Canelo Alvarez, the king of the middleweight boxing division, will take on a new challenge as he moves into the 175-pound weight class in a 12-round bout against champion Sergey ‘Krusher’ Kovalev for the WBO Light Heavyweight World Title. The event will take place on November 2nd at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and will […]
PitPat, an activity tracker app for dogs, is launching its first TV advertising campaign designed specifically to capture the attention of canines. The ad will debut exclusively on all UKTV channels today (September 16th) as part of the broadcaster’s airtime-for-equity deal with the pet fitness brand. The ad will run on all UKTV channels – […]
Bharti Airtel, India’s largest telco, has selected Irdeto to securely deliver content on its new Airtel Xstream 4K Hybrid Box, powered by Android. The new STB, based on Android 9.0, brings satellite TV and OTT content together on a single device, with this innovative experience secured by Irdeto Cloaked CA. Part of Airtel’s converged Airtel […]
Joyn, the new German streaming platform launched in June, has announced its first original drama series commission. Dignity, a new political thriller, has been jointly commissioned by Joyn and MEGA in Chile. The series is produced by Story House Productions in Germany and Chilean film and TV producer Invercine & Wood, in co-production with the […]
English cricket fans can now watch highlights of the first ever European Cricket Championships on Sports Channel Network – the free to air channel available on Freeview, YouView and App - and follow the story of how Dutch champions Rotterdam became Kings of Europe. Rotterdam beat the top German side Findorff in an action-packed final […]
EuroMedia September/October 2019 Will D2C transform broadcasting forever? As Disney, HBO and others follow Netflix and Prime into viewers’ homes without intermediation, what does the future hold for pay-TV platforms and lesser content brands? Colin Mann sough the views of industry experts. Read the article and the rest of the issue here
CommScope has showcassd two next-generation additions to its RDK Video Accelerator portfolio at IBC: a Smart Media Device (SMD) platform 7852 featuring Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, as well as an IP Client VIP7802 with Wi-Fi 6. Both devices include AOMedia Video 1 (AV1) and high dynamic range (HDR) capabilities. Each of the advanced device platforms support […]
Lindsay Broadband has announced the promotion of industry veteran Len Visser to the position of Product Line Manager, Power Solutions Division effective September 16, 2019. Lindsay’s Power Solutions Division is focused on standby/non-standby cable TV network power supplies, customer premise UPS systems, and LTE AC and DC power supplies. Visser has 38 years of experience […]
Alteox has brought to the market the new B2B Video-on-Demand Service on Alteox.stream. The VoD solution will allow IPTV operators to connect to a wide range of content ranging from Hollywood blockbusters, family shows and TV series to adult content. The platform targets operators and platforms that are looking to expand or launch VoD on […]
Virgin Media’s latest Ultra High Definition TV series “The Feed” will premiere exclusively on Virgin TV Ultra HD at 9pm on September 16th. The Studio Lambert, all3media, Liberty Global and Amazon original series, produced in association with Virgin Media, is a near-future dystopian thriller, starring Guy Burnet (Counterpart, Mortdecai, Asher and Pitch Perfect 3), Nina […]