Advanced Television

Spain: AgileTV migrates to Verimatrix Secure Cloud

Verimatrix has announced that Agile Content has expanded its protected video service to include Verimatrix Multi-DRM serviced by the Verimatrix Secure Cloud for their AgileTV OTT service. AgileTV is the E2E OTT service fully managed by Agile Content. “When we consulted Verimatrix about doing a whole cloud migration on top of our VCAS upgrade, we […]

October 29, 2020

Technicolor expands Android TV footprint in Canada as EBOX deploys Sapphire STB

Technicolor Connected Home has partnered with EBOX, a Canadian Internet service provider (ISP), to deploy the Sapphire Android TV set-top box (STB) to its OTT subscribers in Quebec. This is the latest development in Technicolor Connected Home’s ongoing commitment to leveraging open and innovative technologies for network service providers (NSPs) around the world. The ultimate […]

October 29, 2020

Extreme E showcases the power of virtual

This week, Extreme E showcased the power of the virtual world with its global Series Launch, which was streamed live on its website, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch and Twitter, with supporting content on all those platforms, plus Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat. The event received over 222,000 views from people including media, sponsors and fans, from the […]

October 29, 2020

Total Media launches BritBox’s Spitting Image with new mobile format

Streaming service BritBox has worked with Total Media and Picnic Media to drive subscriptions via an entirely new mobile ad format called Swipe Right. Inspired by dating apps, the ‘Swipe Right’ format was used for Spitting Image’s revival earlier this month. The novel mobile ad format allows users to ‘swipe left’ to dislike or ‘swipe […]

October 29, 2020

MediaKind launches CE Mini

MediaKind, a global change leader in media technology and services, announces the launch of the CE Mini, a high performance, rapidly deployable, single-channel contribution encoder. CE Mini addresses the demands of live content contribution at temporary live events, such as college campus transmissions and ‘pop-up’ sports broadcasts, offering cost-efficient, low-power encoding in a portable, compact […]

October 29, 2020

A1 Telekom Austria Group partners with XroadMedia

A1 Telekom Austria Group, a provider of digital services and communications solutions in Central and Eastern Europe, has selected XroadMedia, specialists in building content discovery and recommendations solutions to enable personal recommendations in their A1 Xplore TV service in multiple markets in Central and Eastern Europe. A1 Xplore TV is a new and innovative TV […]

October 29, 2020

Eve sleep encourages the nation to switch off before bed

Eve sleep, the online sleep wellness brand, will be giving TV viewers the ultimate throwback as they remind the nation of a time when TV broadcasting came to an end each night. In their latest advertising campaign launching on Channel4 on November 1st, Eve sleep will bring back to life the highly recognisable ‘Test Card […]

October 29, 2020

SPI/FilmBox and Türksat/KabloTV expand partnership

Global media company SPI/FilmBox and Turkey’s largest cable operator Türksat/KabloTV announced that they have renewed and expanded their longstanding linear and digital partnership. The new agreement guarantees Türksat/KabloTV subscribers continued access to eight unique channels from SPI’s portfolio for an additional three years, along with SPI’s content streaming service, FilmBox Live. In addition to the […]

October 29, 2020

Apple’s Ted Lasso lands early season 3 renewal

Following its breakout first season and early second season renewal, Apple TV+ has renewed “Ted Lasso” for a third season, ahead of its second season start of production in London early January. Since its premiere on August 14th, 2020, critics and fans globally have hailed the series as “terrific,” “hilarious,” “heart-swelling” and “infectious.” The Rotten […]

October 29, 2020

Study: 15m UK homes have SVoD

UK retailer Currys PC World conducted a study into the evolution of television to investigate just how much the world of TV has changed and adapted over time. Here are a few of the key takeaways: Broadcast TV is on the decline, but the British public are embracing a multitude of new ways to watch […]

October 28, 2020