Deluxe Entertainment Services Group has revealed details of a contract with BT Media & Broadcast that will extend the reach of MediaCloud, Deluxe’s software orientated broadcast platform, utilising BT’s global network connectivity. The alliance is focused on delivering managed channel origination and distribution globally. Transforming the broadcasting chain from content acquisition through to play-out and […]
thePlatform, the white-label video publishing company and independent subsidiary of Comcast, has been selected by Stan, the joint venture between Nine Entertainment and Fairfax Media, to provide back-end video services for the Australian subscription VoD service. Stan offers unlimited access to thousands of hours of entertainment for A$10 per month. Under the agreement, thePlatform’s cloud-based mpx […]
Amazon Prime Instant Video, through an exclusive subscription video on demand streaming agreement with Entertainment One (eOne), has announced that the second season of acclaimed US TV series’ The Red Road, Halt & Catch Fire and TURN will be available exclusively to Amazon Prime customers for unlimited streaming from April, shortly after broadcast in the […]
AVIWEST, a global provider of video contribution systems, has announced a new partnership with Hughes, a provider of broadband satellite networks and services, to improve delivery of video signals over satellite networks. At the 2015 NAB Show, booth SU6716, AVIWEST will demonstrate a fully integrated solution featuring the company’s DMNG PRO video uplink system and […]
Children aged five to 16 spend an average of six and a half hours a day in front of a screen compared with around three hours in 1995, according to market research firm Childwise. Screen time is made up of time spent watching TV, playing games consoles, using a mobile, computer or tablet. The Connected […]
The period to complete Spain’s DTT migration has come to an end with the switch-off taking place overnight between March 30th and 31st. It is estimated that 98 per cent of buildings in Spain out of the total 1 million (13 million homes) to be adjusted have already completed the retuning of its aerials to […]
Vodafone-Ono is finalising its first combined convergent package in with unconfirmed plans for very discounted prices. The group plans a heavy marketing campaign to promote the service in direct competition with Telefonica. In the last quarter of 2014, Vodafone-ONO mobile phone users amounted to a total of 5,549,000 with the company gaining 70,000 subs in […]
The High Court has ordered UPC Ireland, the country’s second largest ISP, to take measures to stop illegal downloading. Justice Brian Cregan granted three music companies an injunction requiring UPC Communications to move against its subscribers involved in Internet piracy. The Irish units of Sony Music, Warner Music and Universal Music sought the orders. Cregan […]
Sony and Spotify have launched their PlayStation Music streaming service in 41 countries, making it available for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 games consoles as well as Sony’s smartphones and tablets. Replacing Music Unlimited, the Sony-branded streaming music service that launched in 2010, but has now been axed by the company in favour of a […]
Kabel Deutschland, the German cable operator, has added a specialised children’s section to its Select Video VoD service. The kids’ section is accessible directly from main menu bundles and offers both free and paid-for content. Content includes movies and TV series from The Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Boomerang.