Beenius, a media system integrator, and developer of a platform for heterogeneous operator environments that supports IPTV, OTT and DVB Hybrid services, has signed a reseller agreement with TVC Communications (TVC), A Division of WESCO Distribution, to sell products in the CALA market. Under the agreement, TVC will sell all Beenius technologies, including Beenius Interactive […]
twofour54 Abu Dhabi has announced that its award-winning post-production facilities are now certified with Dolby Vision technology and tools, meaning their staff is fully trained and the premises are fully equipped to meet the post-production needs for colour-grading and mastering Dolby Vision HDR content. This industry-leading technology ensures that the content created in twofour54’s editing […]
Amazon has announced that Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu are the winners of the inaugural Prime Video Future Talent Award, supported by Andy Murray. The biennial award, which opened for applications in June 2019, is a partnership between Amazon Prime Video and multiple Grand Slam champion Murray. £140,000 of funding will support the best up […]
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Disney has confirmed that it will launch its Disney+ SVoD service in the UK on March 31st 2020 – as well as in Germany, Italy, Spain, France and “a number of other regions”. Disney CEO Bob Iger made the announcement during the company’s end of year and fourth quarter earnings call. The news was then […]
Disney+ is a big gamble for The Walt Disney company, and losses for the streaming unit more than doubled year-on-year to $740 million (€671.3m) in the quarter – the good news being that was under the $900 million guidance. It meant overall the company saw a year-on-year dip of 66 per cent on Q4 profit […]
United Group, the South Eastern European telco, has agreed to acquire Vivacom, the largest telecoms operator in Bulgaria, for €1.2 billion. This acquisition marks the second transaction since New York and London headquartered investment firm BC Partners’ March 2019 acquisition of United Group, in what was one of the largest ever transactions for the region. […]
The C-Band Alliance on November 7th sent a strongly-worded seven-page letter to two senior members of the US House Sub-committee on Communications & Technology. The letter starts politely enough, telling Chairman Michael Doyle and Ranking Member Robert Latta that it wanted to correct some misstatements. But the message soon became blunt saying, in effect, ‘hands […]
TiVo has reported financial results for its third quarter ended September 30th 2019. The dvr pioneer posted revenues of $158.52 million (€143.6m) for the quarter. This compares to revenues of $164.71 million from the same period a year ago. TiVo saw 89 per cent gains in IP Licensing, to $75.7 million, but was unable to […]
Nielsen has announced today the completion of its strategic review and its plan to spin-off the company’s Global Connect business, creating two independent, publicly traded companies – the Global Media business and the Global Connect business – each of which will have sharper strategic focus and greater opportunity to leverage its unique competitive advantages. The […]