Advanced Television

SVG Europe & Blackbird agree cloud video production partnership

Blackbird, developer and seller of the cloud video editing platform Blackbird, has been named as the Official Cloud Video Production Partner of SVG Europe. The agreement, which runs for the duration of 2020, will see SVG Europe use Blackbird’s cloud video editing platform to rapidly edit and package video clips of seminars, presentations and interviews from its […]

February 12, 2020

Belgian development agency partners with SES to connect Africa foreign aid projects

The Belgian development agency Enabel and SES will deliver satellite-based communications for the development and foreign aid projects spearheaded by the Belgian and other European governments. Under the multi-year framework contract awarded following a public tender, SES will bring managed end-to-end connectivity infrastructure and services to over 130 sites to support Enabel and development projects […]

February 12, 2020

Maestro automation tools for 62nd Grammy Awards Red Carpet Livestream

Maestro, an industry thought leader at the forefront of livestreaming, has rolled out a suite of new automation tools to help broadcasters incorporate interactivity into their streaming strategies while alleviating the need for increased costs. The new technology was put to use for the first time during the 62nd Grammy Awards on the Red Carpet […]

February 12, 2020

Netflix acquires short films from Telfaz11 Studios

Netflix has exclusively acquired six award winning short films from Telfaz11 Studios which will be available for viewers in 190 countries starting February 27th. To be released under the name “Six Windows in the Desert,” the short films made by Saudi creators aim to shine a light on thought-provoking subjects with a focus on social […]

February 12, 2020

Generate accessible and globalised video captions in over 30 languages with StreamTranscribe

StreamAMG has announced the release of the automated transcription tool, StreamTranscribe. From today, users can generate video captions in multiple languages from a single source video, meaning content owners can drastically improve the reach and accessibility of video content without adding additional workflows. StreamTranscribe makes video content both accessible and globalised by generating ready-to-use closed […]

February 12, 2020

Nielsen: Streaming now 20% of US TV watching

A Nielsen report has revealed that US consumers love streamed content and want providers to keep it coming. In the survey conducted for its latest Total Audience Report, Nielsen found that, even as the number of streaming services available continues to grow, 93 per cent of respondents would keep paying for the ones they have […]

February 11, 2020

Hopkins exits Sony to lead Amazon video business

Mike Hopkins is stepping down from his current post as Chairman of Sony Pictures Television later this month to join Amazon, where he will be overseeing Amazon’s video entertainment businesses – including Prime Video and Amazon Studios — reporting directly to Amazon Chairman and CEO Jeff Bezos. Hopkins, who also led US streaming service Hulu […]

February 11, 2020

EE becomes BritBox mobile partner

EE has become the exclusive mobile partner for SVoD service BritBox. EE pay monthly mobile and tablet customers across the UK will receive a free six-month subscription to BritBox with inclusive mobile data. Launching on March 13th, the offer allows all EE pay monthly mobile and tablet customers to stream a wide range a of […]

February 11, 2020

Sky orders kids originals; acquires Where’s Wally?

Sky has announced the acquisition of DreamWorks hit series Where’s Wally? alongside a new raft of original commissions for Sky Kids including Not The End Of The World, Bad Nature, Pirates Love Underpants and Streetcat Bob – demonstrating its ambition to ramp up kids programming.  This follows recent success with Morph, Moominvalley and BAFTA winning […]

February 11, 2020

Sweden: Stacking to lift saturated SVoD market?

Mediavision reports that 54 per cent of all households in Sweden now subscribe to at least one online video streaming service. The relatively limited growth over the past year may be a sign of the market maturing. However, the number of subscriptions per household is increasing steadily. Several new streaming services are set for launch […]

February 11, 2020