Satellite operator SES used the NAB show in Las Vegas to announce a wider grouping of organisations to promote the adoption of SAT IP technology. SAT IP technology makes it possible to distribute satellite TV services in an efficient way to any device connected to a domestic IP network. The newly-structured SAT IP Alliance links […]
MTG will show all the matches from UEFA Champions League in Finland for three years starting from the 2015/2016 season, on Viaplay and a new TV channel. The new Viasat Sport Finland channel will show the key matches live with local commentary from every Tuesday and Wednesday match day in the group and knock-out rounds, […]
As consumers move from traditional ways of watching video to online consumption, broadcasters are changing the way they deliver that content. With a software package newly acquired from Disney/ABC Television Group, Verizon Digital Media Services is giving broadcasters a streamlined process for both digital ad insertion and programme replacement for live, linear digital simulcasts. The […]
BBC Brit, one of the three new global genre brands from BBC Worldwide, made its international debut as a TV channel in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland on April 13th. The channel got off to a positive start providing strong overnight figures for launch day and becoming the most watched international channel in Norway, […]
SintecMedia has revealed that TF1, the French broadcaster, has implemented OnRights, the rights management software solution designed to help broadcasters earn higher revenue from content and licensing inventories across their digital platforms. TF1 turned to SintecMedia to manage and track content rights and inventory across its entire multi-platform business and diverse catalog of acquired, commissioned […]
Celtra, the creative, analytics and optimisation platform for display advertising, has announced the release of Programmatic Creative, a powerful new addition to its AdCreator platform. Programmatic Creative allows advertisers to build and run data-driven dynamic creatives using leading information services and data analytics providers, such as Neustar, across mobile and desktop inventory. Utilising this platform, […]
Spectral Edge has unveiled Eye2TV, its new smart HDMI adapter for colour-blind TV viewers and gaming enthusiasts. The new, UK-developed product enhances video content for the estimated 4 per cent of the world’s population that suffers from colour-blindness, making it easy to distinguish between red and green features and enabling on-screen objects to be easily […]
TV Connect, the connected entertainment event, has announced the first innovations that will populate the show floor at the ExCeL in London on April 28th-30th. New solutions and services span the entire video content ecosystem, from Ultra-HD-enabled set-top-boxes to the latest developments in content protection, TV app stores and data-driven video services. The video industry […]
Declaring that there has “never been a better time” to be in the broadcast industry, Jeremy Darroch, CEO of Sky, has suggested that the enlarged group, following the acquisition of Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia, is well placed to meet growing customer expectations of content quality, choice and availability. Participating in a MIPTV Media Mastermind […]
TV Connect, the connected entertainment event, has revealed the results of the Connected100 Survey, which reveals that data-driven video services will help tailor the consumer experience and open the door for programmatic TV advertising. Video services are also expected to enable end users to publish User-Generated Content that will become an integral part of the […]