Rovi has confirmed a deal with Suddenlink, the seventh largest US cable broadband company, to deploy Rovi DTA Guides to customers with HD digital terminal adapters (DTAs). “Rovi’s agreement with Suddenlink is testament to the company’s continued leadership and dedication in bringing innovative discovery solutions to pay-TV homes,” said Bob Shallow, senior vice president of […]
A deal has been agreed between Endemol Worldwide Distribution (EWD) and Amazon Prime Instant Video for the exclusive SVoD rights in the UK to the acclaimed drama series The Fall. Season 1 of the series is available to stream immediately. ”We’re delighted to secure another high quality drama exclusively for our customers,” said Chris Bird, […]
Quickplay, the global expert in powering premium video to any device, and Comigo, a provider of a TV platform that enables TV viewing experiences on any device, have announced an integrated solution that allows pay-TV operators to deliver personalised viewing with advanced social capabilities and interactive apps for live and VoD services. Using the new […]
Danielle Bennison-Brown has been appointed Director of Video Content of magazine publisher Condé Nast Britain, says Wil Harris, Head of Digital. “Video content is a key strategic opportunity for Condé Nast, and Danielle will be heading up a dedicated central video team to work alongside our editorial and commercial teams to develop high quality video […]
BuyDRM, a specilaist in providing DRM technologies, has announced that the company will be teaming with iStreamPlanet to provide premium content owners and distributors greater choice in content security for multiscreen, live video services. The integration between the iStreamPlanet Aventus platform and the BuyDRM KeyOS platform will enable large scale delivery of premium media using […]
ViewSat, a specialist in satellite distribution, has worked in partnership with GOD TV Africa to help it meet its vision of reaching one billion people across the continent. GOD TV provides daily Christian content to millions of viewers on the African continent, broadcasting from Jerusalem where its Broadcast HQ is situated. Marcel Olivier, Regional Director […]
At CES 2015 this week, Cisco and Sky, Europe’s leading entertainment company with more than 20 million customers, are showcasing the success of their advanced approach to addressable TV advertising. Sky AdSmart enables advertisers to target different ads to different households watching the same live linear TV program based on over 150 different demographic criteria. […]
Digital UK – the company that manages the development and strategy of DTT and supports viewers – has welcomed UK regulator Ofcom’s stated intention to oppose the idea of allowing mobile services to move into more frequencies currently used by terrestrial TV (co-primary allocation). Ofcom has published an update on its preparations for the World […]
The Spanish Government is reportedly set to change the TV law to ban potential foreign investors in the awarding of 5 new DTT licences later on this year. The interest of foreign TV groups is raising serious concern within the Government that “unsuitable” companies could take control of the FTA content in the DTT market. […]
As the technology world converges at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, a survey from multiscreen, revenue assurance and media protection solutions specialist Irdeto finds that consumers expect to be using a mixture of à la carte Internet TV and pay-TV services by 2020 as they search for the optimal viewing experience. The […]