Advanced Television

Testronic chooses GrayMeta Iris Media Platform

Testronic, a specialist in quality assurance (QA), localisation services, and compliance for the film, television and games industries, has integrated GrayMeta’s Iris Media Platform as a QC playback tool in their testing facility which is used to test Post Production Masters and other files for OTT services in territories around the world. Testronic provides outsourced […]

October 15, 2019

Parrot Analytics reveals contenders in Global TV Demand Awards at MIPCOM

At an event held during the MIPCOM global TV conference, data analytics company Parrot Analytics gave attendees a sneak peek of the most in-demand shows of 2019 so far. Parrot Analytics will host the Global TV Demand Awards for the second year at NATPE Miami on January 21, 2020, honoring the world’s most popular shows in […]

October 15, 2019

Prichard named Executive Director of WWE SmackDown

WWE has named Bruce Prichard the Executive Director of Friday Night SmackDown, reporting directly to WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon. Prichard will oversee the creative development of Friday Night SmackDown on FOX and ensure integration across all platforms and lines of business, replacing Eric Bischoff who took on the role in June. Prichard brings […]

October 15, 2019

Qualcomm platform supports SoftAtHome products

SoftAtHome, a software company for Broadband, video and analytics has announced that its software products can be integrated and supported on the Qualcomm Networking Pro 1200 platform. The Qualcomm Networking Pro 1200 platform is designed to offer a complete set of Wi-Fi networking capabilities for densely populated connected home environments. With SoftAtHome’s connected-home products (Connect’ON, […]

October 15, 2019

WarnerMedia APAC & Ciwen partner on TUZKI

Tuzki, China’s most famous rabbit, has been selected to lead the cast of a new series produced by Ciwen Media. The as-yet-unnamed modern comedy-drama series will mix live-action and CGI styles, and will mark Tuzki’s debut in long-form content. WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks, which owns the Tuzki IP, and Ciwen Media – a leading TV and […]

October 15, 2019

Amobee launches fraud free guarantee for Connected TV inventory

Amobee, a global digital advertising technology company, has announced an extension of its partnership with DoubleVerify – an independent platform for digital media measurement software and analytics – to launch an expansion of its existing, comprehensive fraud prevention solution to include connected TV inventory. This updated protection leverages an early detection system using advanced technology […]

October 15, 2019

Marvelous Europe to attend EGX and MCM London Comic Con

Marvelous Europehave announced their attendance at both EGX 2019, which takes place between Thursday 17th October 2019 and Sunday 20th October 2019, and MCM London Comic Con, which takes place between 25th and 27th October 2019 at the ExCeL Centre in London. Attendees to both of these events will be able to go hands on […]

October 15, 2019

DocuBay signs multiple acquisition deals at MIPCOM

DocuBay, the premium international documentary Membership VOD service by IN10 Media, signed multiple acquisition deals with Arte Distribution (France), France tv distribution (France), and Scorpion TV (UK) during MIPCOM, the world’s largest entertainment content market held in Cannes, France. The licensed films will be available on DocuBay for worldwide streaming (in English or English subtitles) […]

October 15, 2019

SCN celebrates Kipchoge’s record run

Sports fans who missed Eliud Kipchoge becoming the first athlete to run a marathon in under two hours can now watch full highlights on Sport Channel Network. The deal for SCN to bring fans highlights of the memorable marathon attempt by Kipchoge is further recognition for the channel which has set its stall out on […]

October 15, 2019

Eutelsat: 190 UHD channels now active

Eutelsat’s Michel Chabrol (SVP/New TV Formats), speaking at the opening session of the MIPCOM programming market, said that its data shows that there are now 190 Ultra-HD channels or feeds available. This is a 20 per cent increase on a year ago. Satellite delivery is dominating the delivery of UHD channels, with 93 direct channels […]

October 14, 2019Chris Forrester @ MIPCOM