IABM, the international trade association for broadcast and media technology suppliers, has announced the appointment of Nathalie Schwarz to the role of Vice Chair of the Association. Schwarz’s appointment follows the retirement of Graham Pitman from the role in August of this year. Schwarz has 20 years of Board level international strategic and operational business […]
US dramas The West Wing and One Tree Hill will both start streaming on All 4 this month. All seven seasons of The West Wing, the celebrated drama series about the inner workings of the White House and the lives of its staff, will be available to stream from October 21st, whilst basketball high-school drama, […]
Cinedigm has agreed to acquire The Film Detective, acontent distributor and streaming channel company focused on classic film and television programming. The acquisition is subject to agreed upon closing conditions, including completion of the parties’ due diligence. The deal will add The Film Detective’s library, comprised of 3,000 content titles, an estimated 10,000 individual film […]
Apple TV+ has partnered up with WildBrain, along with Peanuts Worldwide and Lee Mendelson Film Productions, to become the home for all things Peanuts, bringing together new original series along with iconic specials to fans around the world. New animated Peanuts originals coming to Apple TV+ include a second season of the Daytime Emmy-nominated Snoopy […]
Pluto TV, the global free streaming television service, has announced its 24 curated streaming channels to be launched in Brazil next December 2020. Pluto TV will be available on all mobile, web and connected TV streaming devices. “The expansion of Pluto TV into the Brazilian market is a step forward in our continued strategy to […]
Tricolor subscribers in Russia can now watch feature films from NBCUniversal and will be able to watch these movies on Tricolor’s own channels. As part of this multi-year agreement, Tricolor has secured the Russian rights to broadcast the films on its channels, via satellite and also on their OTT Tricolor Cinema and TV app. “By […]
MySports has announced that its entire range of sports channel packages is now also available to Swisscom customers. Available immediately, the channel’s range has now increased by 1.55 million households across Switzerland. With the distribution agreement which was announced in July and has now been implemented, a total of more than 3.3 million households in […]
Dugout has announced its newest product, Dugout Boost, which it says provides brands “with a highly targeted and cost-efficient method to digitally activate their sponsorships of the world’s leading football clubs”. Utilising multi-dimensional data and audience segments generated by the recently launched Dugout FanPro product, Boost is a new solution to amplify and guarantee media exposure […]
SSIMWAVE, the video quality solutions innovator, has announced the launch of a new product that is says enables video providers to achieve big savings in delivery costs while delivering “just right” levels of video quality across entire VOD asset libraries. The SSIMPLUS Video Quality Dial is a software application that allows video providers total control […]
Shutterstock has announced the highly anticipated addition of Editorial Video, a new premium, full-service editorial video offering that is now available for license. Critical Past, Celebrity Footage and Viral Hog are just a few of the new partners who will distribute their engaging video content worldwide through Shutterstock’s Editorial Video. In addition, current partners’ epa […]