Advanced Television

Testronic moves into new LA facility

Testronic, a specialist in quality assurance (QA), localisation services, and compliance for the film, television and games industries has moved its Burbank headquarters, expanding capacity and investing in state-of-the-art technology. The move, which took place mid-September during strict stay-at-home orders in LA, was able to complete on schedule and in time for the end of […]

October 6, 2020

WWE appoints Nardini to Board of Directors

WWE has announced that Erika Nardini, CEO of Barstool Sports, has been elected to its Board of Directors. “Erika is a seasoned executive with a tremendous track record of building businesses, developing experiences, and engaging different audiences across the media ecosystem,” said Vince McMahon, WWE Chairman & CEO. “Her entrepreneurial spirit, business acumen and understanding […]

October 6, 2020

Bruce Springsteen album tie-in doc on Apple TV+

Bruce Springsteen fans around the world will get a behind-the-scenes look at the iconic artist’s creative process in the documentary feature film, Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You, from Apple Original Films, premiering October 23rd exclusively on Apple TV+. The feature-length vérité documentary arrives the same day as Springsteen’s new album Letter To You, and features […]

October 6, 2020

Imagen partners with Newsbridge

Imagen, the intuitive video management platform, has announced its partnership with Paris-based AI-powered story production platform Newsbridge and the leading broadcast tech solutions company, Broadcast Solutions, to facilitate the distribution of media to journalists and media organisations around the world. The combination of Imagen and Newsbridge’s technology seamlessly brings together two best-in-class tools, creating one […]

October 6, 2020

ioGates introduces tiered pricing plans for ultra-secure content sharing

ioGates, developers of ultra-secure file-sharing services for media professionals, has announced a new subscription pricing model that makes its ultra-secure ioGates ‘Smart Link’ sharing solution accessible to individual users, small businesses and enterprises starting as low as 28 euro / 33 USD per month. Ideal for DITs that need to share dailies, video editors that […]

October 6, 2020

Captify appoints Salmon as VP of Partnerships

Captify, the global player in Search Intelligence, has announced that Fiona Salmon has been named Vice President of Partnerships, EMEA, charged with continuing to scale Captify’s first-party search data network, currently at over 41bn search events per month globally. In this role, Salmon will lead Captify’s data partner acquisition business across Europe, Middle East and […]

October 6, 2020

CMOmarketplace goes live

Entertainment marketing strategist Lee Hunt and business development expert Lori Pate have joined forces to officially launch CMOmarketplace, an intuitive, time-saving way to connect buyers and sellers of creative services. The new global portal, which offers a streamlined and painless alternative to the classic agency-client business development model, is accessible 24/7, and anyone can register for free. […]

October 6, 2020

Italy: VoD close to overtaking linear TV

The increased time spent at home during the pandemic has led to a boom in demand for video streaming in Italy. On September 27th, the Digital Auditel (the ‘Total Audience’, which measures consumption through connected devices) set a new record, with 3.18 million hours of use. Research carried out by Samsung among Smart TV owners […]

October 5, 2020From Branislav Pekic in Rome

UK & Bharti get Court approval for OneWeb purchase

The US Bankruptcy Court has given its formal approval for the £800 million purchase of satellite company OneWeb, now in the final stages of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganisation. The buyer will be a new company (‘BidCo’) comprising the UK Government and India’s Bharti Global. Each will hold about 45 per cent of the company’s […]

October 5, 2020By Chris Forrester

Euroconsult: Bleak outlook for satellite revenues

Euroconsult’s forecasts for the satellite market were presented by CEO, Pacôme Revillon, during the Latin American Satellite Congress, and Revillon told delegates that North America will stay in the top spot consuming about 3.31 Tb/s of satellite connectivity by 2029. Revillon said that the Latin American region would occupy the second-largest position by 2029 and […]

October 5, 2020By Chris Forrester