Sony Picture Television Networks is launching its Crackle SVoD service in Argentina through an agreement with Gigared, a telco operating in the north of the country. Initially available for Gigared subscribers in Paraná, Santa Fé, Corrientes, Resistencia and Posadas, both broadband and pay-TV customers will be able to subscribe to the service. “The launch marks […]
BBC Worldwide has agreed a deal with Youku that will see five of BBC Earth’s award-winning Giant Screen films available on TV channels and mobile devices in China. Broadcast in HD, Earthflight, Incredible Predators, Tiny Giants, Walking with Dinosaurs, and Wild Africa will be available on Youku’s digital platforms. The deal also allows Youku to […]
Eurofins Digital Testing, a specialist in end-to-end quality assurance (QA) and testing services, has announced that LG Electronics and MStar have committed to Eurofins’ 4K HDR Ultra HD logo technical requirements in their forthcoming products. Eurofins Digital Testing’s logo scheme identifies devices that have been fully tested and proven to deliver the highest picture quality […]
For the first time, the city of Toronto will play host to HITEC (the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference) June 26th to 29th at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. For the second time, ADB will host the HITEC Opening Night Party on Monday at 6:30pm Full registration attendees are invited to kick-off the premier […]
Advertising agency Anatomy has released its 2017 The Young and The Brandless report, which provides an in-depth look at the media consumption, content discovery habits and network brand recognition capabilities of young (18-26) adults. Based on a comprehensive survey of over 3,100 young millennials and an analysis of screen based consumer touchpoints, the report examines […]
Film and TV piracy in Italy cost the entertainment industry €686 million in 2016, according to an Ipsos study for the Federation for the Protection of Audiovisual and Multimedia Content (FAPAV). The phenomenon involves an estimated 20 million Italians, or 39 per cent of adults and 51 per cent of adolescents. The study estimates that […]
The mobile AR platform war was kicked by Mark Zuckerberg’s “We’re making the camera the first augmented reality platform.” That simple sentence, said at F8 in April, transformed what had been a one-hit wonder in Pokémon Go into an epic battle between Facebook, Apple, Google, Tencent, Snap, Alibaba, Baidu, Samsung, Huawei and more. Now Apple’s […]
The diplomatic row in the Gulf states has escalated, with Al Jazeera’s news bureau in the Saudi Arabian capital being closed. There are also widespread reports that football’s FIFA governing body has held talks with Qatar over the 2022 World Cup scheduled to be held in the country. FIFA has made no comment. Saudi Arabia, […]
Pay-TV operator Dish Network has been ordered to pay fines and damages totalling $280 million (€249m) as penalties over its extensive use of illegal ‘telemarketing’ methods to promote its DTH services. Illinois, US District Judge Sue Myerscough ruled that “millions and millions” of such calls had been made, and the fines are reported to be […]
Jamie Hindhaugh, COO of BT Sport, has suggested that the UK is way ahead of the rest of the world with its ambition in live sports production, in particular, enabling the telco better to engage with its viewers and demonstrate to its rights-holder partners the value it is delivering. Delivering a keynote address at the […]