A report from the Australian Copyright Council (ACC) on the Economic Contribution of Australian Copyright Industries 2002-2014 commissioned from PwC suggests that in the most recent year for which data was available (2014), copyright industries make a significant contribution to the Australian economy, with the sector: * Employing just over 1 million people (specifically, 1,000,167 […]
Mumbai-based business conglomerate Essel Group has issued a statement clarifying its involvement in sports rights, suggesting that it has been falsely reported that the group’s Ten Sports Network had been registering certain entities pertaining to Cricket as a sport. The company said that as a business conglomerate, Essel Group is constantly developing new businesses that […]
Britain’s Got Talent drew more than 10 million viewers for the third week in a row, making it the highest-rating entertainment show of the year and ITV’s best rated programme. The April 25th show attracted an average audience of 10.46 million viewers. The third episode of the ninth series of Simon Cowell’s talent show recorded […]
OSN, the MENA region’s leading pay-TV network, successfully eliminated over 60 per cent of the illegal links of the top matches at the recent 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, and interrupted illegal viewing for over 50 per cent of the audience who were accessing pirated content, further bolstering its anti-piracy efforts. OSN worked with Viaccess-Orca, […]
Zodiak Kids has launched two YouTube channels. ZeeKay and ZeeKay Junior will also be available on the recently launched YouTube Kids app later this year. Zodiak Kids will pilot new content on the platform and use audience reaction online to “back new commissions,” Natalie Walmsley, digital channel manager commented. “We recognise the need for on-demand […]
Internet media company blinkx has unified its brand advertising trade entities under a single brand – RhythmOne (1R) – making it easier to implement and measure integrated, cross-screen campaigns across the Company’s significant audience footprint. RhythmOne Advertisers will be able to reach an expanded, high-quality, target audience through a single access point. With enhanced filtering […]
ThinkAnalytics, developer of a global multiplatform TV search and recommendations engine, has revealed it now serves over 20 million OTT subscribers worldwide, a figure that has doubled in the last 12 months. The company’s rapid growth in this sector follows contract wins with a substantial number of OTT providers, adding to a roster that includes […]
Marvell, a global player in providing complete silicon solutions, has added the ARMADA 1500 Ultra (88DE3218) system-on-chip (SoC) to its ARMADA 1500 family. The ARMADA 1500 Ultra’s Quad Core 14K DMIPS ARM A53 CPU, 8-core GPU, carrier-grade security and state-of-the-art power management techniques are designed to enable pay-TV operators and STB manufacturers to cost-effectively deliver […]
RR Media, a provider of global digital media services to the broadcast industry, has announced that Keshet International has made the television series DIG accessible to international broadcasters. The first season of DIG comprised 10 one-hour episodes. The show is from the executive producers of Homeland and Heroes and is co-produced by Keshet Media Group […]
NexGuard, a Civolution company and provider of forensic watermarking technology and solutions for protecting media content against illicit redistribution, has announced that Pascal Marie, NexGuard’s Senior Director, Product Management & Partners, will take part in the “Building a Multiscreen workflow” interactive panel at TV Connect. The panel will take place on April 29th at 17:00-17:40 […]