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Two weeks to nominate for IBC2016 Best of Show Awards
The deadline for entries is 31 August and the awards are open to any company exhibiting a product at IBC2016 that is new since...
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Transforming video delivery
In the early days of digital television some 20 years ago, the only way to encode and multiplex it involved dedicated hardware because standard...
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Swain to leave BBC
Former BBC factual commissioner Emma Swain is leaving the corporation after 20 years. The departure follows a year-long break from Swain’s previous role as...
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TVBAwards: Nominate for Production and Post
The deadline is fast approaching to submit nominations for the TVBAwards 2016. Nominations for the TVBAwards, taking place on 20 October at the Grand...
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BBC reaching 111 million in Africa
The BBC now reaches 111 million people per week throughout Africa, according to the corporation’s latest statistics. According to the BBC, African audiences make...
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4K OTT services used by 189 million people by 2021
The impending rise of 4K adoption rates will see 4K OTT users climb from the current 2.3 million to 189 million by 2021, according...
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Sky plans Spanish Now TV launch
Sky is planning launch a version of its Now TV online service in Spain, according to the Sunday Telegraph. According to the report, Sky...
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Premier League refreshes audio identity
MassiveMusic has partnered with creative agency DixonBaxi to create a new audio identity for the 2016/17 season of the Premier League. The Premier League...
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One week to nominate for TVBAwards in Live Production
The challenging area of live production is a refined art, and successful productions rely on many component parts working in orchestration to deliver the...
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Virgin unveils V6 box
Virgin Media has revealed new details about its upcoming set-top box. The Liberty Global EOS box, which will be marketed as the Virgin TV...
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ESPN Player launches Select
ESPN has added ESPN Select to its OTT offering, ESPN Player. The new channel will join its NCAA College sport flagship channel to provide...
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Non-licence payers to lose 4,000 hours of BBC content
Households not holding a TV licence will lose out on 4,000 hour of BBC iPlayer content when payment for the service becomes mandatory on...
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Freesat launches live audience measurement
Freesat has launched a live audience measurement service for free-to-air television. Running on TVbeat’s audience attribution platform, the service will deliver viewing
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Sky, Channel 4 invest in TV rights platform TRX
Major UK broadcasters Sky and Channel 4’s Indie Growth Fund have invested in The RightsXchange (TRX). TRX, owned by Dial Square 86, is a...
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TVBAwards: Nominate now for TVBEverywhere
The clock continues to tick on the nomination deadline for the TVBAwards 2016, and there are now less than two weeks to put names...
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Furious, IRIS partner for online video monetisation
IRIS.TV and Furious have partnered to build a monetisation platform for online video publishers. The solution will be designed to help publishers increase both...
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The QYou heads to Knippr
The QYou has secured a deal with Knippr to deliver its video content to the Dutch OTT service. The move marks further expansion into...
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VIDEO: TVBEurope 2020: Is UHD everything?
Andy Beale, chief engineer for BT Sport, delivers an enlightening presentation: 'Does UHD provide the complete picture?' at the second annual TVBEurope 2020 conference....
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Disney invests $1 billion in BAMTech
Walt Disney has acquired a 33 per cent stake in technology services and video streaming company BAMTech. Disney will pay $1 billion in two...
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Ofcom closes Premier League rights investigation
Ofcom has closed its investigation into how the Premier League sells live UK rights for its football matches. The investigation, carried out under the...
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TV licence desertion could cost BBC £1.4 billion
Research by broadband and TV comparison site Broadband Genie has found more than nine million Brits could drop their TV licence in favour of...
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TVBAwards: Nominate for Infrastructure and Management
The deadline is fast approaching to submit nominations for the TVBAwards 2016. Nominations for the TVBAwards, which will take place on 20 October at...
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Sky extends Vubiquity deal
Vubiquity has secured an exclusive multi-year extension to their wholesale content supply chain contract with Sky. The deal will see Vubiquity manage and deliver...
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NEP UK seals ITV racing contract
NEP UK is set to continue its 30-year provision of outside broadcast facilities for the UK coverage of horse racing after winning a contract...
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People on the move – July
Altice has announced its international media and content organisation, which is to be led by Alain Well as CEO. Damien Bernet has been appointed...
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BBC denies iPlayer van plans
The BBC has moved to deny claims that it will use Wi-Fi detection vans to ‘sniff out’ those using BBC iPlayer without a TV...
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Netflix extends OTT lead as Now TV chases Amazon
Netflix has extended its lead over Amazon Instant Video in the UK, according to the latest Ofcom data. The regulator’s annual ‘Communications Market Report’...
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GB Labs to launch Hybrid shared storage range at IBC2016
GB Labs will be launching Fast NAS, a new shared storage range which combines the benefits of HDD and SSD in one box
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Rooney testimonial makes Facebook history
Wayne Rooney’s testimonial has become the first football match between Premier League teams to be streamed live on Facebook. The game between Rooney’s two...
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Clear-Com acquires Trilogy
HM Electronics (HME) has completed the acquisition of UK-based Trilogy Communications through its subsidiary Clear-Com. Trilogy is a supplier of intercom solutions
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All4 android revamped
Channel 4 has released a new version of its Android All4 app. Home to all of Channel 4’s digital services, the app is adding...
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Hall of Fame category to debut at TVBAwards 2016
A new Hall of Fame initiative has been created to honour the individuals, organisations, and technical advancements that have helped - and are helping...
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Liberty seals major All3Media original programming deal
Liberty Global have agreed a major multi-territorial original programming partnership with All3Media. The deal secures four major original drama series over the next two...
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BBC Sport 360 launches for Rio 2016
The BBC has launched BBC Sport 360 ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympics. The experimental service will bring Olympics coverage live and on-demand to...
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DPA Microphones brings new meaning to ‘in-car audio’
Rashad Omar has been using DPA d:screet Miniature Microphones and d:dicate Recording Microphones to capture dialogue for feature films include American Honey
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VIDEO: TVBEurope 2020: The software-defined age
John Ive kicks off the afternoon with an interactive panel discussion: Broadcasting in the software-defined age. The session explored how to leverage the convergence...
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2020 to mark 4K UHD TV adoption
Ninety-six per cent of video service providers and content producers believe that a majority of consumers and operators will adopt 4K UHD TV by...
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Ofcom proposes easier pay-TV switching
Customers of pay-TV services should be able to switch from one network to another with greater ease and confidence, under new proposals from regulator...
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Government urges BBC to reveal those out-earning PM
The UK government’s department for culture, media, and sport has sought greater transparency regarding the pay of BBC employees who earn a greater salary...
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IBC2016 Best of Show Awards – one month left to nominate
Exhibitors have just one month remaining to submit products for NewBay’s Best of Show Awards
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UKTV reports record half-year results
UKTV has announced its half-year results, which reveal a record-breaking six months for the multichannel broadcaster. UKTV is the fastest-growing network in Britain
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Personalised ads ‘prompt action’ from viewers
Seventy eight per cent of live online TV viewers are more likely to take notice if ads are targeted and relevant to them personally,...
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