Advanced Television

New Will and Grace to air on Israel’s Partner TV via Vubiquity

A decade after their unforgettable eight-season run, one of comedy’s most fabulous foursome is back, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally and Sean Hayes reprise their infamous roles as Will, Grace, Karen and Jack.  The multi-Emmy award-winning Will & Grace originally aired in the US from 1998-2006.  The revival, which will launch in the US […]

September 26, 2017

New CBS Reality original crime drama ‘Voice of a Serial Killer’

CBS Reality, owned by AMC Networks International – UK and CBS Studios International, has announced the premiere of “Voice of a Serial Killer,” a new and exclusive CBS Reality Original series on November 1st at 10pm. The ten-part docu-drama series aims to answer the question ‘what is it like to interview a serial killer,’ taking […]

September 26, 2017

Clarkson, May, Hammond embark on most extensive Grand Tour ever for season 2

The new series of The Grand Tour will see Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May travel through more locations than ever, attempting to avoid any further mishaps and injury along the way. The trio will spend over 100 days across five continents, racking up more passport stamps from Croatia, Mozambique, Dubai, Spain, Switzerland, Colorado and […]

September 26, 2017

Study: OTT device use, big regional differences

Findings from streaming video infrastructure technologies provider Bitmovin suggest significant regional differences among the most popular OTT devices, including Google Chromecast, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, and Roku. The survey of 380 video developers in more than fifty countries, analysed what kinds of platforms and video infrastructure technologies developers are using to provide the best content […]

September 25, 2017

Nielsen sues comScore over ratings launch

Information, data, and measurement company Nielsen has filed a lawsuit to stop rival media measurement and analytics company comScore from using its technology to launch a competing service for measuring television audiences. The complaint, filed with the US District Court in Manhattan, seeks an injunction to stop the launch of comScore’s Extended TV service, which […]

September 25, 2017By Colin Mann

‘HD for all’ from DishTV

Indian DTH pay-TV service DishTV has launched an initiative to offer HD access for all its users, with the goal of making the HD viewing experience mainstream and accessible to all users across India. All subscriber set-top boxes are now HD-enabled. “HD space has been fast evolving, making significant in-roads into Indian households,” noted Anil […]

September 25, 2017By Colin Mann

Italy: Eleven Sports scores Serie A OTT rights

Global sports provider Eleven Sports has secured the rights to Serie A in Italy. The platform will show three games live every match week on mobile, tablet and online as part of a pay offer for fans across the country. The partnership begins on October 1st. The live games will typically include the 6pm Saturday […]

September 25, 2017

Kodi box dealer pleads guilty

A man from Middlesbrough in the northeast of England has pleaded guilty in what has been described as a landmark court case relating to the sale of so-called ‘Kodi’ boxes. At an earlier court appearance he had pleaded not guilty Brian Thompson pleaded guilty to two charges – one of selling the Kodi, or IPTV […]

September 25, 2017By Colin Mann

Spain: Orange and Ericsson first 5G trials

Orange and Ericsson are carrying out the first 5G trials in Spain in a Madrid street with connection speeds of 15Gbps average (up to 17 Gbps maximum) through the 26 GHz band with up to 800 MHz. With a speed of 15 Gbps, four HD movies could be downloaded in a second or the six […]

September 25, 2017From David Del Valle in Madrid

Sony VR boss not content with No 1 spot

Normally, any company that fully dominates the business it’s in would be happy to shout the news from the rooftops. But not the head of Sony’s VR division, which enjoys the position because of the huge installed base of its PlayStation 4 games consoles. In a Reuters interview on the sidelines of the Tokyo Games […]

September 25, 2017