ThinkAnalytics, developer of a global TV search and recommendations engine and viewer analytics platform for pay-TV and OTT, has announced the appointment of industry veteran Gabriel Berger as CEO to lead the company’s next growth phase. Berger’s appointment comes on the heels of a stellar 2017 in which ThinkAnalytics recorded continued increases in revenues and […]
Fire TV customers in the UK can now use an Amazon Echo to enjoy far-field voice control of their Fire TV. By pairing Fire TV with any Echo device, users can simply ask Alexa to play a movie, launch an app, control playback, or show live video from compatible smart home cameras – all hands-free. […]
TV manufacturer Sharp has been involved in a legal spat with Chinese TV set giant Hisense since August 2017, and grumbling that the Chinese-made sets were “shoddily made” and had brought the Sharp-branded products sold in the US into disrepute. According to a report in specialist publication Large Display Monitor, Sharp “took legal action to […]
Formula E is bolstering its live streaming efforts to bring the electric street racing series closer to the fingertips of fans, with races to be shown live in Japan on Twitter. The partnership is the first-of-its-kind between Twitter and the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, starting with coverage of the third edition of the Mexico […]
Dolby Labs and Samsung used Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to announce a major deal that will see Dolby’s Atmos enhanced sound system incorporated on Samsung’s Galaxy S9 and S9+ smartphones. “Dolby Atmos is enabling a new level of audio experience on the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ mobile devices. This announcement signifies a […]
Satellite operator Measat is to distribute six channels from Canada’s Blue Ant Media across the Asia-Pacific region. As part of a new carriage deal, Blue Ant Entertainment HD, Blue Ant Extreme HD, Blue Ant Entertainment Philippines SD, ZooMoo HD, Love Nature 4K and Love Nature HD have all begun transmission and are available to pay-TV […]
CGI has been awarded the One IT Operations Outsourcing contract by UK telecommunications company TalkTalk. The contract will see CGI strengthen TalkTalk’s operational services over the next five years, it says. TalkTalk’s five-year One IT Operations contract forms part of a business-wide transformation programme for better customer experience and operational excellence. Having developed its IT […]
Huawei and Bouygues Telecom have announced a joint innovation programem to experiment 5G in France. Bouygues Telecom is part of the first operators worldwide to experiment 5G 3GPP in field with Huawei. Bordeaux will be the first city for a 5G network trial, from single site to multi-site coverage. With the release of industry’s first […]
With the family-favourite franchise finally hopping onto the big screen, Sony Pictures Entertainment has teamed up with pro-copyright education body The Industry Trust for IP Awareness’s Moments Worth Paying For campaign to combat film piracy with an exclusive trailer for Peter Rabbit. The exclusive trailer features never-before-seen footage from the film and focuses on the […]
Ebiquity, an independent, tech-enabled marketing analytics consultancy, has announced the appointment of Rob Woodward as non-executive director and Chairman Designate, with effect from March 1st. He will succeed Michael Higgins who has been Chairman for the past 12 years and will step down from the Board following the AGM on May 9th 2018. Woodward was […]