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AwesomenessTV goes Beyond US with Endemol
Endemol Shine Group has entered a multi-year partnership deal with multi-platform media company AwesomenessTV to expand the teen brand’s international presence
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Arqiva keeps viewers connected with Media Excel encoders
Communications infrastructure company Arqiva, has selected Media Excel’s HERO encoders, through Garland Partners, to support its IP streaming solution
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People on the move – September
A monthly round-up of appointments and movements in the broadcast industry
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RR Media selects Argosy for new European media centre
A range of infrastructure products from Argosy including equipment racks, Image 360 and 1000 HD cables, connectors, patch panels and mains distributions units (MDUs)...
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Net Insight closes acquisition of ScheduALL
Net Insight, a provider of live, interactive and on-demand media transport, has completed its acquisition of US software company VizuAll, trading under the name...
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Interactive UHD channel launches in Europe and India
New channel brings original factual entertainment programming in UHD to around 60 million homes
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Riedel streamlines 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship
Riedel Communications succeeded in reducing the signal-distribution infrastructure supporting the Red Bull Air Race World Championships, by deploying the new MetroN core router along...
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TVT signs 2020 deal with UKTV
TVT to provide media management services to the broadcaster as part of a new five-year contract
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FremantleMedia acquires French scripted producer
FremantleMedia has acquired a majority stake in French scripted producer Kwai. The Paris-based fiction company specialises in TV films and series and is headed...
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Global trends in video streaming apps revealed by App Annie
Apps delivering streaming to mobile devices are experiencing tremendous growth, and the reasons behind this growth are country-specific, driven by different content preferences and...
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Riedel takes on multiple roles at Toronto 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games
Technology from Riedel played a starting role at the recently completed Toronto 2015 Pan American Games and Parapan Am Games, supporting assistive hearing services,...
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BBC loses Open contract to Sky a year early
The Open golf championship will move from the BBC to Sky Sports next year, as the broadcaster agreed to pay £15 million a year...
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Digital to take majority share in UK consumer’s media time
The amount of time UK adults spend with digital devices and platforms continues to grow rapidly, with UK consumers spending an extra half hour...
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Channel 4 to offer world drama VoD service
Channel 4 has announced a new video streaming brand showcasing foreign-language drama free-of-charge to UK viewers
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TVBAwards Live Production: The finalists
The votes have been casted and the shortlists drawn up for each of the 17 awards, so before the winners are unveiled on the...
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DataPath launches QCT90 man-portable satellite terminal
DataPath, a provider of remote field communications and information technology solutions, has announced DataPath QCT90
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Times Network to launch live channel with BroadStream platform
Times Network in India has chosen BroadStream’s OASYS integrated playout system as the platform to launch its new live channel Property Now, India’s first...
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Starz Play Arabia VoD service powered by thePlatform
Comcast subsidiary thePlatform has been selected by Parsifal Entertainment Group to provide the back-end video management and publishing system for Starz Play Arabia
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Eurosport secures F1 rights in Portugal
Eurosport has signed a deal with Formula One Management (FOM) to secure the exclusive TV and digital rights to the FIA Formula One World...
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Royal Opera House goes live with Romeo and Juliet
Audiences around the world got the chance last week to watch Kenneth MacMillian’s ballet masterpiece Romeo and Juliet, as part of the Royal Opera...
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Broadcast Solutions exclusive distributor for RobyCam products by Movicom
At IBC2015 Broadcast Solutions and Movicom, a manufacturer of special camera solutions including the RobyCam 3D aerial cable camera system, signed a contract for...
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Creative industries report reveals BAME employment gap in UK
The Creative Industries Federation, in partnership with the MOBO organisation, has launched its Creative Diversity study on the state of diversity in the UK’s...
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Formula E goes social with Little Dot Studios
Formula E has signed a partnership with broadcaster and producer Little Dot Studios to create and distribute video content across YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat...
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3 Mills Studios signs partnership with BAFTA
3 Mills Studios has secured a partnership with the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) which will see the East London film...
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BBC to launch kids iPlayer
The BBC is to launch a dedicated children’s on-demand service, giving users access to youth-oriented content from across the BBC and, in future, from...
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fuboTV teams up with Akamai for global OTT soccer service
fuboTV has selected Akamai Technologies’ Media Delivery Solutions to support its over-the-top (OTT) soccer streaming service
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Facebook debuts 360-degree video with Star Wars exclusive
Facebook has announced a new capability allowing users to upload, view and engage with 360 videos on the website’s News Feed. The move follows...
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RTS announces 2015 undergrad bursary recipients
The RTS has this year invested £75,000 in two schemes – offering 20 bursaries for Television Production and Broadcast Journalism students and, for the...
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Piksel and Spafax partner for new Voyage
Piksel and Spafax together bring a flexible in-flight entertainment solution to the airline industry
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BBC Worldwide shows to air on South African VoD
BBC Worldwide will deliver original television content to South African VoD service MTN FrontRow. The new shows include the BBC’s BAFTA award-winning Sherlock series...
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Riedel and VIDELIO-Events + Utram support French Open at Roland-Garros
VIDELIO-Events + Utram and Riedel Communications' MediorNet real-time media network helped bring the action from Roland-Garros tennis tournament to large-screen displays across courts at...
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Digital TV Research forecasts strong growth for APAC pay-TV
Despite economic growth concerns, pay-TV subscriptions for Asia Pacific’s top 68 operators will increase by 74 per cent from a collective 376 million in...
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Telestream chosen for new Fox production centre in London
London production and distribution centre adopts file-based workflows, meets OTT content provision challenge and establishes DPP-compliant content supply chain to leading UK broadcasters
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Nordic broadcasters highlight importance of BBC
Seven director generals of Nordic public service media companies have lavished praise on the BBC and warned that “Diminishing the BBC at home risks...
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European Commission investigates copyright laws
The European Commission has launched a consultation on the Satellite and Cable Directive to assess whether European rules outlining where and how satellite broadcasters...
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TVBEurope unveils Sustainability award nominees
The final category at this year’s TVBAwards has been compiled in conjunction with BAFTA
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Educating Cardiff and Celebrity MasterChef make the grade for albert+
Channel 4’s new eight-part factual series Educating Cardiff and BBC’s Celebrity MasterChef have achieved albert+ certification through the adoption of a number of innovative...
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SBS and LG conduct 4K UHD broadcast test first
Korean broadcaster SBS partnered with LG Electronics for the first live over-the-air broadcast of 4K Ultra HD signals using technologies behind the emerging ATSC...
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FremantleMedia takes No Pictures Please
FremantleMedia has taken a 75 per cent stake in Dutch business No Pictures Please, a factual programming company owned by presenter and producer Ewout...
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Loft London to provide a new IP feed and capture service
Loft London is introducing a new IP feed capture service for its customers. In partnership with Kickoff TV Productions, Loft London will have access...
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Screen Systems appoints DoCaption as French distributor
Subtitling technology company Screen Systems has appointed DoCaption as its French distributor
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Carat predicts positive outlook with surge in digital ad spend
Carat has published its updated forecasts for worldwide advertising expenditure in 2015 and 2016, with continued optimism through positive global and regional outlook and...
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