Business
Cost of Premier League rights seasons could top £5 billion
With the outcome of Friday’s Premier League rights auction unknown, there’s no doubt that Sky is facing the greatest competitive challenge in the tournament’s...
NewsTV
Business
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships goes mobile in US
Live coverage of the 2015 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships will be available on mobile devices in the United States for the first time.
News
Business
AP expands content choice to satisfy demand for live video
The Associated Press is planning a number of new initiatives in 2015 to help media organisations continue to focus on video as a primary...
News
Business
HbbTV sets foundation for the future of TV services
The HbbTV Association has announced the release of the new HbbTV 2.0 specification, designed to pave the way for a new wave of consumer...
BVE
Oculus Rift rips medicine a new one
At BVE West End will be demonstrating the commercial enterprise applications of using virtual reality (VR) technology using Oculus Rift, with content created by...
BVE
Watertight security for data
A new range of rugged hard drives will be on show at BVE, promising to keep your data safe.
News Releases
New Brightcove Player receives broad support from the video ecosystem
Brightcove’s suite of products has received broad support across the expansive online video ecosystem. Brightcove partners supporting the new player span advertising, analytics, and...
News
Business
Pixel Power: Dynamic Automated Graphics Generation
Dynamic Automated Graphics Generation, a white paper from Pixel Power is available now from NewBay Connect.
Business
Production & Post
Kabel Deutschland picks Kaltura to power TV app
Kabel Deutschland, Germany’s largest cable network operator, has selecte has selected Kaltura OTT TV to power its new TV App, a cable-based multi-screen TV...
News
Business
Streaming Video Alliance outlines future of online video at inaugural conference
The Streaming Video Alliance (SVA), a newly formed forum of companies from the online video indsutry held its first session in New York City...
Business
V&A keynote heads up AV line-up at BVE 2015
A keynote presentation by the head of digital media at the Victoria & Albert Museum and a host of new technology from NewTek, Groovy...
TVBEverywhere
Reuters unveils mobile TV service
Reuters has released a mobile TV news service. Delivered via an iPhone app, Reuters TV defines a new category of TV news by offering...
News Releases
Ikegami cameras capture the action at PUR & Friends Mega concert
TV Skyline, one of Europe's largest and most successful mobile television production companies, chose Ikegami HDK-97ARRI cameras to broadcast the recent PUR & Friends...
Business
TVBEurope 2020 conference is launched
TVBEurope is proud to announce the launch of a new conference initiative that will bring together its portfolio of seminars into one dedicated week...
Business
Business
Poland’s TVN expands with international channel
Polish commercial TV network TVN is bringing Polish news and entertainment programming to a global audience, with the launch of iTVN Extra, a new...
News
TVBEverywhere
Rugby Masters to reach 100 countries using world’s largest network
Tata Communications will be the Official International Connectivity Provider for The Master’s Rugby on 5 February.
News
Business
Teletrax reveals Super Bowl ad winners
The Super Bowl is one of America’s most-watched events of the year, and has a growing international audience tuning in online, with commercials now...
BVE
Levitator conjures up camera magic
New camera support products from Hague include the DSR Dual Shoulder Rig, Levitator, two new dollies and a Mini Jib.
Opinion
Broadcast in the cloud: Keeping up with video streaming
The broadcast world has been a late convert to cloud computing, but the benefits are especially timely for an industry that embraces the concept...
Production & Post
ERR chooses RT Software and StypeGRIP for first VR studio
A virtual studio has been used for the first time in Estonia, by state broadcaster ERR. ERR selected RT Software’s tOG-VR virtual studio solution...
News
Production & Post
Orad gets Antenna vote for election coverage
Greek Media Company Antenna chose Orad to broadcast the country’s 2015 elections to over 11 million viewers.
News
Production & Post
Imagine Communications embraces Sony’s UHD initiative
Imagine Communications is engaged in an industry initiative with Sony to enable the transitions to UHD/4K, and from legacy SDI to IP-based network infrastructures.
Business
Open Championship deal is a win for Sky, but will audience gain?
Sky has won the exclusive rights to broadcast the Open Championship from 2017, after signing a five-year deal.
News
Business
RTS launches 2015 undergrad bursary scheme
The Royal Television Society (RTS) a forum for television and related media and an educational charity promoting the art and science of television –...
Business
AMC Networks adds Film+ to portfolio
AMC Networks International – Central Europe (AMCNI-CE), has acquired the Film+ channel in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, taking over the channel from IKO...
News
Business
NEP acquires The Screen Scene Group
NEP Group has acquired The Screen Scene Group, in a transaction that will bring all four of The Screen Scene Group’s businesses into the...
Business
Analysis
Migration paths to full CCAP functionality
Our weekly series of featured NewBay Connect white papers continues with Arris, a global innovator in IP, video and broadband technology.
Videos
Business
Bait Studio restructures and invests
Cardiff-based Bait Studio has restructured and invested in a new facility, bringing its visual effects and motion graphics, animation and interactive divisions together on...
Business
Sky to enter the mobile sector
Sky has announced an agreement with Telefónica UK to offer mobile voice and data services to its customers for the first time.
Business
Ericsson buys twofour54 playout business in Middle East
Ericsson has strengthened its partnership with twofour54, the commercial arm of the Media Zone Authority, Abu Dhabi, through the acquisition of its current playout...
News
Business
Sky, Atlantic and Attenborough awarded Hollywood accolade
Hollywood’s International 3D Society presented Sky, Atlantic Productions and David Attenborough with the coveted Charles Wheatstone Award for distinguished achievement in 3D storytelling.
News
News Releases
Amagi Expands into UK, opening London office
Amagi, specialist in cloud-based TV broadcast infrastructure and content regionalisation platforms, has announced the launch of its office in London.
News
Production & Post
RCS solutions for Superbowl Sunday
In anticipation of Super Bowl XLIX on 1 February, Reality Check Systems (RCS) has deployed 24 of its mobile hardware/software solutions to networks including...
News
Business
BBC retains Premier League rights
The BBC has renewed its deal to show Premier League highlights for a further three years, through to and including the 2018/19 season.
Business
A new investment horizon
Telestream announced earlier this month that it is to be acquired by private investment equity firm Genstar Capital. TVBEurope caught up with Dan Castles,...
Business
TVBEverywhere
French retailer Carrefour goes OTT
Carrefour, the second biggest retailer in the world, launched a new multi-platform entertainment service.
News
Business
Groups rebrand to form Five Arrows Media Finance
Five Arrows Leasing has been renamed and rebranded as Five Arrows Media Finance in the latest development at the Rothschild-owned Five Arrows Leasing Group.
Business
Business
Facebook and Sky unite for interactive leaders’ debate
The ongoing saga of the televised leaders’ debates took an interesting turn with Sky and Facebook announcing this week that they would launch an...
Business
Non-digital TV ownership down as audiences favour portable devices
Ninety-six per cent of households have digital TV but there has been a significant increase in the proportion of homes without, according to Ofcom’s...
Production & Post
Berlinale goes digital with Colt, Rohde & Schwarz
The Berlin Film Festival, returns to the city for its 65th year from 5 – 15 March. The ten-day Berlinale will feature 2,500 screenings...
News
Business
Content piracy thrives in Russia
Viewing pirated content is extremely common among Russian consumers, largely due to the cost and availability of legal content, according to new research from...
News
Business
Third INTV conference draws global industry leaders
Keshet Media Group’s third annual international INTV conference, focused on the convergence of innovation and the television industry, returns to Israel this March.