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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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Production & Post

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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Business

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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Features

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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Business

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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TVBEverywhere

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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News Releases

Newtec aid Com & Com launch

Newtec’s Dialog platform has been selected to facilitate the launch of C-band enterprise services for Com & Com, a joint venture between the service...

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TVBEverywhere

DVB-T2 to launch 40 channels

A new DVB-T2 platform will be launched in Germany on 29 March next year. It will deliver 40 public and commercial channels, most of...

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Dejero joins TVBEurope 2020

TVBEurope is delighted to confirm Dejero Labs as Lanyard Partner for the annual TVBEurope 2020 conference this month. The one-day strategy summit, which will...

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Premier League finances enter ‘new era’

Ever-increasing TV deals are seeing Premier League clubs become ‘attractive propositions’ to investors, according to Deloitte. Deloitte’s 25th ‘Annual Review of Football

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Production & Post

Lawo implemented at Sky Deutschland

ky Deutschland has selected Lawo to power its satellite news gathering (SNG) fleet for its HD sports news and live sports production. Lawo is...

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Business

Warner Bros launching OTT division

Warner Bros has formed a new division focused on building the studio’s owned digital and OTT video services. Warner Bros Digital Networks (WBDN) has...

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TVBEverywhere

Online content could see pay-TV ‘fail’

The emergence of online content delivery could be as disruptive to traditional television as digital print was to the newspaper, according to a Boston...

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TVBEverywhere

Sky Online arrives on PS4

German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland has brought its OTT service Sky Online to the Sony PlayStation 4. Arrival on the PlayStation 3 will follow...

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Eurosport to broadcast Wimbledon live

Eurosport has secured the rights to broadcast Wimbledon live after agreeing terms with the BBC. The deal will see Eurosport become the first commercial...

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News Releases

The Media Production Show confirms speakers

The Media Production Show (MPS) has confirmed the full line up of industry experts who will be speaking at the inaugural MPS show next...

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Production & Post

BBC R&D, Ericsson to improve live captioning

BBC Research and Development (BBC R&D) has partnered with Ericsson to develop improved live captioning, which will be rolled out across BBC channels this...

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Business

Channel 4 invests in Barcroft

Channel 4 has taken a minority stake in Barcroft Holdings. The investment is its first growth fund investment in a British multimedia content company...

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Production & Post

An Epic Rio 2016

KDDI will integrate Intelsat’s EpicNG technology at the Olympic Games in Rio this summer. The Japan-based telco will utilise the next-generation, high throughput satellite

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Community Channel to become “IPO for the people”

The Community Channel is set to become the UK’s first community-owned TV, online and mobile brand dedicated to social action. It is offering members...

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IMT RefCam HD-I at CHL Memorial Cup

Integrated Microwave Technologies (IMT) has featured its RefCam HD-I, an integrated sports camera and transmitter solution that was developed in partnership with iSee, as...

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Analysis

The audio revolution at Prolight + Sound 2016

The annual Prolight + Sound exhibition in Frankfurt plays host to an increasingly strong contingent of broadcast technology suppliers. David Davies reflects on some...

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TVBEverywhere

Mobile video traffic ‘increasingly dominant’

Video will account for almost 70 per cent of mobile by 2021, according to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report. The biannual research into data...

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IBC

PerceptionTV and Abox42 offer complete solution

PerceptionTV and Abox42 have partnered to deliver a complete IPTV/OTT hardware and software solution. The Perception platform, pre-integrated into Abox42’s M Series smart

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IBC

Erik Huggers to deliver keynote at IBC2016

Erik Huggers, president and CEO of Vevo, will deliver a keynote at the forthcoming IBC2016 conference. Speaking on 10 September, Huggers will share key...

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TVBEverywhere

Navigate the OTT landscape with Akamai

Registration is now open for Akamai’s ‘Navigating the OTT 2.0 Landscape’ webinar. Led by Ian Munford, director of product marketing for Akamai’s media services,...

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MTG invests in Engage Sports Media

Modern Times Group (MTG) has taken a 22 per cent stake in Engage Sports Media (ESM). The companies will work closely together across all...

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TVBEverywhere

RTL II launches new youth channel

German commercial broadcaster RTL II has launched a youth online TV service. RTL II You combines linear television with a VoD service, and will...

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Production & Post

Cubiware implemented by ALi Corporation

TiVo-owned Cubiware has partnered with ALi Corporation to integrate CubiTV Hybrid Middleware on ALi set-top boxes. The joint solution will allow pay-TV providers and...

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IBC

Ericsson expands MediaFirst portfolio

Ericsson has added Video Delivery to its MediaFirst solutions portfolio. Announced at Broadcast Asia in Singapore, MediaFirst Video Delivery has been developed in response...

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TVBEverywhere

Telecom Italia launching 4K Android box

Telecom Italia is launching a 4K set-top box based on the Android operating system. Available in June, the box will come with advanced navigation...

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TVBEverywhere

NBC to deliver Rio 2016 in 4K

NBC will be providing its distribution partners with 4K coverage of the Rio Olympics this summer. The broadcaster will deliver 4K coverage to cable,...

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Vodafone to support HBO España launch

HBO has struck a deal with Vodafone Spain for the launch of HBO España. The partnership will allow Vodafone’s customers to access the new...

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Dalet joins TVBEurope 2020 as Silver Partner

TVBEurope is pleased to confirm that Dalet has joined this year’s TVBEurope 2020 conference as a Silver Partner. The one-day strategy summit returns to...

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IBC

Ericsson to expand KT SkyLife UHDTV

South Korean pay-TV provider KT SkyLife has chosen Ericsson to expand its UHD services. The partnership will see the provider implement Ericsson's High Effiency...

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