Senator Chris Dodd, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has announced that Stan McCoy will be the new president for MPAA’s Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) region. McCoy, who joined the MPA EMEA in April 2014 as Senior Vice President and Regional Policy Director, replaces Chris Marcich, who had formerly held that […]
Streambox, aprovider of solutions that enable mobile video anywhere partnered with Celebro Media Studios, a UK-based 4K TV studio, to debut its first live broadcast in Ultra HD/4K Resolution from the UK. The new Streambox 4K Software Encoder/Player, coupled with the new 4K Rackmount Encoder/Decoder with simplified workflows, allow 4K real time transmissions in an […]
Scripps Networks UK & EMEA has launched Food Network on Magyar Telekom’s Nagyvilág Minipay package in Hungary. Food Network is the world’s leading food, entertainment and lifestyle channel. “The launch of Food Network in Hungary, customised in local language, further demonstrates our commitment to serving our audiences and our desire to connect with them more […]
CSI Sports, a provider of televised fighting content, has signed a carriage deal for its new 24/7 HD Network Fight Sports with Pay-TV operator, Telia, becoming Scandinavia’s first dedicated network to support the entire genre through exclusive events and original programming. The channel will be launched by Telia in Sweden on January 15th and by […]
Vualto, global specialists in content delivery and management, has signed an exclusive UK reseller agreement with Belgian company OpenTelly to incorporate THEOplayer into its video delivery solutions. THEOplayer from OpenTelly is a fully HTML5 based player that allows a common streaming format, such as Apple’s HLS (HTTP live streaming), to play on a wide range […]
Tubular Labs has acquired ReelSEO, The Video Marketer’s Guide. Effective immedaitely, ReelSEO will become an integral new piece of the Tubular Labs intelligence network. The site will no longer serve ads and the team will no longer be reporting news, instead focusing on delivering strategic insights, critical data, tactical advice, and trends in the digital […]
THEMA and CANALSAT are happy to announce their agreement to broadcast the African fiction TV channel NOLLYWOOD TV, for the first time on satellite. NOLLYWOOD TV will be broadcast on CANALSAT, channel 39, via satellite, ADSL and on the web. All CANALSAT subscribers will be able to discover the channel until 31 March. It will […]
Research firm Nielsen has carried out an in-depth study of the effects of Twitter activity around new shows in an attempt better to inform ad agencies and broadcasters of likely success. Following the autumn 2014 premiere season, Nielsen evaluated how
Discovery Communications has announced two new executive appointments to strengthen the company’s global sports expertise and strategy. Jean-Thierry Augustin has been named President, Sports Strategy & Development in a newly created position at Discovery Networks International, and Peter Hutton has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Eurosport. Augustin, who previously held the position of CEO […]
Online entertainment streaming service Netflix and digital security specialist the Kudelski Group have entered into a comprehensive product relationship enabling the Kudelski Group to pre-integrate its NAGRA anyCAST content protection and OpenTV connectware products with the Netflix service for the benefit of Kudelski’s customers and prospects. Under the agreement, the parties will dismiss all pending […]