Luxembourg’s Grand Duke, Prince Guillaume and his wife Stephanie, were at Cape Canaveral Wednesday evening, along with Luxembourg’s prime minister Xavier Bettel, to watch SpaceX’s flawless launch of GovSat-1 (also known as SES-16) aboard a previously flown (“flight tested”) Falcon 9 rocket. Lift-off from the Cape’s Launch Complex 40 took place at 16:25 Eastern Time […]
A service which allows sports fans to create virtual living rooms, enabling friends and families to watch TV together, has won a BT sports media innovation award. The winner of the BT Infinity Lab competition, Sceenic, will now be trialled by BT Sport for potential future use by the company. London-based Sceenic’s solution claims to […]
Connekt, the AI-driven technology company transforming TV advertising for the connected world, is preparing for remote-less future by adding voice capabilities to its linear TV ad engagement solution. Now, viewers with Google Home devices can interact with brands that are featured on TV and purchase goods using only their voices. “Voice is the new UI, […]
Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, has appointed Jimmy Kim as Managing Director of Globecast in Asia, effective immediately. In his new position, Kim will drive Globecast’s continued success in this dynamic market, expanding its customer base and building upon the company’s long-term objectives. Kim joins Globecast from MNC Media, where he held the […]
Mediaproxy, a provider of software-based IP broadcast solutions for compliance, monitoring and analysis, has announced that KPNX has selected its LogServer software solution for its next generation compliance and monitoring. KPNX, a Tegna Media company, provides digital television services including NBC affiliate Channel 12, 12 News Weather, and the Justice Network to viewers throughout the […]
MySports HD is broadcasting all Formula E races live, supported by original studio productions around the races. Since December 2017, the Formula E drivers have been racing around city-centre street circuits in various metropolises all over the world. The next stop on February 3rd will be Santiago de Chile. MySports will be showing all of […]
Wildmoka, the live clipping, editing and publishing platform for broadcasters, announced today a Series A investment of $8 million led by venture capital investor Alven with participation from existing shareowner Apicap. Wildmoka’s cloud video platform empowers broadcasters and content owners to unleash their fan engagement by clipping the greatest moments from live TV and events […]
Prime Focus Technologies (PFT), the technology arm of Prime Focus, has announced that Caesar Sedek has joined the organisation as Chief Security Officer. Sedek is a 20-year industry veteran and is an authority in cybersecurity, risk, and privacy matters. Sedek held positions in information security at Warner Bros. Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company, currently […]
Ericsson has concluded its major review of its broadcast and media solutions businesses. Having separated broadcast into Red Bee Media – which remains an Ericsson company – it is offloading 51 per cent of Media Solutions to One Equity with all assets and employees moving across to a new entity. In the review, Ericsson said […]
Leading Italian broadcasters RAI, Mediaset, Sky Italia and Discovery Italia have secured important deals for major sporting events. After six years, the UEFA Champions League returns to RAI with live and exclusive coverage of the best match of Italian teams on Wednesdays during 2018-2019. Thanks to a deal with Sky Italia, the holder of the […]