In move that unites two of the cable industry’s leading engineering groups into one body to accelerate broadband deployment, CableLabs, the innovation and R&D lab for the cable industry, has confirmed the addition of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) and its global arm, the International Society of Broadband Experts (ISBE), as a subsidiary […]
THEMA, the distribution partner of the M6 international channel, has announced two major launches in Canada and the United Arab Emirates. The M6 International channel that brings together the best of M6 group programming with content from M6, W9, 6ter, Paris Première and Téva. M6 International offers French speakers and French people living abroad a […]
Nick Thexton, CTO, Synamedia, has offered his industry thoughts and predictions for 2021. Thexton believes that consumers’ loyalty to content will play a big part in driving demand for business insights. He comments: As consumers we are loyal to content, not platforms. If you’re a Game of Thrones addict the chances are you will follow […]
WWE and IB Sports have announced a new multi-year deal to continue delivering WWE’s weekly flagship programming live and in Korean. In addition to airing Raw and SmackDown, IB Sports will now offer NXT as part of the expanded partnership, marking the first time it will be available in South Korea on broadcast television. IB Sports will […]
Following the recent Annual General Meeting of the Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA), four new members have joined the Board of AVIA and a new Chairman has been elected. The new Chairman and board members are from across the spectrum of the video industry, both geographically and functionally, and include heads of content companies as […]
Argos is to become the brand new headline sponsor for ITV soap Coronation Street – only the fourth in the show’s 60 year history. The campaign, facilitated by Omnicom Media Group’s PHD and Drum, will be a fully-integrated partnership including broadcast, hub, product placement and extensive off-air activation. News of the partnership was confirmed by […]
MTV Asia, in partnership with Indonesia’s Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (MOTCE), have announced MTV World Stage Indonesia 2020 – the first digital World Stage event for MTV, bringing world music into homes in a new way to discover music. International pop star Anne-Marie as well as Korean boy band NCT are set to […]
Neustar, a global information services and technology company, has released a report from the Neustar International Security Council (NISC) which explores the rise in DNS security threats over the Christmas period. With more people shopping online than ever before amid the pandemic, 78 per cent of cybersecurity professionals said they expect to see an increase […]
DVEO, a TV/ OTT equipment supplier, has joined the SRT Alliance and completed integrating the SRT protocol into their product line. The SRT Alliance was created by Haivision as an open-source application for transmitting video over links suffering from packet loss. The purpose is to improve the quality of live streaming over the internet by […]
Extreme E is delighted to welcome two stellar drivers, Sébastien Loeb and Cristina Gutiérrez, who will race for X44, the team founded by Seven-Time Formula 1™ World Champion Lewis Hamilton, in the inaugural Extreme E season which begins in 2021. Acclaimed French driver Sébastien Loeb is one of the greatest rally drivers of all time […]