A+E Networks continues the international expansion of factual entertainment channel, H2 with launches in the Balkans. Following on from the m:tel launch in Bosnia and Herzegovina on April 22nd, H2 has now launched on Serbia’s largest IPTV platform, Telekom Srbija mts TV. The new deal will bring H2 to more than 300,000 homes in Serbia. […]
StickyADS.tv, the video private exchange software provider, has announced a development with leading European TV broadcasters – TF1, M6, and France Télévisions – to enable on-demand TV ad placements to be traded programmatically, in real-time. These partnerships signal the opportunity for TV broadcasters to monetise their own on-demand video inventory through Real-Time Bidding (RTB) and […]
Global digital marketing agency NetBooster has selected ONE by AOL: Video to power online programmatic video advertising for its clients in the EMEA region. The agreement covers France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK and will enable private video ad marketplaces, programmatic trading and addressable advertising. Formerly known as Adap.tv, ONE by AOL: Video is […]
MTV has announced five new series commissions including three brand new additions to its UK and international schedules – Car Crash Couples, Judge Geordie and working title Hire Me – and two returning smash hits, Geordie Shore and Ex on the Beach. Dating format Car Crash Couples will be produced by 5Production for MTV […]
Sky is launching the Sky Editorial Asset Centre, a new digital asset management platform, to enable easier sharing of its enormous stock of still images for commissioned and acquired shows and movies. The platform has been created by multi-channel publishing experts, Evolved Media Solutions, using software firm Woodwing’s digital asset management (DAM) system, Elvis, as […]
Quantel and Snell are delighted to announce that Tim Felstead has joined the company as Head of Product Marketing. In his new position, Tim Felstead will play a key role in ensuring that the Quantel and Snell product range is positioned and aligned with market requirements. He will also underpin the company’s marketing communications and […]
At this year’s ANGA COM trade show, Motama will introduce its next-generation transcoding servers for live content. The CodecCaster product line supports MPEG-2, AVC/H.264 or HEVC/H.265 formats with direct export of DVB compliant UDP multicast streams and Internet/OTT protocols. The software-based solution offers a rich set of features and full flexibility together with unmatched density […]
Telestream, a provider of digital video tools and workflow solutions today announced that Episode version 6.5 multiformat encoding software is now available. Unveiled at NAB 2015, version 6.5 now includes support for closed captions, the latest formats, multi-bitrate encoding, and multi-track audio. “Thousands of customers rely on Episode to process and deliver hundreds of thousands […]
Italian broadcasters Mediaset and Sky Italia are negotiating a pay-TV alliance that could create a monopoly in the sector. According to Italian daily Corriere della Sera, the talks are underway and the first draft of a deal foresees a JV company, majority-owned by Sky Italia and with Mediaset below 50 per cent. The pay-TV activities […]
Following reports late on May 19th that it was in talks to make a US acquisition, multinational cable and telecommunications company Altice has confirmed that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 70 per cent of the share capital in Suddenlink, the seventh largest US cable operator, from existing shareholders BC Partners, CPP Investment […]