ITV Studios Global Entertainment has signed an agreement with Huanxi Media Group Limited for the exclusive broadcasting rights in mainland China for the biggest drama of 2018, the critically acclaimed thriller Bodyguard. Huanxi Media has secured the exclusive rights for the mainland China market for its streaming service platform, huanxi.com, which provides its viewers with […]
Alticast, an end-to-end media solutions provider, has announced that t-broad, Korea’s leading multiple system operator (MSO) has launched Alticast’s flexible cloud-based, user interface (UI) virtualization solution, Apex – Hybrid as part of their next-gen service. This is the first time that an operating partner of Alticast has launch Apex in its hybrid form. Operating on […]
The company i4Things based in Roermond (The Netherlands) gets a new strategic partner on board. LIOF (the (Province of) Limburg Development and Investment Company) supports the further growth of i4Things in the international Smart Home market in the coming years. With its Consolomio Smart-Home-as-a-Service solution, i4Things has developed a unique cloudbased proposition for Service Providers […]
CryptoGuard, a global provider of pay-TV content protection CAS/DRM and end-to-end OTT/IPTV solutions, has announced the appointment of Roger Siow as Region Sales Director in Asia effective 1st of May 2019. Roger Siow is a veteran in the pay-TV industry since 1991 and brings an extensive experience in the Asian market where he has sold […]
The top 10 service providers in the US collectively lost over one-and-a-quarter million television subscribers in the first quarter of 2019, according to the informitv Multiscreen Index. AT&T moved to the top of the table, with 22.36 million premium television subscribers in the US, as it now combines the results for DirecTV and AT&T U-verse. […]
Broadcast media remain the most trusted media throughout Europe with 85 per cent of European countries trusting radio and 75 per cent trusting TV. The EBU’s new report – Trust in Media 2019 – shows how the gap between people’s trust in traditional and new media continues to grow. Radio is the most trusted medium […]
French PSB France Télévisions is to stream more than 100 hours live in 8K over 5G, in association with Orange during the upcoming Roland-Garros tennis open (May 26th-June 9th). Images will be transmitted from the Philippe-Chatrier centre court and the 8K UHD live premiere will be tested in partnership with industry majors from the USA, […]
Japan’s Nikkei Asian Review reports that Chinese cellular giant Huawei is working on 5G televisions. The report says that the displays could also be 8K capable. If correct, it could be a TV industry first. Huawei, already mired in deep controversy over alleged security concerns, makes its own chipsets for cellular use. Despite now being […]
According to data science firm Parrot Analytics, YouTube original series Cobra Kai is currently the most in-demand digital original series in the world. Cobra Kai is also the most in-demand digital original in the US during the period April 24th to April 30th; demand was 41 per cent higher than the second most in-demand digital original, The Act (Hulu). Season 2 of Cobra […]
Brand spend on sports sponsorship will grow to £35 billion (€41bn) globally in 2019, but rights-holders are significantly under-exploiting their sponsorship businesses according to Two Circles analysis. Collectively, sports rights-holders’ sponsorship assets are worth £49 billion globally. However, due to unsold inventory, unreported engagement and