The Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) has unveiled new guidelines for the implementation of the DAA’s AdChoices icon and ad marker in video ads, “DAA Ad Marker Implementation Guidelines for Video Ads.” The DAA’s initial release provides marketplace guidance for implementation that aims to create a more consistent consumer experience across major video ad formats and […]
US computer game company Activision Blizzard, which produces World of Warcraft and Call of Duty, is buying King Digital Entertainment, the creator of Candy Crush Saga, in a deal worth $5.9 billion (€5.4 billion). Activision said the acquisition would make it a global leader in interactive entertainment across mobile, console and PC platforms. It added […]
Pakistan’s PEMRA regulator has prohibited media coverage of certain broadcasters, and has additionally banned media coverage of proscribed organisations. Included in the ban are Lashkar-i-Toiba (LeT), Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) and the Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation (FIF). The PEMRA notification states: “All satellite television channels/FM licensees are therefore strictly directed not to give any kind of coverage to […]
CBS Television Studios has revealed it will launch a totally new Star Trek television series in January 2017. The new series will blast off with a special preview broadcast on the CBS Television Network. The premiere episode and all subsequent first-run episodes will then be available exclusively in the US on CBS All Access, the […]
RT and Ora TV have confirmed that legendary American broadcaster Larry King’s two interview programmes, Politicking with Larry King and Larry King Now will be broadcast in the United Kingdom exclusively on RT UK. PoliticKing with Larry King, specially created for RT by King and Ora TV, will be broadcast on Tuesday and Thursday in […]
BT is launching a competition to find start-ups and entrepreneurs with innovative digital media and production solutions, with the winning idea potentially trialled by BT Sport. The initiative aims to find ground-breaking technology which could be deployed in sports broadcasting. The BT Infinity Lab competition is being launched this week and will support and mentor […]
At an event held on October 20th at Marshal Space Flight Center, NASA personnel conducted successful testing to verify interoperability between five vendor implementations of the Video Services Forum’s (VSF’s) Technical Recommendation 01 (TR-01). TR-01 uses existing standards to define interoperable profiles for real time streaming of a broadcast profile JPEG 2000 codestream wrapped in […]
Technicolor has manufactured the 20th million set-top-box for DirecTV PanAmericana. Over the past 22 years Technicolor has worked in partnership with DirecTV to provide a wide range of basic and advanced set-top-boxes for use in the US and throughout Latin America. In 1993 Technicolor (formerly Thomson) was selected by DirecTV to design and manufacture the […]
Arabsat has signed a major multi-transponder, multi-year agreement on ABS-3A, which recently launched to the 3 degrees West orbital slot. ABS-3A will be used by Arabsat to boost its Ku-band coverage for “data, enterprise, banking and government” clients. “We are very pleased to be collaborating again with Arabsat as a reliable valued partner in supporting […]
THEMA has confirmed the launch of 7 African TV channels, for the first time in Canada, available immeditely. Le Bouquet Africain, available on FIBE TV, features 7 different networks from Africa: 2STV (channel 2464), RTS (channel 2465), RTG (channel 2466), RTI1 (channel 2467), Canal 2 International (channel 2468), CRTV (channel 2469) and RTNC (channel 2470). All FIBE […]