BBC Studios Productions, the UK’s most awarded producer, has appointed Lisa McCormack as Director of Production for its Entertainment & Music division, which makes some of the UK’s biggest entertainment and music shows, including Strictly Come Dancing, Later… with Jools Holland, Eurovision and Glastonbury. Suzy Lamb, Managing Director, Entertainment & Music, BBC Studios said: “Lisa […]
Ooyala, a specialist in content supply chain solutions, it has been selected by the British Film Institute (BFI) to assist in the BFI’s massive Heritage 2022 project to transcode and aggregate access to its ever growing digital archive of moving image assets. The BFI National Archive is one of the world’s largest and most important […]
Todd Weiser has been elevated to Senior Vice President, Programming and Development at Food Network and Cooking Channel, it was announced by network president, Courtney White to whom Weiser will report. “Todd brings an expertise in creating smart, innovative and audience-pleasing content,” said White. “Having the most creative team in place to help lead our […]
NovelSat, a specialist in satellite transmission technology, has launched a satellite broadcast/multicast solution for the delivery of live TV and OTT video services. The satellite-to-mobile video solution enables mobile service providers to roll out TV and video services on a large scale while optimising network investment. The NovelSat satellite-to-mobile video solution incorporates all core-to-edge video […]
Never.no, the social engagement platform specialists, has announced the company’s brand new Real-Time Social Graphics solution was used to deliver advanced visualisations and social content for MTV’s exclusive globally televised unveil of “Madonna’s Live and Exclusive: ‘Medellín’ Video World Premiere” on April 24th. Broadcast live from five studios – Milan, Sao Paulo, Miami, New York […]
Raskenlund, based in Porsgrunn, Norway, is making its debut into the US with its initial presence to be located in San Francisco, California. Having an establishment in the US, now allows direct access to current and future clients within the North American market. This now permits localized identification, customization and rapid response to client needs. […]
Akamai Technologies’ Thomas Stark and SSIMWAVE co-founder Dr. Zhou Wang will discuss how optimizing consumer Quality of Experience (QoE) can increase subscriber satisfaction and boost media industry revenues during a Streaming Media East panel open to all registered attendees. Stark, Product Marketing Manager for Media in EMEA for Akamai, and Dr. Wang, the Emmy Award-winning […]
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has announced it will stop broadcasting its pay-TV service Premium on digital terrestrial from June 1st. Distribution will continue via its premium online platform Infinity. Following the progressive scaling down of Mediaset Premium and the loss of the sports channels, the service has become less appealing to potential subscribers. This means that […]
According to the findings of the Q1‘19 State of the Streaming TV Industry report from real-time decisioning platform Conviva, year-over-year viewership grew 72 per cent and the rate of consumption growth increased by 49 per cent. In addition to fresh updates on index data related to consumption patterns, device market share, and customer experience issues, […]
Ofcom has published the latest data on the complaints it receives about the UK’s major home phone, broadband, mobile and pay-TV firms. The quarterly report reveals the number of