The Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA) has announced that the newest version of the EMA Avails schema has been approved by the EMA Avails Working Group and is now available. The EMA Avails schema is a standardised communication of data about content available for transactional online VoD. The update, Version 1.7.2, enhances the schema in a […]
European viewers will be able to continue to follow the news on Sky News International at the prime orbital position of 19.2 degrees East following an extension agreement announced by SES. Under the agreement, Sky News International will utilise SES’s capacity on Astra 1N and related uplink services to broadcast its content to consumer and […]
Ericsson has been chosen by Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM), Japan’s largest cable system operator, to power its next generation TV service. J:COM has selected Ericsson’s award-winning MediaFirst TV Platform, to enable an enhanced, personalised multiscreen TV experience to its 3.7 million subscribers. The basic design phase will commence in Q4 2017 and the companies will solidify […]
International Launch Services (ILS) successfully launched Amazonas 5 on a Proton-Briz M rocket from Kazakhstan in the early hours locally on September 12th (01.23 am local time, 19.23 GMT) for Madrid-based Hispasat. The Amazonas 5 satellite, built by Space Systems/Loral, has a high throughput Ka-band payload with 34 Ka-band spot beams which will be used […]
Shoshana Wilson has been named Head of Programme and Scheduling, Fox Networks Group (FNG) UK. Currently Director, Global Acquisitions in the regional European Team, in this new role, Shosh will be responsible for all programming and scheduling for the full FNG UK channel brands, including FOX, National Geographic, NatGeo WILD and YourTV. Following a career […]
TVT/DMC, the media services companies, has announced the new joint management team that will drive the content services powerhouse formed by TVT’s acquisition of Amsterdam-based DMC (Digital Media Centre) from AMC Networks International in July this year. The new management team has been created to ensure that TVT and DMC customers can benefit immediately from […]
BT and AMC have announced that BT customers will be the first to see the acclaimed new TV drama Snatch starring Rupert Grint (the Harry Potter films) in the UK. The 10-episode original series will premiere on AMC in the UK on October 31st, exclusively to BT customers. The full box set will also be […]
SES has selected Arianespace to launch its high-power, high-throughput satellite SES-17 on an Ariane 5 in 2021 from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. This was announced by SES and Arianespace in Paris today. SES-17 is a powerful satellite delivering high-speed inflight connectivity and high-powered data services over the Americas and the Atlantic […]
DLVR, a video delivery optimisation provider, has announced that Piksel, a global player in building successful online video businesses, will be integrating DLVR’s services into their digital media offerings. DLVR provides Internet video publishers a new way to take advantage of multiple CDNs, routing traffic to the best network based on DLVR’s real-time, individual stream […]
Conviva, elevating the way OTT businesses use data-driven intelligence with their Video AI Platform, has announced the general availability of Video AI Alerts. This is the Platform’s alerting intelligence that automatically detects and diagnoses service delivery issues enabling publishers to deliver a consistently higher quality of experience while also better managing operational costs. Their viewers, […]