Ridley Scott’s production company has been commissioned to make the world’s first SuperBowl advertisement for Ultra-HD displays. LG says RSA Films will make the commercial which will focus on its OLED TV products. Production will fall to Ridley’s son Jake who already has six SuperBowl commercials under his belt including last year’s Budweiser ‘Lost Dog’ […]
Ofcom has published a statement on the future regulation of on-demand programme services (ODPS), following the closure of the Authority for Television On Demand (ATVOD). From January 1st 2016, Ofcom will be sole regulator – with the exception of advertising – for ODPS, under the Communications Act. Today’s document summarises the arrangements Ofcom will have […]
US Trade Representative Michael Froman has announced the findings of the Special 301 Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets for 2015, which highlights specific physical and online markets around the world that are reported to be engaging in and facilitating substantial copyright piracy and trademark counterfeiting. This activity harms the American economy by undermining the innovation […]
Fox International Channels (FIC) is bringing the next chapter of The X-Files to 60+ countries with a day and date release. The highly anticipated, six-episode event series helmed by creator/executive producer Chris Carter and starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson as iconic FBI Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, will air on FIC’s Fox channels […]
Panasonic’s Thailand operation is linking with broadcaster Thaicom and Kantana Post Production to mount an Ultra-HD short film competition. The contest is targeting Thai university students and the theme is “Beautiful Thailand”. The task aims to raise the bar for Thai TV and film industries by introducing 4K technology and providing students with an opportunity […]
ThinkAnalytics, developer of a multiplatform video content search and recommendations engine, will launch its Big Data analytics platform at CES. ThinkBigData complements the ThinkAnalytics search and recommendations engine and gives broadcasters and service providers new insights into subscriber behaviour. These can be used to measure business success, as well as for influencing programming, marketing, content […]
Letv has subscribed to an approximate 20 per cent stake in TCL Multimedia through Letv Zhixin’s newly-established wholly-owned subsidiary in Hong Kong. Upon completion of the deal, Letv will become the second largest shareholder of TCL Multimedia. Under the terms of the share subscription agreement, Letv, through the Hong Kong subsidiary, invested HK$2.268 billion ($293 […]
Imperva has published infographics which reveal they witnessed a significant decline in Internet traffic on their network during the first screenings of the latest Star Wars movie. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is already a massive
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and DISH Network have completed long-term carriage agreements for three of SPT’s wholly-owned domestic networks: Sony Movie Channel, Cine Sony Television and getTV. The agreements include first-time nationwide distribution of classic TV channel getTV, the addition of Spanish-language Hollywood movie and entertainment network Cine Sony Television on DishLATINO, and continued distribution […]
USA Network has revealed that shows from its entertainment network will be available on the Roku platform via USA Now, the network’s TV Everywhere streaming service. Roku customers in the US who authenticate via their pay TV provider can now use their Roku devices to stream full seasons, current episodes and select episodes of some […]