Business
RT Software makes Champions League debut on BT Sport
RT Software’s real-time 3D graphics solutions was chosen to support BT Sport’s live UEFA Champions League launch coverage last week
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Business
BBC to broadcast Wimbledon until 2020
The All England Club and the BBC have extended their current contract, giving the BBC the rights to broadcast Wimbledon, from 2018 to 2020
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Production & Post
Sky News chooses NewTek TalkShow for video interviews
Sky News has selected NewTek’s TalkShow video calling system to facilitate live on-air Skype video calls as part of Sky News’ rolling 24 hour...
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Business
Formula E extends deal with ITV in the UK
Formula E will continue to be televised live and free-to-air on ITV in the UK for the second season of the FIA Formula E...
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Business
Proposals for BBC Studios unveiled
The BBC has published a document setting out more details of its ambition to transform the majority of its in-house production unit into BBC...
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Production & Post
ITV selects Imagine Communications for London and Manchester
Imagine Communications has secured a contract with ITV to implement its flagship Landmark Sales broadcast and multimedia advertising sales solution at ITV’s central London...
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News Releases
Marquis’ Edit Bridge wins IABM Design and Innovation Award at IBC
Marquis Broadcast has today that Edit Bridge, its new integration for Adobe Premiere Pro CC and Avid Interplay, which makes it possible to edit...
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Business
Lucy Murphy named as Sky’s first head of kids content
Murphy has over 20 years of experience in producing and brand managing shows for children’s and family audiences.
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Altice acquires Cablevision for $17.7 billion
European telecoms group Altice is to acquire Cablevision in a deal worth $17.7 billion, in a move that follows Altice’s announced acquisition of Suddenlink...
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Government announces BBC review
An independent review looking at how the BBC is governed and regulated has been announced by the UK government
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Business
Mobile ad spend accelerating at pace with mobile viewing
New Ooyala report reveals premium broadcasters boost advertising revenue with programmatic trading
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Business
African operators lead regional pay-TV surge
Pan-African pay TV platforms are set to boom, according to a new report from Digital TV Research
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Opinion
Optimising the streaming media experience with IP Intelligence
By 2019, global subscriptions to over the top (OTT) TV services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime will reach 333 million and ad spend...
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Harmonic and Intelsat partner for UHD demo channel
Intelsat's Galaxy 13 satellite to deliver 2160p60 video content enabled by Harmonic's Spectrum server and Electra X3
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Business
Sky to overtake Liberty Global in western Europe
Liberty Global's top slot in western Europe is under threat, with Sky Europe expected to overtake its subscriber count in 2017, according to a...
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Production & Post
NTT DATA integrates V-Nova’s PERSEUS into video encoding solutions
NTT DATA Global IT Innovator integrates PERSEUS into a market-ready linear and on-demand solution
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Accenture to acquire S3 TV Technology
Accenture to acquire S3 TV Technology to help video service providers quickly launch new services and expand market share
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IBC
ABOX42 announces OPA for IBC2015
ABOX42 is to unveil its new secure and managed Android STB platform for the global operator market, ABOX42 OPA (Operator Android)
Opinion
Brightcove: IBC predictions
Brightcove’s Luke Gaydon takes us through his predictions of the future trends and topics are likely to be top of mind at this year’s...
TVBEverywhere
SBS/Sanoma selects Ericsson for live and VoD OTT services
Ericsson has been selected to deliver a managed OTT live and on-demand TV platform for Dutch media organisation SBS/Sanoma
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Business
Liberty Global and Volta Ventures invest in Amsterdam start-up LookLive
LookLive identifies items in TV shows and celebrity images, creating contextual shopping experiences for consumers, and advertising opportunities for brands and publisher
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TVBEverywhere
Turner Broadcasting to launch VoD with Arqiva
Arqiva will be providing video on-demand (VoD) processing, delivery and streaming services for Turner Broadcasting across 32 of its platforms around Europe
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Business
Manor Marketing supports TVBAwards for second year
Manor Marketing has confirmed its support for the TVBAwards for a second year running, as Red Carpet sponsor
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Production & Post
Canon launches two high performance 2/3” field broadcast lenses
Canon has introduced two new 2/3” 4K field lenses - the UHD DIGISUPER 86 (UJ86x9.3B) and UHD DIGISUPER 90 (UJ90x9B)
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Opinion
Making the switch from baseband to IP
The future of broadcasting is in IP. But how can broadcasters make a smooth and cost effective transition without disrupting workflows?
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Business
People on the move – August
A monthly round-up of appointments and movements in the broadcast industry
Business
Freeview Play to launch next month
The new Freeview Play connected TV service is to launch in October, combining catch-up TV from the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5,...
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Business
Scripps Networks Interactive buys controlling interest in TVN
Scripps Networks Interactive, a developer of lifestyle content, has entered into an agreement to acquire a 52.7 per cent interest in Poland’s multi-platform media...
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Business
Amazon Web Services to acquire Elemental
The move brings together Elemental’s video solutions with the AWS Cloud platform to provide media and entertainment companies with a range of integrated solutions...
Production & Post
RR Media partners with WSC Sports for automated sports highlights solution
RR Media has joined forces with WSC Sports Technologies, combining the company’s global digital media services and reach with WSC's automatic clipping and video...
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TVBEverywhere
SIS Live delivers pre-World Cup game at Olympic Park
SIS Live kicked off the Rugby World Cup by delivering broadcast coverage of the Barbarians v Samoa match at London's Olympic Stadium using its...
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Data Centre
Ericsson reveals findings of annual ConsumerLab Report
Every third viewing hour is now spent watching on-demand TV and video, according to the latest edition of the annual Ericsson ConsumerLab TV and...
Business
Opinion
The evolution of entertainment discovery
Rapid changes in the way that consumers view content means that operators must rethink the way that content is discovered
Production & Post
Ericsson partners with Image Nation Abu Dhabi for TV channel
Ericsson has signed a multi-year broadcast and media services contract with content creator Image Nation Abu Dhabi, which includes playout, media preparation, media management...
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Business
Broadcasters benefit from AP’s live video initiative
Besides AP Direct, which was introduced in 2013, broadcasters can also access three additional live content streams from AP Video Hub
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Business
Platform PR supports TVBAwards
The PR and communications company is the first confirmed partner for the event, taking place on Thursday 22 October at Bloomsbury Ballroom, London
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Vislink helps BT Sport and Dorna Sports deliver UHD Moto GP
Vislink has delivered the world’s first 4K live wireless transmission, in partnership with BT Sport and Dorna Sports
Business
Wellen+Nöthen to become Qvest Media
Systems architect and service provider Wellen+Nöthen will now operate under the brand name Qvest Media
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News Releases
Sound Devices 668 and SL-6 provide next-gen wireless power and control at IBC2015
Sound Devices, specialists in audio and video products for television, film, and live production, will feature its 688 12-track portable mixer/recorder with the new...
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News Releases
4K World Summit 2015 registration now open
It is now possible to reserve a place for the international conference on 4K and Ultra HD technology, to be held in Seville on...
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Production & Post
BT Sport prepares for National League coverage with Sony
Working with Timeline TV, BT Sport has invested in the tool to help compile and deliver content for post production, with the aim of...
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Production & Post
Harmonic and Dimetis partner for DVB-T2 HEVC trials in Germany
Harmonic has joined forces with German IP broadcast specialist Dimetis to create a fully integrated field test system to accelerate the distribution of next-generation...
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