The son of Saudi Arabian billionaire Sheikh Salah Kamel, who owns the Arab Radio & Television (ART) broadcasting empire, Mohi Saleh Kamel, was released from detention at the Riyadh Ritz Carlton hotel on December 29th. Mohi Kamel was one of 23 detainees released. Saoud al-Daweesh, the former chief executive at Saudi Telecom was another. They […]
NexGuard, a Kudelski company and provider of forensic watermarking technology and solutions, has announced that its solutions have been deployed by Kaleidescape, a manufacturer of home-theatre movie players and servers. NexGuard’s watermarking solution has been integrated in Kaleidescape’s movie players to protect the highest-value content, including early release and 4K movies that offer HDR and […]
BrightLine, the specialist in advanced TV, is launching DataCast, a unified OTT data platform that will enable advertisers to target and measure across three screens: mobile, desktop and television. Designed to enhance the targeting, delivery and measurement of ads across all connected TV devices in the home, DataCast enables media partners to bring highly targeted […]
After making a deal to distribute Ricky Gervais’ stand-up show Humanity, which the comedian is currently touring, Netflix has announced they will be producing another stand-up exclusive from Gervais. The special hasn’t been filmed or even conceived yet, according to a Tweet from Gervais – who has asked his social media followers to suggest a […]
Valossa, a player in AI-based video recognition technology, and Accurate Player, a frame-accurate HTML5 QC / QA player for post-production workflows, has announced a sales and technology partnership. Valossa will integrate its video AI technology into the Accurate Player, enabling the player to natively visualise Valossa’s rich metadata extraction. The combined solution of Accurate Player […]
The giant CES show in Las Vegas has one over-riding mantra: ‘Bigger is always better’ and consequently the news that LG will use the event to showcase a massive 88” OLED display equipped for 8K reception, should hardly be a great surprise. CES opens on January 7th. South Korea’s LG, which in the past has […]
A survey conducted by IBM Cloud Video examines viewing habits and pain points related to streaming video services. Specifically, the survey dives into how streaming services can maintain a competitive edge within a crowded landscape. The findings reveal that despite the popularity of streaming services (two-thirds of consumers use a streaming service – the same […]
As any other Asian regions, South East Asian markets consist mainly of cable and satellite connections. However, Dataxis noticed the increasing share of IPTV subscribers in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. With a 6 per cent increase between July and September, the IPTV segment now represents 6.7 million subscribers. Despite its […]
A new multi-million-pound fund to help increase the range of children’s television in the UK has been announced by Culture Secretary Karen Bradley. The £60 million (€67.5m) fund will be available for content creators to receive up to 50 per cent of the production and distribution costs of original TV shows. It will be available […]
Game of Thrones has won the dubious award of the most pirated show of 2017. The HBO production was officially the most illegally streamed show for the sixth consecutive year, according to data from TorrentFreak. The show beat The Walking Dead and The Flash, which came in second and third respectively. The Big Bang Theory […]