Advanced Television

Pluto TV on Roku in LatAm

Pluto TV announced that it is now available on the Roku streaming devices in Latin America. Pluto TV currently has 54 channels in 17 Latin American countries and continues to add new channels every month, to reach more than 70 channels with curated content for Spanish-speaking audiences seeking entertainment free content via streaming. In total, Pluto […]

September 23, 2020

Azercosmos, ViewMedia form satellite partnership

Azerbaijan’s Azercosmos has established a formal partnership with ViewMedia, which operates in the field of global broadcasting services and broadcasts television and radio channels over multiple platforms worldwide. ViewMedia will provide digital satellite services to its customers in the Middle East, Europe and Africa via Azerspace-1 satellite. The company broadcasts more than 150 TV and […]

September 23, 2020By Chris Forrester

OneWeb rejects Wyler in bankruptcy action

A Chapter 11 bankruptcy reconstruction allows the affected business to accept or reject some of the contracts and leases that were in place prior to the bankruptcy. OneWeb has delivered to its bankruptcy court a long list of contracts, some it will be happy to respect or amend but others it wants to be rejected. […]

September 23, 2020

Israel: Yes launches Smart TV service with 3SS

3 Screen Solutions (3SS), a provider of software solutions for STBs and multiscreen entertainment, has announced that Yes, the pay-TV subsidiary of Israeli telco Bezeq, has incorporated 3SS technology in its STINGTV streaming service. 3SS has developed a full operator application in both English and Hebrew for STINGTV, part of the Yes Television portfolio, to […]

September 23, 2020

MarketCast acquires Deductive

MarketCast has announced the acquisition of Deductive, the data science team that supports some big names in media and consumer electronics, including Comcast, Vizio and Discovery. Formerly called Dativa, Deductive provides data science services to help its clients find meaning from the granular datasets being captured by today’s media platforms and connected devices. MarketCast says […]

September 23, 2020

Apple TV+ orders High Desert from Stiller, Arquette

Apple has announced a series order for High Desert, a new comedic half-hour series to be produced by Apple Studios that will star Academy, Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Patricia Arquette, who will alsoserve as executive producer. The project reunites Arquette with Ben Stiller, who will direct the first episode and executive produce through […]

September 23, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Qwest TV now available on Samsung TV

Qwest TV’s three new music-focused channels will be joining Samsung TV Plus which comes automatically installed on all 2016-2020 Samsung Smart TVs. Co-founded by music icon Quincy Jones, the music-related video service will appear as a featured channel on the Samsung Smart TV platform for several weeks to kick off the partnership. Qwest TV’s F.A.S.T […]

September 23, 2020

SendtoNews ranks #1 in video views for digital sports

SendtoNews (STN) has been ranked as the top digital video platform in the sports category on Comscore’s latest report, with the most unique viewers and videos viewed in the month of August. SendtoNews is used by content providers, advertisers and publishers to deliver 700 Million video views every month across over 12 million unique viewers […]

September 23, 2020

TAC secures new global licensing deals

TAC Studios, the production arm of The Africa Channel, has concluded deals for several of its lifestyle shows to broadcast and digital networks around the globe. Networks include Tastemade (USA), SBS Food (Australia), Radio Television Brunei (RTB), Discovery Networks (Middle East and Africa), OSN (Middle East), and SABC (South Africa). These follow previously announced agreements […]

September 23, 2020

HBO Max’s West Wing Special to air Oct 15

HBO Max has announced that A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote will premiere on the US streaming platform on October 15th, dropping just two weeks prior to the national election. This timely special marks the first time in 17 years that the original cast of the Emmy- and Peabody Award–winning hit […]

September 23, 2020By Nik Roseveare