Freesat, the FTA DTH service, has named Michelle Wilding-Baker as its new Head of Digital Marketing. She will be responsible for overseeing Freesat’s digital footprint as well as its content and social strategies. Wilding-Baker joins Freesat from Oh Mishy, a company which she founded where she provided strategic advice on audience growth and retention strategies […]
Visual processing solutions provider Pixelworks is working with semiconductor specialist Qualcomm Technologies on a 5G-based fixed wireless access (FWA) customer-premises equipment platform that integrates over-the-air (OTA) local TV streaming technology from Pixelworks. The joint reference solution will combine Pixelworks’ OTA streaming XCode processor with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 5G Modem-RF System, allowing broadband network operators, […]
Public opinion data from a research report by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) shows that a majority (60 per cent) of Canadians support new regulations to promote greater wireless competition by forcing Canada’s largest carriers to share their infrastructure with smaller providers. The findings come as the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) begins […]
Endeavor Content has taken a minority stake in production company The Ink Factory. Under the deal, the Killing Eve and Night Manager distributor is to set up a bespoke development fund for Ink Factory. The pact will specifically target the US market with high-end TV series developed out of Ink Factory’s U.S. outpost in Los […]
Insight TV, the leading 4K HDR broadcaster and content creator, has announced its latest launch on Polish cable platforms East & West, City Net and Gawex. This announcement follows a slew of recent partnerships and distribution deals across the region, and further marks Insight TV’s commitment to growth across Europe. Insight TV’s line-up includes the […]
Google has decided to close down its Google Station free WiFi service operated in many countries. The South Africa service is closing, and Google says it is winding down the service in other countries where it has been operating. Google Station was available at some 400 railway stations in India, and also in Indonesia, Malaysia, […]
Kantar, the data, insights and consulting company, has announced an agreement with the Ministry of Information Technology and Communications of Colombia (MINTIC) to measure digital audiences of eight regional TV channels: Señal Colombia, Canal Trece, Canal Capital, Teleantioquia, Telecafé, Telecaribe, Telepacífico and Canal TRO. The new service will allow these regional channels to access granular […]
NAGRA, a Kudelski Group and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, has announced that the Norwegian Film Institute (NFI) has selected NAGRA’s media asset management platform, DVnor Organizer, for secure storage and one-click distribution of its films to more than 170 film festivals worldwide. The solution will enable the NFI to receive, […]
Visual Data Media Services, ag provider of digital supply chain services to global content owners and distributors, has acquired Hollywood-based Digital Post Services (DPS), a digital media services company, as part of its global acquisitions strategy. DPS has a broad customer base with a strong presence in the independent film sector, and its core expertise […]
British TV manufacturer Cello has launched its new FreeviewPlay range with Alexa voice control, powered by netgem.tv. Available in screen sizes 24-inch up to 50-inch, these HD Smart televisions incorporate the ongoing netgem.tv service, offering free and premium, live and on-demand streaming. Customers of Cello’s latest Smart TV range can access the wide variety of […]