A senior executive at Arianespace says the company will discount the launch costs for its remaining Ariane 5 rockets in order to compete with SpaceX. Arianespace is developing a lower cost Ariane 6 version, and the new prices will reflect the lower costs promised for the new Ariane 6. Arianespace’s MD/Head of sales for the […]
Professional services company Fincons Group has partnered with audio and video watermarking technology specialist Verance Corporation to accelerate and expand the development of Next Gen TV experiences in the US and Europe. The partnership combines Fincons Group’s expertise deploying Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) applications with the Verance Aspect watermark technology, which enables Next Gen […]
Channel 4 has launched Dynamic TV – a new ad innovation which enables potentially thousands of variations of data-driven creative to be served across big screen devices like smart TVs for the first time, as well as on mobile and desktop VoD platforms. In a first for the UK and European advertising market, Dynamic TV […]
Discovery has announced that Avi Saxena, former Vice President of Technology for Amazon Marketplace, has joined the company as Chief Technology Officer, Direct-to-Consumer. In this newly created role, Saxena will oversee the technology systems and global platforms that will serve all of Discovery’s Direct-to-Consumer products in the US, including MotorTrend, and internationally, including Eurosport Player and the […]
TRT Arabi, the Arabic news centre of Turkish Radio & Television (TRT) which was available to all 21 Arabic countries in the MENA region, has made its global launch with a new look and feel as well as a completely revamped programming grid. Since the launch of TRT World in 2015, TRT has been generating […]
Global youth media company VICE has agreed a comprehensive content licensing and co-production deal with streaming service Hulu Japan. This year, Hulu Japan will bring 250 hours of VICE programming to its Japanese platform — with content from the multiplatform company’s TV channel VICELAND and digital channels including VICE News, Munchies (Food) and Noisey (Music). […]
Vodafone has announced the launch of Nick+ in Greece, a new VoD offer with content from Viacom International Media Networks’ global kids brand, Nickelodeon. The service offers access to Nickelodeon’s children’s entertainment any time on any device for Vodafone TV subscribers. “We are excited to partner with Vodafone Greece for the launch of Nick+,” said […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has acquired the exclusive Nordic media rights to the NTT IndyCar Series until 2021. Every race will be shown live on NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service and Viasat pay-TV channels, with selected races available on NENT Group’s free-TV channels. Swedish drivers Marcus Ericsson and Felix Rosenqvist will both compete in […]
The Satellite Industry Association has announced that Integrasys LLC has joined SIA. Integrasys LLC specialises in the engineering and manufacturing of innovative satellite spectrum monitoring systems and VSAT network deployment for the government market. The Company is based in Herndon, VA and is owned by Integrasys SA of Spain. The parent company was founded in […]
Comedy channel Gold is set to countdown Britain’s top funny people in a brand new one-off special. The UKTV Original Britain’s Greatest Comedian (1×180’), will whittle down a plethora of Britain’s brilliant comics from past and present to find the definitive top 30. Members of the public will be able to vote for their favourites, […]