Advanced Television

Primestream joins SRT Alliance

Primestream, a provider of asset management and automation software solutions for media production, has joined the SRT Alliance. The SRT Alliance, founded by Haivision in April 2017, is focused on overcoming the challenges of low-latency live streaming by supporting the collaborative development of the SRT (Secure Reliable Transport) protocol. SRT is a free, open-source video […]

August 25, 2020

StarHub, Antstream Arcade game streaming partnership

London-based retro game streaming service Antstream Arcade has announced an exclusive partnership with StarHub, a provider of communication, entertainment and digital solutions in Singapore, to enable customers to experience gaming with zero lag on StarHub’s first-to-market 5G service. This tie-up between StarHub and Antstream Arcade is the first such partnership in the Asia Pacific region. […]

August 25, 2020

Balkans: Net Insight powers Arena Sport

Arena Sport in Serbia has selected Net Insight to provide a new contribution network based on the Nimbra platform throughout the Balkans. Arena Sport is a pay-TV sports network that recently won the broadcasting rights for NBA and Euronews Serbia in the Balkans. Supported by a local Net Insight partner, Tera Adria, and Net Insight’s […]

August 25, 2020

Doctor Who zone launches in BBC Nightfall game

Young gamers can now transport themselves inside the iconic world of Doctor Who for a limited time in Nightfall, the BBC’s online multiplayer game. Nightfall’s REM Zone 2 has been transformed until Tuesday 29 September, and it’s up to Nightfallers to work together and keep the Doctor’s most infamous villains – the Daleks – at […]

August 25, 2020

Motion Blur to produce Netflix Norwegian feature film Troll

Netflix has announced the Norwegian feature Troll. The Norwegain language action-adventure film will be directed by internationally acclaimed Roar Uthaug, with films such as Tomb Raider and The Wave on his resumé. Espen Horn and Kristian Strand Sinkerud from Motion Blur, partly owned by SF Studios, will produce. Motion Blur is also the production company […]

August 25, 2020

KAST launches global SVoD watch party solution

In a move that it says will set itself apart from rivals, Kast, the watch party app and VE platform, has launched Kast TV, a welcomed addition to the app set to include the first visual live-engagement feature for the ultimate co-viewing experience. The breakthrough announcement was made today by Mark Ollila, the CEO of […]

August 25, 2020

THEMA launches new Turkish pay-TV offers

THEMA Company, a specialist in the distribution of multicultural TV channels packages in France, has announced the launch of two new Turkish offers: Le Bouquet Türk and Le Bouquet Türk+ with BOSPHORE VOD on Freebox. “Le Pack Turk TV” becoming “Le Bouquet Türk” will be commercialised into two levels and will propose until 17 major […]

August 25, 2020

Pact: “Streamers outbid broadcast for new content”

Streaming giants such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video are consistently outbidding British broadcasters for new shows amid a global shortage of content, forcing traditional broadcasters to find new ways to fill schedules in the coming months and years. Although TV audiences rose sharply during lockdown, the near-global production shutdown has created a looming shortage […]

August 24, 2020

Liberty unveils green STB

Liberty Global is introducing what it claims is its greenest-ever set-top box, delivering a world-class viewing experience while dramatically reducing energy consumption and the use of plastics. Designed in-house by engineers at Liberty Global and manufactured by CommScope, the compact, multi-faceted 4K Mini TV Box combines a high-quality customer experience and rich choice of content […]

August 24, 2020

Study: Culturally-relevant content drives engagement

Music video platform Vevo has partnered with MAGNA and IPG Media Lab, to reveal significant findings around the nuances of multicultural audiences’ video viewing behaviour. The Anatomy of a Video Experience: A Multicultural Study explores how audiences consume content across multiple devices and their motivations around viewing habits. Understanding these subtleties is key for advertisers […]

August 24, 2020