Last week saw His Holiness Pope Francis perform the ceremony of the Holy Door, opening a normally bricked up portal to St Peter’s Basilica in Rome. The special event which starts an extraordinary ‘Jubilee of Mercy’ year for the Catholic Church was captured in Ultra-HD by the Vatican Television Centre (Centro Televisivo Vaticano) and with […]
Cabinet, the most senior level of the government of South Africa, has approved the beginning of the dual-illumination period for the country’s digital TV broadcast signals. The period is set to commence on February 1st 2016. The dual-illumination period refers to an interim phase during which both analogue and digital terrestrial television signals are allowed […]
Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific will consider launching its OTT platform in India once 4G services are rolled out pan-India, according to a senior official at the compnay. “We have introduced our OTT offering in some European countries. I am sure as the bandwidth constraints get eliminated and once 4G is really in place in the country, […]
Belgian cable operator Telenet has extended its long-running deal for English Premier League football rights by another three years. Telenet broadcasts Premier League games via its Play Sports package, and airs around five live football matches every weekend. No financial details were revealed.
3 Screen Solutions (3SS), a provider of customised software solutions and services to the multiscreen digital entertainment industry, has been certified as a Huawei Technology Partner by this global consumer electronics manufacturer. The appointment of 3SS as Certified Technology Partner follows a certification process which saw the integration, testing and approval of bespoke frontend clients […]
Broadcasters and other media companies are at a critical juncture. Evolving video consumption preferences, demands for higher-quality content and shifts in the competitive landscape are forcing them to confront the need to transitioning operations to more nimble and versatile production, playout and distribution environments that leverage an IP-based infrastructure for the transport of video and […]
Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, a specialist in multi-platform digital content delivery services, has been awarded a three-year digital content distribution contract by MP & Silva to deliver live NFL games to broadcasters throughout Europe. Deluxe’s innovative IP-based platform MediaCloud is a cost-effective, highly robust IP distribution network that provides a fully managed digital content exchange […]
EuroMedia November/December 2015 Howard Greenfield covers a broad range of topics during his conversation with Sky’s Luca Franchi. Read the article and the rest of the issue here.
The Digital Video Benchmark Q3 2015 report by Adobe Digital Index highlights the changes taking place in how consumers view video. The biggest highlight of the Q3 2015 report is the rapid growth of TV Everywhere viewing on connected TV devices like Apple TV and Roku. Data shows
Pay-TV platform DISH Network is carrying out a series of senior management changes intended to fulfil the company’s strategic goals and align its business to more fully respond to the dynamic pay-TV environment. DISH veteran of 20 years and EVP of Operations, Erik Carlson, has been named President and Chief Operating Officer. Carlson will supervise […]