The BBC Trust has concluded that the Corporation’s current ‘Window of Creative Competition’, where in-house and independent producers compete for 25 per cent of eligible BBC TV commissions, is not sustainable in the long term and there is a strong case for increasing competition. The finding follows a review of the supply arrangements for BBC […]
Using the latest in virtual reality technology, BBC Global News is launching a new interactive trade campaign to showcase how it delivers personal, portable and on-demand news for the digital age. Be Everywhere, which will premiere at Cannes Lions next week in the BBC World News pop-up studio space, illustrates the innovative, digital opportunities available […]
Entertainment network EPIX has announced that Google’s Android TV will offer the EPIX app to its authenticated subscribers. The EPIX Android TV app will deliver four live EPIX channel feeds as well as streaming access to thousands of titles on-demand, including big movie franchises The Hunger Games, James Bond and Star Trek, original documentaries and […]
iflix, the Southeast Asian streaming service, has entered into a strategic agreement with Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) to provide iflix’s service to customers of PLDT’s telecommunications, Internet, mobile and multimedia services in the Philippines. The companies also recently announced a financial investment by PLDT into iflix. Under the agreement, broadband subscriptions of certain high-end […]
Broadcast services provider Open Broadcast Systems has opened a new headquarters in Vauxhall, London. With easy access from Central London and the rest of Europe, the new HQ will allow the company to be closer to its customers. Based in a purpose-built teleport, the new HQ provides space for corporate expansion as well as providing […]
Euro Media Group, a provider of broadcast facilities and services, has launched EMG Content Services, a new brand that brings together its video processing and management solutions, VoD and OTT services. EMG Content Services takes its customers through the entire video ecosystem, beginning with the creation of customised video content through distribution, monetisation and data […]
Float Left Interactive, a provider of Roku channel development and TV application solutions, has been selected to revamp Gaiam TV’s popular subscription-based lifestyle streaming channel on the Roku platform. The updated channel includes a refreshed look-and-feel, improved content discovery, ‘snappy navigation’, as well as access to an increased library of more than 7,000 titles. Gaiam […]
Intelsat, a global provider of satellite services, has announced that Karen Schmidt, a veteran marketing executive with more than 25 years’ experience, has been named as the company’s Vice President of Marketing, effective immediately. Ms. Schmidt will lead Intelsat’s product and marketing efforts for Intelsat’s portfolio of connectivity services for media, broadband, mobility and government customers. […]
The BBC has revealed details of an experiment it conducted allowing people to control TVs using nothing but their brainwaves. In collaboration with tech company This Place, the corporation claims to have developed a way people can select programmes using a cheap, brainwave-reading headset. The headset works with an experimental version of the BBC’s iPlayer […]
Up to 75 per cent of UK households are not getting the broadband speeds promised by advertisements, according to consumer watchdog Which?. Over 15 million households are paying for packages with advertised maximum speeds they cannot achieve, the report suggests. Ofcom has already commenced a crack down on slow speeds, making it easier for people […]