Advanced Television

Premier League Bangkok copyright case win

One Briton and a Thai national have pleaded guilty to infringing the Premier League’s copyright in Thailand and have paid significant damages totalling THB 15 million (€450,000), in addition to almost THB 7 million in seized funds being forfeited to the State. They have also been sentenced to pay over THB 3million and sentenced to […]

December 3, 2019By Colin Mann

HBO GO app launches in Philippines

WarnerMedia’s streaming service, HBO GO, is now available in the Philippines as a standalone OTT service without any pre-existing TV subscription. The service is accessible online and on mobile devices through the HBO GO app that can be downloaded from App Store or Play Store for PHP149 (€2.64) a month with a 7-day free trial. […]

December 3, 2019

netgem.tv: 12 ultrafast fibre deals

In less than six months, netgem.tv has signed partnership agreements with 12 Ultrafast Fibre providers in the UK offering its TV and Streaming service to a reach of over a quarter of a million of the UK homes, complementing their access to gigabit-enabled fibre broadband. This distribution acceleration comes some two weeks after the addition […]

December 3, 2019By Colin Mann

Eleven Sports chooses Blackbird platform

Blackbird, a developer and seller of a cloud video editing platform, has been chosen by Eleven Sports for the rapid editing and publishing of sports content to fans online. The contract is for two years. Eleven Sports’ OTT platform is at the core of a platform agnostic approach, engaging fans across on-air, online and social […]

December 3, 2019

Tru Optik, Anzu.io partner for in-game targeted ads

Tru Optik, the AI and data-management platform (DMP) across Connected TV (CTV), has announced a partnership with Anzu.io, an in-game advertising platform that brings real-world ads into video gaming and eSports, to make first and third-party data for enhanced audience targeting available for in-game advertising on gaming consoles. As 67 per cent of US consumers […]

December 3, 2019

Zappware powers A1 Bulgaria advanced TV

Bulgarian multiplay telco A1 Bulgaria has launched A1 Xplore TV, an advanced TV user experience powered by Zappware’s video back-office: an end-to-end solution. A1 Xplore TV viewers will be able to find and enjoy content easily through the Zappware Nexx 4.0 user experience. “Our goal is to constantly offer innovative services to our customers to […]

December 3, 2019

Frayter named Gilat RVP North America

Gilat Satellite Networks, a specialist in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, has announced that Slava Frayter has joined the company as its Regional Vice President, North America. Frayter comes to Gilat after 19 years with Newtec, where he served in various management roles, rising to the position of Vice President, Americas in 2008. During his […]

December 3, 2019

Forsway appoints Tragl to business development team

Forsway, a provider of solutions and hardware tapping satellite and existing terrestrial technologies to enable cost-efficient broadband services, is growing its global sales force. In a strategy to expand a focus traditionally on satellite operators, service providers and public sector organisations, Forsway has appointed Alla Tragl as Sales Director, Telecommunications. The company aims to develop […]

December 3, 2019

itself s.r.o. selects NETINT video processing and distribution solution

NETINT Technologies, an innovator of computational storage and video processing SoC solutions, has announced that itself s.r.o. has selected NETINT Technologies to provide an advanced encoding solution for their media distribution network infrastructure upgrade. itself s.r.o. is a leading telecommunications supplier in the Czech Republic.  Utilizing their own advanced optical backbone network, itself s.r.o. offers […]

December 3, 2019

Bravo announces premiere date of Spy Games

Bravo’s newest competition series dives into the world of espionage when Spy Games, produced by Kinetic Content, a Red Arrow Studios company, premieres in the US on January 20 at 10:00pm ET/PT. Inspired by the once-secret World War II government programme known as “Station S,” in which civilians were assessed and trained to be spies, ten […]

December 3, 2019