Advanced Television

Jesy Nelson doc sets BBC Three record

According to seven day data, Jesy Nelson: Odd One Out has become BBC Three’s top factual title since the channel moved online. The BBC Three commission, which launched on September 12th and focused on the struggles Little Mix’s Nelson has been through due to online bullying, was the top programme on BBC iPlayer in the […]

September 24, 2019

CNN to double programming at twofour54 Abu Dhabi

CNN is doubling the number of hours it will broadcast live from its Middle East hub at twofour54 Abu Dhabi, a decision that H.E. Maryam Eid AlMheiri, Vice-Chair of twofour54, described as “indicative of the incredible growth the Emirate’s media industry is witnessing”. The global news giant said it will double the number of hours […]

September 24, 2019

Protected Media OTT/CTV ad-verification platform

Protected Media, a provider of ad fraud detection solutions, has announced the launch of its SDK for Connected TV and OTT.  With the new SDK OTT traffic can be verified at the source for the first time, providing media buyers with clean marketplaces in which to purchase fraud-free, viewable inventory. The SDK is unique as […]

September 24, 2019

C4 Diversity In Advertising prize for Starbucks & Iris

Channel 4 has named Starbucks and its creative agency, Iris, as the winner of its annual £1 million Diversity in Advertising Award, which this year tasked entrants to focus on the lack of representation and stereotyping of the LGBT+ community in advertising. The brand will receive £1 million worth of commercial advertising for its winning […]

September 24, 2019

Simulmedia, Kochava ad partnership

Simulmedia, the preeminent provider of audience-based, data-optimised TV advertising, and Kochava, the mobile attribution platform and host a mobile data marketplace, have announced a partnership that enables brands to activate TV media plans that are based on the networks, dayparts and programmes their mobile consumers are actually watching. “As a result of this partnership, marketers […]

September 24, 2019

Fenu leads VIMN consumer products in Italy & Greece

Viacom International Media Networks announced that Simone Fenu has been appointed Senior Director of Licensing and Consumer Products for Italy and Greece. Effective immediately, he will be responsible for defining the strategy for Viacom Nickelodeon Consumer Products (VNCP) in these regions, leading the VNCP team and managing local CP agencies and partners from the main […]

September 24, 2019

SSIMWAVE’s AI ‘eyes’ bring field monitoring to the network edge

SSIMWAVE, the leader in viewer-centric video quality evaluation, has announced the availability for cable system operators of SSIMPLUS Single-Ended HDMI-Out monitoring, enabling for the first time precise, objective evaluation and scoring of video quality at the closest point yet to subscribers’ devices. Designed in response to requests from Tier 2 and 3 North American operators, […]

September 24, 2019

V-Nova, Metaliquid partner to deliver accelerated AI-driven media indexing solution

Video compression solutions provider V-Nova and Metaliquid AI video analysis solutions provider have announced a strategic partnership that will build upon the success of their Media-Telecom Catalyst project, to develop and commercialize ground-breaking products for machine learning powered content indexing. The IBC and TM Forum AI Content Indexing for Regulatory Compliance Catalyst brought together media […]

September 24, 2019

Tech4home wins Red Dot Design Award

Tech4home has been lauded for its cutting edge Caster Remote Control after the device scooped the prestigious 2019 Red Dot Product Design award. The handset – created by the Portuguese manufacturer to enhance the dynamism and user-friendliness of the Telefónica Movistar+ TV service – combines state-of-the-art design with high-end functionality, bolstering Tech4home’s growing reputation as […]

September 24, 2019

4K TV package with 5 UHD channels

The global TV marketplace has a new addition in the realm of 4K entertainment. Every television operator and telecom can, for the first time, introduce an entirely 4K quality television bundle to their audience, that is comprised of 5 UHD channels. The first in the world 4K TV package was officially launched on the 15th […]

September 24, 2019