Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has acquired the exclusive Nordic media rights to a range of leading winter sports competitions from Infront Sports & Media. The five-year deal, which starts in 2021, secures the hugely popular FIS Alpine Ski World Cup and FIS Cross Country World Cup and much more for NENT Group’s platforms and […]
SpotX, the global video advertising and monetisation platform, together with clypd, the audience-based sales platform for television advertising, have announced a plan to integrate their platforms and build products that focus on audience efficiencies and solve for the current state of media fragmentation across linear TV and OTT. The collaboration allows for the unification of […]
SpaceX was forced to again delay the launch of Arabsat 6a because of bad weather at Cape Canaveral. The new launch date is now a hoped-for April 11th in the late afternoon local time. The launch window opens at 6.30pm EST. The Florida launch site suffered dangerously high winds. A Falcon Heavy rocket will launch […]
Kudelski Security, the cybersecurity division of the Kudelski Group, and BTblock, the blockchain and cybersecurity consultancy firm, have announced a strategic partnership to address demand for greater cybersecurity oversight and design in blockchain implementations. The partnership brings together complementary business expertise, networks and infrastructures to offer disruptive startup and enterprise-level companies broader access to a […]
Accedo, the video experience pioneer and Oregan Networks, have announced a strategic partnership to provide next generation pay-TV solutions to the video industry. “We’re seeing considerable shifts in the industry at the moment. Traditional ways of setting up and running a pay-TV service are changing. Accedo’s leading position as an OTT solution vendor coupled with […]
The NBA 2K League, a professional eSports league for players of the basketball video game, has announced that YouTube will stream live broadcasts of all its games this season. The coverage includes the league’s 230+ regular-season, playoff and finals games. Games take place at the league’s studio in the New York City borough of Queens. […]
Vecima Networks has announced that MediaScaleX//Storage has taken another step in becoming a cutting-edge Media Application Platform with the latest release of their software-defined, hybrid object storage system. Utilising the latest in container technology, MediaScaleX//Storage efficiently hosts high-end video applications including live and on-demand content life-cycle management, Time-shifted TV streaming, Just-in-Time Packaging, Protection and Delivery […]
Dooya Media Group, an internet video content syndicator and OTT network for consumers, today announced that it has signed a multi-year deal with dotstudioPRO to handle its advertising supported video on demand (AVOD) streaming offering, Dooya TV. After researching other options in the marketplace, Dooya chose dotstudioPRO for its intelligent cloud-based distribution and monetisation platform […]
Globo – the largest Latin American producer of exclusive, multigenre and multiplatform content – has unveiled its updated brand values, personality and identity guidelines. The move reinforces Globos mission of upholding clear and open communication between the brand and the public, and the company’s belief in the importance of sharing information and experience. In line […]
Forsway, a provider of hybrid satellite routers and innovative solutions to enable cost-efficient satellite broadband, is expanding its operations to include a sales office in Dallas, Texas. To accelerate new business and growth opportunities in North America, Forsway has engaged Faith Wright to spearhead its new operations. Based on extensive experience within the satellite arena […]