Advanced Television

Turner APAC brands make strong start to 2019

Turner Asia Pacific brands Warner TV and Oh!K have started the new year in pole position after dominating ratings in December. The sterling performance comes off the back of multiple programming and marketing stunts that were developed for the festive period. In Singapore and the Philippines, Warner TV was #1 among English GE channels on […]

January 9, 2019

British troops tap SES for entertainment

UK armed forces and their families stationed overseas, including Royal Navy ships at sea, will access entertainment from home using SES satellites in a new multi-year agreement. The armed forces use British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) as their source of entertainment, and the new deal with SES will enable BFBS to continue to deliver more […]

January 9, 2019By Chris Forrester

Italy football cup matches for Singapore, Indonesia

Football fans of Italy’s premier football cup tournaments can look forward to live coverage of the Coppa Italia and the Super Coppa Italiana in Singapore and Indonesia following an agreement to showcase the upcoming 2018-2019 season, staring this week. Coppa Italia’s Round of 16 kicks off on January 12th with Sampdoria vs Milan, Torino vs […]

January 9, 2019

Verizon extends partnership with TiVo

TiVo has today announced the extension of a multi-year agreement with Verizon. Under this extension, Verizon will have access to the latest version of TiVo’s Personalised Content Discovery Platform. Verizon has utilised TiVo’s content discovery solutions since 2013. TiVo’s Personalised Content Discovery solutions allow Verizon to deliver personalised carousel-based user interfaces (UI). These unique UIs […]

January 9, 2019

NAGRA protects Movistar IPTV

Content protection and multiscreen television solutions specialist NAGRA has confirmed that global telco Telefónica has deployed the NAGRA Security Services Platform (SSP) managing the NAGRA Connect client to secure its Movistar IPTV service and 4K Ultra HD content in multiple countries with newest STBs. The announcement marks the first deployment of the NAGRA SSP and […]

January 9, 2019

Globecast launches first CIS HD channel

The biggest media company in the Republic of Belarus – The National State TV and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus – has selected Globecast to launch the HD variant of its international satellite channel Belarus 24. TV channel Belarus 24 is building upon its decade-long relationship with Globecast with the launch of the […]

January 9, 2019

Encompass, Zixi partnership

Encompass Digital Media, a global technology services company delivering end-to-end video playout and distribution solutions to broadcast and digital media companies, has formed a partnership with Zixi, a specialist in enabling live broadcast-quality video over the internet. Zixi’s solutions coupled with Encompass’ broadcast expertise aims to give its clients additional economical methods to acquire and […]

January 9, 2019

Newtec awarded Kacific contract

Newtec, a leader in the design, development and manufacture of equipment for satellite communications, has announced that its Newtec Dialog VSAT multiservice platform has been selected by broadband satellite operator, Kacific, for its new High Throughput Satellite, Kacific1, to significantly expand its broadband service delivery in underserved areas of South East Asia, New Zealand and […]

January 9, 2019

AT&T’s Turner, Xandr partner on enhanced ad opportunities

Just a little more than six months after coming together under the AT&T umbrella, WarnerMedia’s Turner and AT&T’s advertising business Xandr are working together to improve the relevancy of advertising, fuelled by data and content connections. Making advertising matter and more relevant to consumers are among the greatest challenges facing the industry today. Turner and […]

January 9, 2019

WNET selects Nevion Virtuoso for remote-production

Nevion, the award-winning provider of virtualized media production solutions, has announced that WNET, one of the largest US public media providers, has chosen its Virtuoso software-defined media node platform to enable a remote production at WLIW on Long Island, controlled from its New York City headquarters. WNET has been providing non-commercial, public television to the New York metropolitan […]

January 9, 2019