Singapore-based satellite operator Kacific says it is in the design and planning stage of a second satellite, Kacific-2. Kacific-2 will complement Kacific1, launched in December 2019 via SpaceX. The company has not specified a contract/supplier for the new craft. Kacific-1 is a Ka-band broadband satellite and it a ‘condominium’ satellite operated with Japan’s JSAT/JCSAT-18 craft […]
HBO Max, the US SVoD service, has licensed non-exclusive streaming rights to a number of award-winning series from Comedy Central’s library, further expanding the platform’s curated portfolio. Through this deal, all seasons of Amy Schumer’s multi-award-winning sketch series Inside Amy Schumer; the Emmy Award-winning Key & Peele, from creators Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele; Dave […]
WWE has secured a new TV deal to broadcast its flagship weekly shows, Raw and SmackDown, live in Thailand. WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon announced the deal on Twitter, revealing that both shows will air on the 3BB Sport One channel. In her tweet, McMahon said: “Today marks a big day for @WWE in […]
V-Nova, a provider of video compression solutions, has announced what it describes as “a milestone achievement” in MPEG-5 Part 2 LCEVC (Low Complexity Enhancement Video Coding) being promoted to MPEG/ISO final draft international standard. V-Nova co-chaired the standard’s development and contributed to the foundational technology upon which it is built. MPEG-5 Part 2 LCEVC is […]
Magnite, the independent omnichannel sell-side advertising platform, has announced the appointment of Johannes Paysen as its new Managing Director for Central Europe. An industry veteran with over 20 years of experience, Paysen joins Magnite from global location technology company GroundTruth (formerly xAd GmbH) where he served as Head of Germany & MENA. He is tasked […]
Woody Technologies, a specialist in software solutions for ingest and media processing announces a partnership with Rascular Technology, longstanding software design company that creates powerful, customisable control and monitoring applications for third-party, professional video technologies. Woody Ingest Live – the ultimate solution offered by Woody Technologies in partnership with Libero Systems to record SDI, Newtek’s […]
Channel 4 has commissioned ITN Productions to make a new series about High Street retailer Poundland. The two part series, Inside Poundland: Secrets From The Shop Floor, looks at how the discounter is transforming from top-to-bottom, re-fitting its stores and investing millions on new ranges, at a time when many stores are going into administration […]
ACCESS Europe GmbH announces an enhancement to its NetFront Browser BML Edition for cars that extends support from embedded operating systems such as Linux and QNX to Android. Broadcast Markup Language (BML) is essential for delivering interactive and TV services to the car in Japan. According to a recent market analysis of Japanese automotive sales […]
WaterBear Network, the interactive streaming platform dedicated to the future of our planet, has announced a partnership with leading responsible travel company Intrepid Travel. The first of WaterBear’s travel partnerships, Intrepid will form part of WaterBear’s ‘Take Action’ element – enabling its members to book travel directly through the platform and give back to both […]
NOVELSAT, a global player in content connectivity over satellite, announced today that through an OEMpartnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), a global edge-to-cloud platform-as-a-service company, it has selected the HPE ProLiant servers to power its high performance video gateways. Media and broadcastservice providers face increased demand for higher qualitycontent over multiple distribution channels, as well […]