Almost 12 million DAB receivers were sold in 2017 in Europe and Asia Pacific, a new record for yearly sales. Almost half (5.9 million) of the sales were for automotive devices, with key markets showing a significant increase in the number of cars sold with DAB fitted as standard. Cumulative sales for DAB receivers have […]
VidMob has closed an additional $6.4 million extension to its previously announced Series A financing. The additional funding will be dedicated to growing the company’s Engineering and Data Insights teams and expanding the company’s presence with the opening of a London office. The London office will be led by UK Sales Director James Bacon who […]
AirTies, a provider of managed Wi-Fi Mesh solutions to global service providers, has announced that it is supporting the Wi-Fi Alliance’s new Wi-Fi CERTIFIED EasyMesh certification programme for multiple Access Point (AP) systems. AirTies currently provides leading international service with embedded Wi-Fi Mesh software for their gateways and STBs, cloud-based Wi-Fi management, and compact Mesh […]
Crystal’s new VidTime technology, used in conjunction with Crystal Connect and Crystal Metadata Cloud, is deployed to reinsert SCTE 35 markers into Live Linear TV channels in situations where they have been removed by the operator or are not made available by the channel provider so that AdGorilla’s Quantum™ equipment can be used to insert […]
Mediacorp, Singapore’s media company with the widest range of media platforms, has introduced a new way of optimising video buys based on blended cost-per-viewer (CPV) across screens. The blended CPV model provides optimal reach at the most cost-effective rate across Mediacorp’s TV channels and over-the-top platform, Toggle. The solution was developed in close partnership with […]
Short-form video creation platform Wochit today announced partnerships with PA Images, the UK’s leading news, sport and entertainment image provider, and Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa), Germany’s largest news agency, that will bring millions of new content assets to the company’s proprietary library of pre-cleared material. This library, which includes videos, images, infographics, social posts and more, […]
UKTV has partnered with the BBC and FremantleMedia International on a groundbreaking collaboration for an ambitious, prime-time adventure series filled with world firsts. These include: the first descent of a white-water river in the Himalayas; trekking through unexplored jungle in South America; and climbing mountains in the deserts of the Middle East. Expedition with Steve […]
Grapeshot, the contextual intelligence provider that empowers brands to connect with consumers by unlocking the power of real-time context, today announced its new solution for bringing brand safety and contextual targeting to digital video. An industry first, Grapeshot’s new solution will provide essential contextual data to help publishers, sell side platforms, and advertisers connect the […]
Piksel, a global provider of software solutions for the media and broadcast industry, announced the arrival of its next generation content management solution succeeding its successful VCMS product, used by media and publishing firms globally. The innovative solution, presented as VCMS2, will maintain the flexibility, features and functionalities of its predecessor, combining the new development […]
Billionaire investor Vincent Bolloré has now acquired more than 14 per cent of entertainment conglomerate Vivendi. Reuters says that according to regulatory filings Vincent Bolloré has spent more than €1.5 billion to buy shares in 19 separate transactions in order to boost his shareholding from 20.5 per cent to the 24+ per cent now in place. […]