Advanced Television

Lance Armstrong doc on iPlayer

Lance, a two-part documentary about one of sport’s most controversial figures, Lance Armstrong, is now available on the BBC iPlayer, and will be broadcast on BBC Two at a later date. Acquired from ESPN, who earlier this year were responsible for Michael Jordan docu-series The Last Dance, the documentary covers Armstrong’s remarkable rise to the […]

September 21, 2020

DocuBay on TCL Smart TVs

IN10 Media Network’s DocuBay, a premium global membership streaming service exclusively for documentary features, has announced multi-territory distribution deal with TCL Smart TVs, one of India’s fastest-growing TV brands and the world’s second-largest TV manufacturer. This collaboration enables DocuBay to be present on all TCL Smart TVs across regions – India, UK, Australia, and New […]

September 21, 2020

Channel 4 backs TV Talent North group

An employment initiative in the north of England which brings together independent production companies and freelancers has already attracted more than 3,000 members. TV Talent North is a Facebook group which links indies seeking talent and freelancers who are looking for work. It offers up to the minute industry job vacancies and has already hosted […]

September 21, 2020

Red Bee OTT for Svenska Spel, PMU partnership

Red Bee Media is delivering OTT services for a new partnership between the state-owned Swedish casino operator and gaming company Svenska Spel Sport & Casino and French sports and horse betting company Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU). Through the partnership and by using Red Bee’s OTT platform, Svenska Spel Sport & Casino is now able to […]

September 21, 2020

BBC launches Music Memories project

BBC Music Memories and BBC World Service are launching an international journey through music as part of the BBC’s music and dementia initiative. Rolled out on World Alzheimer’s Day (September 21st), the BBC World Service Music Memories project invites audiences around the world to join a global conversation to help trigger the memories of people […]

September 21, 2020

Digital radio in cars: 3 months for EU to implement EECC

The European Electronic Communications Code (EECC), which entered into force on December 20th 2018, must be transposed into national legislation by EU Member States by December 21st 2020. Article 113, Annex XI in the EECC states that “Any car radio receiver integrated in a new vehicle of category M1 which is made available on the market […]

September 21, 2020

TV Red Digital chooses Anevia and Viaccess-Orca for OTT platform

Anevia, a provider of OTT and IPTV software solutions, and Viaccess-Orca (VO), a global player providing OTT, TV platforms and content protection, announce the start of a complete OTT TV platform for TV Red Digital in the Colombian capital, Bogota. TV Red Digital will operate the new platform as the core of a white-label OTT […]

September 21, 2020

ZEE5 monetises content at scale with AWS Elemental MediaTailor

India’s Entertainment Super-app, ZEE5 streams content around the world to more than 76 million users in 12 languages per month. Launched in 2018 by Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited, one of India’s leading media and entertainment companies, the ad-supported platform has become one of the biggest OTT platforms in India, connecting viewers with Zee Entertainment’s extensive […]

September 21, 2020

Lindsay Broadband appoints Foster as Systems Support Specialist

Lindsay Broadband has announcd the addition of James Foster as Systems Support Specialist, GPON / XGS-PON Solutions. Foster brings with him 16 years of systems development and support. Foster previously held positions at Coach Canada/Trentway Wager where he held the position of Network Analyst, Rolls-Royce Civil Nuclear Canada as IT Administrator/Technical Support Specialist, MicroAge Technology […]

September 21, 2020

Disney+ unveils WandaVision from Marvel Studios

Marvel Studios’ new series WandaVision, which premieres in late 2020 on Disney+, unveiled its first trailer on ABC’s broadcast of the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards. Starring Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany, WandaVision marks the first series from Marvel Studios streaming exclusively on Disney+. The series is a blend of classic television and the Marvel Cinematic […]

September 21, 2020