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ATN supports Canada site blocking orders

Asian Television Network (ATN), Canada’s largest South Asian broadcaster, has confirmed that it is resuming its mission of eradicating piracy after giving up on it as an exercise in futility with respect of the FairPlay application. ATN had the privilege of being an active member of FairPlay, a coalition of the major stake holders of […]

November 20, 2019By Colin Mann

Qatar chooses Gogo for IFE

Qatar Airways has selected Gogo to install its in-flight entertainment and connectivity system. Qatar becomes the first airline in the Middle East to select Gogo’s 2Ku high-speed inflight connectivity and live TV solution on 70 of the airline’s fleet. The launch of high-speed Wi-Fi will be coupled with live TV to passenger devices as well […]

November 20, 2019By Chris Forrester

Personalised MyMTV music channel for Switzerland

Viacom International Media Networks is launching MyMTV Music, a personalised linear music channel, in Switzerland. MyMTV Music allows users to curate their own video channel by tapping into MTV’s trusted library of music videos from the world’s biggest artists, clips from iconic MTV performances and events like MTV Unplugged, and exclusive bonus content. This customised […]

November 20, 2019

Stingray Music secures major hospitality contract

Swedish streaming innovator Nenda has signed a deal with Stingray, a music, media and technology company, to provide on-demand entertainment from Stingray Qello, Stingray DJAZZ and Stingray Classica to the hospitality industry. The partnership aims to create exceptional ‘in-room’ TV-experiences for tourists and business travellers. Stingray is Montreal-based and reaches some 400 million subscribers in […]

November 20, 2019By Chris Forrester

UKTV’s Clapp steps down

UKTV has announced that Chief Marketing & Communications Officer Zoë Clapp is ending her 15-year tenure with the broadcaster after successfully managing the business transition to full BBC Studios ownership this year. Clapp led UKTV’s 90-strong Marketing, Communications, Creative, Media, and Social & Online teams through a period of growth which saw UKTV’s commercial share […]

November 20, 2019

Vikings sequel series sets sail for Netflix

Netflix will be the exclusive home of Vikings: Valhalla, a new original series from creator Michael Hirst that continues the storytelling of the popular Vikings saga. The new saga begins 100 years after the original series concludes and dramatises the adventures of the most famous Vikings who ever lived – Leif Erikson, Freydis, Harald Harada […]

November 20, 2019By Nik Roseveare

MiQ launches real-time retargeting capabilities with Inscape

MiQ, a specialist in marketing intelligence and connected programmatic solutions, extended its partnership with Inscape, a single source provider of smart TV viewing data in the US and a subsidiary of VIZIO. MiQ expanded its integration of Inscape’s Automatic Content Recognition (ACR), a content identification technology that matches opt-in viewing data from more than 12 […]

November 20, 2019

Telestream simplifies OTT streaming media analysis

Telestream, a global player in file-based media workflow orchestration, media streaming and delivery technologies, has announced new post-origin content monitoring capabilities for ABR streaming media within its iQ ABR monitoring solutions. Telestream’s OTT monitoring and compliance solutions now offer both content delivery network and advanced audio and video perceptual quality analytics of all leading codecs […]

November 20, 2019

The New Day: Feel The Power podcast to debut Dec 2

WWE has announced The New Day: Feel The Power, a new weekly podcast series launching December 2nd. Hosted by The New Day’s Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods and Big E, the podcast offers fans an unprecedented connection to the seven-time WWE Tag Team Champions as they riff on their experiences from inside and outside the ring. […]

November 20, 2019

NEP Connect celebrates providing connectivity for top-level women’s sports

NEP Connect (formerly SIS LIVE), a specialist in critical broadcast connectivity, has provided satellite and Anylive fibre solutions to major UK broadcast clients to enable global coverage of a host of top-flight women’s sports events, including major tournaments and global championships for football, cricket and netball. NEP Connect provided satellite capacity for a host broadcaster of […]

November 20, 2019