SES and Samsung Electronics are demonstrating the first DVB transmission of High Dynamic Range UHD TV at the annual SES Industry Days in Luxembourg. The content will be transmitted via an SES satellite directly to a Samsung SUHDTV using the Hybrid Gamma (HDR) technology. The demonstration is claimed as a “major milestone for the Ultra HD […]
The controversial head of Al Jazeera America has been “replaced” by the broadcaster. Ehab Al Shihabi has overseen a clutch of high-profile departures over the past few weeks, and is now facing at least one troubling $15 million wrongful dismissal lawsuit, and allegations of an anti-American bias at the news station. On May 4th Al […]
The Broad European Commission Digital Single Market (DSM) Strategy leaves room for positive action for Europe’s screenwriters and directors with authors’ remuneration and promotion of European works among multiple issues to be developed in coming years, according to the SAA, the Society of Audiovisual Author – the association of European collective management organisations representing audiovisual […]
Fox has renewed The Simpsons for its 27th and 28th seasons, that will carry it to a total of 625 episodes. The current 26th season has been ranked among the top 10 among men ages 18-34 while averaging 6.2 million viewers per episode, according to a statement from Fox. The globally popular animated series, recognised […]
Eurosport has secured the TV and digital rights to athletics’ Diamond League in the UK and Germany. Under the terms of the five-year deal, British Eurosport will show the whole series live and exclusive, excluding the two British events. In Germany, all meetings will be live and exclusive on Eurosport 2. The IAAF Diamond League, […]
The Playstation 4 console has reached 2 million sales in the UK. The milestone, which comes 18 months after the console’s release, makes it Sony’s fastest selling console ever – selling even faster than the record-breaking Playstation 2 did. “Reaching the milestone of two million PlayStation 4 consoles in the UK in less than 18 […]
HDMI dongles (or HDMI sticks) are fast becoming attractive options for operators and content owners to disseminate their content and services to their subscribers; but choosing the right dongle solution is not without its obstacles. With a myriad of device and platform choices now on the market, what is the right strategy to embark on? […]
TVT, the independent media services and post-production house, has announced a deal to provide BBC World News VoD content to Hulu Japan, a popular VoD service offering users more than 13,000 assets available on more than 90 million devices. The new agreement follows a long-standing relationship with the channel, where TVT has assisted in the […]
Telestream, a pioneer of video over IP and leading provider of workflow automation solutions for broadcast, cable, and broadband providers, will showcase its IP-based infrastructure solutions at ANGA COM stand V31, Hall 10.1 in Cologne, Germany June 9th – 11th. The company’s flagship, enterprise-class Vantage media processing platform is the foundation for a broad range […]
Intraway Corporation, a provider of software solutions for operations and business support (OSS/BSS) for telecommunications operators and service providers, has announced that Millicom group’s subsidiary (Tigo) in Guatemala has selected Intraway’s complete provisioning solution for data services, multimedia DOCSIS, PacketCable, network monitoring, fraud control and firmware management. The solution, which was selected through an open […]