Advanced Television

CASBAA’s Medeiros backs HK Copyright Bill

Speaking at a press event on the Copyright Amendment Bill sponsored by the Hong Kong Copyright Alliance, CASBAA Chief Policy Officer John Medeiros has expressed support for immediate passage of the Bill, but without the three Committee Stage Amendments, describing them as “unacceptable”, suggesting they would create huge loopholes in copyright protection. “Passage of the […]

December 17, 2015By Colin Mann

Ofcom fines Bangladesh NTV

UK media regulator Ofcom has fined London-based NTV, a channel which broadcasts to the wider Bangladesh community throughout Europe, with a £20,000 fine. Ofcom says the fine was for repeated failure of its Broadcasting Code. The channel, which is owned by the International Television Channel Europe (ITCE) breached the Ofcom code on twenty occasions between […]

December 17, 2015By Chris Forrester

SES exercises option on SSI-Monaco-sat

Back in July 2013 satellite operator SES confirmed an earlier agreement with Space Systems International Monaco for access to some of its SSI-Monaco satellite’s transponders. The satellite was launched earlier this year on April 27th, and is orbiting at 52 deg East and is now officially called TurkmenAlemMonacoSat which might not be the snappiest name […]

December 17, 2015By Chris Forrester

Ultra HD Forum exceeds 45 members

Ultra HD Forum continues to grow with the arrival of 15 new members since IBC bringing the total to over 45. New members include Broadcom, DirecTV, TNO, Marvell, Sky, Unified Streaming, Fox, Sigma Designs, SkyPerfecTV, Communicare Digital. The forum has made significant progress on defining first version of its Guidelines that will enable operators to […]

December 17, 2015

New hires for Talk Talk TV

Aleks Habdank joins from Modern Times Group as TalkTalk’s chief operating officer for TV, responsible for the commercial proposition and strategic relationships. The former Virgin Media director of digital entertainment will focus on providing the best possible offering to current TalkTalk TV customers whilst leading the efforts to grow the business. TalkTalk has also appointed former Amazon Instant Video […]

December 17, 2015

All 4 appoints Palmer as Managing Editor

Channel 4 has appointed Charlie Palmer to the newly created role of Managing Editor of All 4 to define and deliver the editorial proposition for the platform and curate the viewer experience. All 4 hosts an expanding portfolio of original programming, catch-up, box set and live linear content and has over 13 million registered viewers […]

December 17, 2015

Vubiquity SVoD deal with AwesomenessTV

Vubiquity, a global provider of premium content services, has signed an international SVoD distribution deal with AwesomenessTV, a media company serving the global Generation Z audience, for the Middle East, Africa, South Eastern Europe and Latin America (excluding Brazil). This deal significantly extends Vubiquity’s content portfolio to include more next-generation and genre-specific programmes for millennials […]

December 17, 2015

A+E Networks leadership shuffle

A+E Networks has announced a bolstering of its Corporate Development, Strategy and Investments division, as well as the aligning of its Digital and International groups under one executive. Sean Cohan, who leads the A+E Networks International division, is also taking on oversight of Digital Media, and has been elevated to President, International and Digital Media. […]

December 17, 2015

Monterosa powers Big Brother app

Monterosa, the multiscreen activation specialist that works with broadcasters to connect with their mobile audiences, has announced a 12-month deal with UK broadcaster Channel 5. Viacom-owned Channel 5 has adopted the LViS interaction platform to power the hugely popular companion app for the 2016 series of Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother. The scalable platform […]

December 17, 2015

Hopster lands on Vodafone Play in Iceland

Hopster, the service that helps kids learn through content, has signed a carriage deal with Vodafone Iceland, which will see the service join the mobile and IPTV provider’s SVoD service – Vodafone PLAY. Hopster is now available in all three Vodafone PLAY subscriptions across Iceland – Vodafone PLAY, Vodafone PLAY M and Vodafone PLAY L […]

December 17, 2015