TVU and Sat-Comm partner for live streaming solutions
TVU Networks has agreed a deal with satellite and broadcast systems integrator Sat-Comm to deliver its IP-based live video uplink solutions to Sat-Comm customers....
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Newstag adds CNN to news service
Newstag is adding CNN International to is mobile-first video news service. nNews, business, feature and entertainment content from CNN will appear on the platform
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Geek & Sundry launching Legendary SVoD service
Geek & Sundry will launch its own SVoD service later this year. Alpha, created by parent company Legendary Entertainment, has been built as a...
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Le Mans to host first ever live 24-hour advert
Ford and Eurosport are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Le Mans 24 Hours by hosting the first ever live 24-hour advert at the event....
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Discovery and ORF pen Olympic deal
Discovery Communications has agreed a long-term partnership with Austrian public broadcaster ORF that will see every event of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games...
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Production & Post
Vimond Highlights in action at Euro 2016
Vimond Highlight solutions have been implemented by multiple broadcasters for use at the European Championships, which kicked off on Friday. TV4, TV2 and SVT...
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Ericsson joins TVBEurope 2020 as Gold Partner
TVBEurope is pleased to confirm that Ericsson has joined this year’s TVBEurope 2020 conference as a Gold Partner. The one-day strategy summit, which will...
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Eurosport secures Bundesliga coverage
Eurosport has taken its first step into the premium sports market after penning a four-year deal to exclusively broadcast Bundesliga matches. The broadcaster has...
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Timeline renews MediaCityUK commitment
Timeline Television has renewed a five-year lease at its MediaCityUK base. The post production, outside broadcast and studio-based service provider has also expanded its...
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Eurovision, Net Insight partner for UEFA live coverage
Eurovision has partnered with Net Insight, a provider of live, interactive and on-demand media transport, to support its live coverage of the UEFA European...
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Makers Channel launches in UK
Dutch service Makers Channel has launched in the UK. The platform, self-proclaimed as the ‘perfect mix of YouTube and Netflix’, collates the ‘best of...
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Piksel and Dr Oz launch OTT service from JungoTV
Piksel has partnered with JungoTV to launch a new international content OTT service, powered by Piksel Digital Showcase. The service will deliver language-specific video
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Production & Post
Phabrix at Broadcast Asia
Phabrix has been demonstrating its latest products at Broadcast Asia 2016 as it looks to increase its footprint throughout Asia. Represented on both its...
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BBC experimenting with VR projects
The BBC is launching a number of new virtual reality (VR) and 360-degree projects. The various, ‘relatively low budget’ releases have been developed to...
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IBC
IBC2016: Best of Show Awards open for nomination
NewBay Media is now accepting submissions for the Best of Show Awards, honouring outstanding products exhibited at IBC2016. The awards are open to any...
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Data Centre
Global IP traffic to triple by 2020
Global Internet traffic will nearly triple over the next five years, according to the latest Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI). The rapid rise will,...
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Sony Pictures Television takes stake in Blueprint
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has taken a minority stake in UK indie Blueprint Television. Founded by producers Graham Broadbent and Pete Czernin in 2005,...
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Ostmodern aids maxdome overhaul
Ostmodern played a ‘key role’ in the redesign of Germany SVoD service maxhome, according to the broadcast and VoD specialist. The redesign, which took...
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Data Centre
UK E&M sector to be largest in EMEA by 2017
The UK’s entertainment and media (E&M) sector is set to overtake Germany and become the largest in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA),...
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TVU, Techex form IP partnership
TVU Networks and Techex have joined forces to offer Techex customers TVU Networks’ range of IP transmission, routing and distribution solutions. The deal will...
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People on the move – May
A monthly round-up of appointments in the broadcast and media industry. Arkessa has appointed Samuel Staehle as its new regional director for Germany, Switzerland...
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NeuLion acquires Saffron to ‘transform’ OTT
Technology product and service provider NeuLion has completed the acquisition of Saffron Digital. Neulion, which specialises in the broadcasting, distribution and monetisation
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Production & Post
Elemental and STN partner for OTT delivery
Satellite Telecommunications Network (STN) has selected Elemental Technologies video processing solutions to power the unified headend delivery of broadcast and OTT TV content
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Production & Post
MarkLogic aids BBC Store creation
MarkLogic has been selected by the BBC to provide the database platform at the heart of the BBC Store. The operational and transactional Enterprise...
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Virgin Trains Beaming OTT to passengers
Virgin Trains has released a complimentary on-board entertainment service. The free app, Beam, will give customers access to an array of free entertainment through...
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