Production & Post
EBS provides BT Sport EPG
EBS’ electronic programming guide software has been contracted to supply data for Europe’s first 4k television channel, BT Sport Ultra HD. It is also...
Newstelevision
Business
SPT invests in Fable Pictures
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has taken a minority stake in Fable Pictures. The UK film and production company, led by creative director Faye Ward,...
Business
Business
Playstation Vue expands
Cloud-based TV service Playstation Vue has been launched across the US market. Owner Sony is expected to look into the possibility of a European...
News
Business
Kidoodle launches globally
Children’s SVoD service Kidoodle has completed it’s global launch. The service is now available across 145 countries via the Apple App Store and Google...
News
Production & Post
LiveU at Rio 2016
Over 300 LiveU IP-bonding units are to be used to help cover the 2016 Rio Olympics. The units will be implemented by more than...
News
TVBEverywhere
Millennials driving digital video
The millennial generation is driving the action in digital video, according to Ooyala’s Q4 report. The report found that nearly half (46 per cent)...
News
Opinion
Will the IoT change how we watch TV?
There has been much discussion of late about the imminent arrival of a new class of internet citizen - the Things. The Internet of...
Features
Analysis
Encoding in the cloud
Nowadays, cloud is the fashionable topic, a powerful and significant trend that is deeply transforming our infrastructures and IT approach. Everybody seems to be...
Features
Business
CBBC unveils new logo
CBBC has undergone its first makeover in nine years after revealing its new logo. The announcement was made via a blog post published by...
Business
Business
BBC secures rights to 2018 Commonwealth Games
The broadcaster will deliver 180 hours of live coverage from Gold Coast, Australia, which will be spread across its BBC One and BBC Two...
News
News Releases
All-format networking with Route66 video router
BroaMan has announced a new version of its Route66 video router, now offering AutoRouter and smart fibre patch bay. This additional functionality is powered...
News
TVBEverywhere
CABSAT 2016: the highlights
CABSAT has closed for another year after three days of product launches, conferences and MENA firsts. Held at the Dubai World Trade Centre from...
News
TVBEverywhere
Yospace for Sky Go
Yospace is to provide its dynamic advertisement replacement solution for Sky Go. The move also means that Sky is now able to reproduce the...
News
Production & Post
I-Movix launches Infinite
Infinite, a new ultra-slow motion camera, has been released by I-Movix. The camera, which the company described as “radically different” is claimed to be...
News
Production & Post
MOG Technologies to boost Euro 2016 coverage
Südwestrundfunk (SWR) will implement MOG Technologies’ mxfSpeedrail at Euro 2016. SWR, one of the largest broadcasting organisations in Germany, will take advantage of the
News
Data Centre
Pay-TV M&A to continue in eastern Europe
Merger and acquisition activity will continue in the Eastern European cable market in the "medium and long term" according to SNL Kagan. SNL note...
News
Business
BBC and ITV discussing VoD
The BBC has reportedly held talks with ITV about the possibility of launching a joint SVoD service. The joint venture, which would be built...
News
TVBEverywhere
TV still king
Television still dominates the way viewers consume content, according to the latest Thinkbox report. The figures report that TV – live, playback or on-demand...
News
Business
AFP launches AFPTV Sports
AFP has unveiled AFPTV Sports, which will offer video coverage of sports news and major sporting events. The coverage, which will be available from...
News
Business
Amazon completes the set
The ITV Hub and All 4 catch-up services are now available on Amazon Fire TV devices. The additions mean that Amazon has secured the...
News
Business
Vice to launch UK Sky channel
Vice Media has agreed a non-exclusive deal to launch a TV channel on Sky in the UK and Ireland. Viceland will be on offer...
News
Production & Post
Simplestream partners with MP & Silva
Simplestream has agree a partnership deal with sports distributor MP & Silva. The company, which provides live streaming at live-to-VoD solutions, will enable MP
News
Business
Sky takes on Netflix in Asia
Sky has invested £32 million in streaming service iflix, Netflix’s rival in Southeast Asia. The partnership will see the two companies combining with the...
News
News Releases
TSF uses VideomentheCloud in Montpellier
TSF used the VideomentheCloud collaborative media content sharing platform in the shooting of a film pilot in Montpellier. Used mainly to transfer the footage...
News
Business
MediAnswers and Affinis complete merger deal
The Affinis Advisory Group has merged with MediAnswers. The merger has reportedly been carried out to address the challenge of transitioning to software-defined workflows.
News
Production & Post
Imagine takes JMC HD
Imagine Communications has secured the contract to transition the playout facilities at Jordan Media City (JMC) from SD to HD. The facility, based in...
News
TVBEverywhere
RR Media partners with WTS Live for Euro 2016
RR Media has teamed up with French broadcast facilities provider WTS Live ahead of Euro 2016. The companies will collaborate to offer broadcasters, news...
News
TVBEverywhere
Skype abandons smart TV
Skype will end its support for smart TV software in June. The chat application, owned by Microsoft now intends to focus its attention on...
News
Production & Post
A greener industry
albert is undertaking a project to support the creative community’s transition to renewable electricity. The sustainability think-tank aims to reduce carbon emissions and save...
News
Business
Ericsson releases 2015 Annual Report
Ericsson stated that IP technology, networks and the large number of video-enabled connected devices are behind the transformation of the television and media market
News
Production & Post
LaunchPad at Euro 2016
Vizrt and Reality Check Systems (RCS) are providing a specialised version of LaunchPad for Euro 2016 and the Copa America. The interactive solution is...
News
TVBEverywhere
Rio Olympics in 8K and VR
The Rio 2016 Olympic Games are to be covered in 8K, with footage also captured for Virtual Reality (VR) users. Parts of the Games...
News
News Releases
GENESIX VideoServer with 4K UHD support
Stryme and its Italian partner C.V.E. Italy will present Stryme’s innovative and reliable GENESIX V6 VideoServer with 4K UHD support at CABSAT 2016 in...
News
News Releases
Lawo at CABSAT 2016
Lawo will be presenting pioneering solutions for IP video core infrastructure, video processing and routing tools as well as IP-based digital audio mixing consoles...
News
Production & Post
Cinesite installs PixStor
Cinesite Studios has installed Pixit Media’s PixStor storage platform at its sites in Montreal and London. The installation is designed to transform the visual...
News
TVBEverywhere
Freeview releasing mobile app
Freeview is releasing a new mobile app, FreeviewPlus, which will place all of it’s Australian free-to-air catch up services in a single place. Every...
News
TVBEverywhere
Total solar eclipse
Panasonic is live-streaming a worldwide broadcast of the total eclipse on Wednesday using only solar energy. The company will deliver the four-minute phenomenon from...
News
News Releases
Tedial brings MAM Evolution to CABSAT
Tedial is showcasing its multi award-winning Tedial Evolution, an enhanced version of its Media IT platform, for the first time in the Middle East...
Business
Sony to launch True Crime
Sony Pictures Television is set to launch True Crime as a free-to-air in channel in the UK on 22 March. True Crime, which will...
News
TVBEverywhere
IPTV overtakes satellite
The number of paying IPTV subscribers in the Asia Pacific region overtook paying satellite TV users in 2015, according to Digital TV Research. The...
News
Opinion
Bringing down the paywall
UKTV’s move of Home to Freeview recognises the growth opportunities of free-to-air (FTA). Arqiva’s Mike Finchen, director of digital terrestrial television, considers the
News
Business
Freenet acquires Media Broadcast Group
Freenet has agreed a deal to buy transmission company Media Broadcast Group in a deal worth £225 million. The purchase is expected to be...
Business