Vevo, the premium music video and entertainment platform, has acquired Showyou, a pioneer in the delivery of curated streaming video that connects viewers and creators. “With the acquisition of Showyou we take a significant step forward in re-positioning Vevo as a best-in-class product-driven organization,” said Erik Huggers, President and CEO, Vevo. “Showyou allows us to […]
Research from Kantar Worldpanel reveals that Disney’s Frozen has overtaken Disney Pixar’s Toy Story 3 to become the most popular film to give as a gift in the past five years. Figures to September 27th 2015 show that 1.66 million copies of Frozen have been purchased to give as gifts in the 18 months since […]
Canal+ GROUP and iROKO are partnering to create and launch the first Francophone SVoD service aimed at bringing affordable, popular mobile TV content to French-speaking Africa. Announced as part of a multi-million euro deal, this mobile-first Android App with download functionality is set to launch in the coming months. Designed to optimise data consumption, the […]
The SPFL has announced a new format for the Scottish League Cup, including competitive group football in July, a ground-breaking bonus point system, a new broadcast partner bringing more live TV games and increased revenues for clubs, and the re-introduction of a winter break. Taking effect from summer 2016, the new format will see eight […]
Rohde & Schwarz has won the contract for a nationwide broadcast network in Albania. The delivery for the two DVB-T2 multiplexes will include R&S TMU9 medium-power transmitters, R&S AVHE100 headends, R&S ETL TV analyzers and R&S XLx UHF/VHF transposers as gap fillers. RTSH is receiving the most energy-efficient transmitter systems on the market, with power […]
ICFLIX the Middle East and North Africa streaming service, has partnered with Pakistani tech brand Haier, to make movies and TV series from ICFLIX more accessible to Haier mobile users across the region. The ICFLIX offering will consist of popular Bollywood movies alongside Award-winning Hollywood movies such as The Wolf of Wall Street, Hugo and […]
Primetime, an online streaming platform and content provider, has expanded their features and service by implementing the solutions of Unified Streaming, a leading provider of cross-platform video streaming technologies. “Unified Streaming is among our top list of technology partners. We are highly impressed with the quality of service and support USP offers, it was beyond […]
Mance Media, a global film and television distribution company launched by Matthew Mancinelli in early 2012, says it is at the forefront of 4K Ultra HD content distribution in America, if not globally. For the past two years, Mance Media has perfected, and built an infrastructure around, the new 4K Ultra HD format. “It was […]
Facebook has commenced testing the ability for people to share live video on Facebook, starting with a small percentage of people in the US on iPhones. “Live lets you show the people you care about what you’re seeing in real time — whether you’re visiting a new place, cooking your favourite recipe, or just want […]
Tom Mockridge, the head of Virgin Media, has called on the Premier League to allow all 380 matches per season to be broadcast live on television. Although Mockridge does not expect the media regulator Ofcom to dismiss the Premier League’s existing deals, he said he would welcome such changes to the next contract, starting in […]