Advanced Television

Hotstar on StarHub

StarHub has announced a new collaboration with Hotstar, India’s leading video streaming app – the first in Southeast Asia. The launch marks the sixth OTT partnership on the new StarHub TV+ service, following earlier tie-ups with Netflix, HBO GO, TVBAnywhere+, BBC Player and, beIN Sports COnnect. With that, StarHub TV+ customers now have the widest […]

October 22, 2020

ViacomCBS promotes Sears

ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has announced the promotion of Lee Sears to Executive Vice President and General Manager, Digital and Ad Sales for ViacomCBS Networks International. Based in London, Sears will report to Kelly Day, President, Streaming and Chief Operating Officer, VCNI. Previously Senior Vice President of Velocity International, VCNI’s in-house advertising sales, branded content […]

October 22, 2020

BTCC launches dedicated Motorsport.tv channel

The British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) – the UK’s premier racing series – has launched a dedicated channel on Motorsport.tv, the OTT platform from Motorsport Network. BTCC will utilise Motorsport Network’s global production and distribution service Motorsport Studios, taking advantage of its extensive archive of BTCC video and image content to create new content for […]

October 22, 2020By Colin Mann

Sky, Adobe launch digital education initiative

Sky and Adobe have launched The Edit, a new digital programme for schools designed to improve the media and digital literacy of 30,000 young people across the UK and Ireland. With a focus on low-income areas, The Edit will reach and inspire the next generation of media talent by breaking down the industry’s barriers to […]

October 22, 2020

GeoGuard support for anti-piracy advocacy

Noting that online content piracy has surged during the pandemic, as more people at home are using VPNs and DNS proxies to circumvent territorial restrictions in order to illegally access content, and to help the media industry combat this serious and growing problem, geolocation-based security and digital content protection specialist of GeoGuard has joined the […]

October 22, 2020By Colin Mann

BBC, BFI host British film season

BBC Film and the BFI have announced a new season of British films, beginning on BBC Two on October 24th with Daniel Kokotajlo’s Bafta-nominated Apostasy. ‘British Film Premiere: New Films from New Voices’ will present a new premiere every Saturday night through to December, celebrating a new wave of British filmmakers. Each film will be […]

October 22, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Disney+ to stream virtual Clouds concert on Facebook

Clouds: A Musical Celebration, a virtual musical tribute to the Disney+ original movie and Zach Sobiech’s legacy, will stream live on the official Disney+ Facebook page on October 24th at 7pm BST. The concert will feature performances from OneRepublic, renforshort, Fin Argus, Sabrina Carpenter, and Sammy Brown (Sobiech’s best friend and musical partner), all of […]

October 22, 2020

Technicolor, Google accelerate Hybrid Android TV

Technicolor is partnering with Google to accelerate the development and deployment of the Google Broadcast Stack software platform onto a wide array of customer premises equipment (CPE) and consumer electronics devices used to access video services. This is the latest development in Technicolor’s Connected Home’s ongoing commitment to leverage open and innovative technologies for network […]

October 22, 2020

SPI/FilmBox, Multichoice launch TDC on DStv

SPI/FilmBox will launch their new Timeless Dizi Channel (TDC) on DStv on November 2nd. The channel will be available on DStv Premium, Compact Plus, Compact and Family in South Africa & Lesotho, and on DStv Premium, Compact Plus and Compact across all other Sub-Saharan Africa territories. “We are very excited about launching on DStv as […]

October 22, 2020

Apple acquires Velvet Underground doc

Apple has landed the rights to The Velvet Underground, a new feature documentary from Academy Award-nominated director Todd Haynes and Polygram Entertainment, produced by Motto Pictures and Killer Films in association with Federal Films. The Velvet Underground created a new sound that changed the world of music, cementing its place as one of rock ’n’ roll’s […]

October 22, 2020