Kaltura, the video cloud, has been selected by Cellcom Israel, an Israeli telcoecommunications company, to power Cellcom TV, Israel’s first OTT service, with over 250,000 (as of Q1/2020) households subscribed nationwide. The service will be fully cloud-based and hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS). “We are thrilled to join forces with Cellcom Israel, a leader […]
Delta Air Lines wants to offer its passengers free broadband access whilst they are on-board one of their aircraft. Intelsat agrees, and is backing the move to ‘always on’ broadband in the air. Intelsat’s SVP/Mobility, Mark Rasmussen, quoted by Runway Girl Network (RGN), says that the “free in-flight browsing” is what it, and most airlines, […]
Apple and Billie Eilish have announced that the documentary feature film, Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry, directed by award-winning filmmaker R.J. Cutler, will premiere in theatres and on Apple TV+ in February 2021. The documentary is from Apple Original Films, in association with Interscope Films, Darkroom, This Machine and Lighthouse Management & Media. […]
Future Today, a publisher of video streaming channels, is launching three new AVoD channels on The Roku Channel in the US. “Future Today is a great partner and we’re very excited to include their free linear channels on The Roku Channel,” said Ashley Hovey, Director of AVOD Growth, Roku. “We strive to deliver amazing, free […]
Red Bee Media is delivering its managed OTT services for the newly launched on-demand version of We Own The Night TV, the Dutch TV format providing live DJ sets of electronic dance music. We Own The Night TV – On Demand launched earlier this minth, offering pay-per-view sets by international A-list DJ’s such as Blasterjaxx, […]
HBO Max and Warner Bros Pictures have started production on No Sudden Move, directed by Oscar and Emmy winning filmmaker Steven Soderbergh. Produced under Soderbergh’s overall deal with HBO Max, the film’s cast includes Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro, David Harbour, Amy Seimetz, Jon Hamm, Ray Liotta, Kieran Culkin, Brendan Fraser, Bill Duke and Julia […]
Iconic video game franchise Resident Evil is being adapted into a Netflix original CG anime series. This series is scheduled for a global launch in 2021 exclusively on Netflix. In a press statement, Netflix said: “Three years after 2017’s CG film Resident Evil: Vendetta, technology has further evolved, creating the groundwork for a new series […]
Amazon Prime Video today announced a new Amazon Original comedy variety series that will be presented by the acclaimed actor, writer, director and producer Santiago Segura (Father there is only one, Torrente). In the series, Segura will pit 10 famous Spanish comedians against one another to see who can keep a straight face while simultaneously […]
ironSource Aura, the engagement platform for mobile carriers and OEMs, has announced its new customer engagement solution for pay-TV providers. Aura’s industry-first solution allows next-generation media companies to dynamically enhance their existing Android TV set top boxes, and then bridge their TV and mobile technology to reach users in an effective way across all of […]
PlayerLands, the smart, secure e-commerce platform for the games industry has announced the launch of the official PlayerLands website and the beginning of a revolution in PC game monetisation. Founded by Nick Gillett and Alex Booth, PlayerLands empowers PC game server owners (essentially creators of ‘private worlds’ within pre-existing games such as Minecraft, Rust etc.) […]