Advanced Television

LIWEST evolves IPTV security with Verimatrix & Ocilion

Verimatrix, a global provider of security and business intelligence solutions that protect content, devices, applications and communications, has announced that LIWEST Kabelmedienhas deployed Ocilion’s IPTV solutions integrated with Verimatrix security to enable more flexible and future-proof video delivery models. LIWEST joins kabelplus and Salzburg AG as the third Austrian operator to leverage the combined strengths […]

September 18, 2019Colin Mann @ IBC

More cast announced for Amazon Original series Truth Seekers

Amazon Studios has announced Malcolm McDowell, Samson Kayo, Emma D’Arcy, Susan Wokoma and Julian Barratt amongst others will be joining Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in new Amazon Original, Truth Seekers, from Pegg, Frost and Miles Ketley’s UK based production company Stolen Picture. This new UK produced Amazon Original comedy horror series will launch exclusively on Amazon […]

September 18, 2019

FranceTV Publicité launches ad solution with Mirriad

Computer vision and AI-powered platform company Mirriad, is partnering with FranceTV Publicité who announced this week it has launched three tailored offers of next generation product placement using the Mirriad in-video advertising solution. Mirriad’s technology seamlessly inserts brands in France Télévisions popular scripted dramas after the content is produced. Brands are inserted in the content […]

September 18, 2019

ZEE5 and Jalesh Cruises launch exclusive offers in Middle East

Close on the heels of announcing its partnerships with top retailers in the Middle East like Lulu and EUROSTAR, ZEE5 continues to deepen its presence across the market with yet another partnership announcement, this time with India’s first multi-destination cruise line, Jalesh Cruises, to roll out a slew of offers for the Middle East market. […]

September 18, 2019

NBCU’s D2C is Peacock

NBC Universal’s planned streaming service has been given a name — Peacock – and a slate of new shows have been scheduled. The name is a reference to the NBC network’s famous logo. The service, scheduled for launch April 2020, will be anchored by more than 15,000 hours of content from the entertainment conglomerate’s TV […]

September 17, 2019

Analysis: How the new SVoDs will use original content

A profile of six new SVoD players launching in the American market from late 2019 to the first half of 2020 has just been published by Ampere Analysis. Four of these new players are studio-led: Disney+, Viacom’s BET+, WarnerMedia’s HBO Max and NBCU’s streaming service. Only Apple TV+ and short-form start-up Quibi are new to […]

September 17, 2019

ArabSat could face legal action over beoutQ

Saudi Arabia-based ArabSat is no longer carrying beouitQ’s pirate satellite transmissions. The satellite signals were removed almost a month ago but may not protect ArabSat for potentially punitive legal actions seeking significant compensation. The news follows a joint investigation by FIFA, the AFC, UEFA, the Bundesliga, La Liga, Lega Serie A, LFP and the Premier […]

September 17, 2019

Forecast: Online viewing to reach 100 mins a day

The average person will spend 100 minutes each day watching online video in 2021, up from 84 minutes this year, according to Zenith’s Online Video Forecasts 2019 report. That’s the equivalent of watching 25 continuous days of video in 2021. The amount of time people spend viewing online video has grown rapidly across the world, […]

September 17, 2019

BBC to switch off red button text services

The BBC has confirmed it will switch off the news and sport text services on the TV red button early next year. The decision spells the end of reading headlines, football scores, weather, travel news and more on TV sets, 45 years after the launch of Ceefax. Red button text launched in 1999, taking over […]

September 17, 2019

Sky, C4 expand partnership; AdSmart deal

Sky and Channel 4 have announced a strategic partnership spanning content, technology and innovation. The multi-year deal builds on the partnership announced by the two broadcasters last year and will further benefit both consumers and the broader industry. For the first time, Channel 4 will use Sky’s AdSmart technology to deliver fully-targeted, addressable ads across […]

September 17, 2019