The board of twofour54 Abu Dhabi has announced that Michael Garin has been appointed as CEO of its media and entertainment hub. Garin, who has more than 50 years’ experience as a media executive, comes from Image Nation Abu Dhabi, the film and entertainment company. Among his responsibilities as its CEO has been to oversee […]
JW Player, the independent video platform, has announced an integration with Oracle Data Cloud to strengthen JW Player’s video ad targeting solution, ensuring brands have relevant and suitable inventory for their customers. This integration enhances the JW Player solution by providing transparency across video formats for brands who are increasingly focused on contextual targeting for […]
Princess Cruises, a brand of the Carnival Corporation, has announced a new dimension in its connectivity partnership with SES and will become the first global cruise ship fleet with early access to SES’s O3b mPOWER network augmenting the Princess MedallionClass experience as it scales across the fleet. SES is enabling global, high-performance connectivity to Princess […]
ITV Studios has confirmed that long-running quiz show The Chase, has been commissioned by TVE-owned LA1 in Spain, becoming the 14th territory to order the show. The show will be produced by Mediacrest. It is also to return in Israel on KAN 11, where last year it won the award for Best Game Show at […]
Levira welcomes its new Executive Vice President of Sales and Member of the Board Veiko Sepp, whose previous work experience includes management of Ericsson’s Baltic organisations as well as mentoring and business consultancy for startups. “During his long career, Veiko Sepp has initiated and implemented numerous successful projects, including the launch of 2G, 3G and […]
As part of its ongoing strategic planning initiatives, Weyyak has kickstarted 2020 by announcing their first original content production, for the upcoming holy month of Ramadan. This comes after last year’s Ramadan initiatives which brought exclusive high quality productions to the platform, most notably the 10th season of the acclaimed Bab Al Hara series. This […]
For the first time on network television, Supersphere has collaborated with WP&A to capture a live event in 360° video using the “Tiny Planet” effect in a live broadcast. The groundbreaking broadcast was for Kesha’s performance of her new single “Resentment” on The Late Late Show With James Corden, which first aired on the night […]
Since its founding in 1886, UK-based Football Club Arsenal has garnered an estimated fanbase of more than 100 million worldwide, and today, social media and digital video play a crucial role in engaging those followers. Video coverage of ‘friendlies’ matches, in particular, has become popular with their fans across the world. To complement its primary […]
A report from IHS Markit Technology says that the growing coronavirus crisis is impacting production of LCD and OLED panels, including fabrication plants in the quarantined city of Wuhan. The five factories in Wuhan producing liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels will experience near-term slowdowns in production compared to expected levels, […]
Amazon has revealed in its Q4 figures that it now has over 150 million Prime subscribers globally – putting it close to the current 167 million subscribers that Netflix has. Subscribers to Amazon Prime get access to the Prime Video streaming service, as well as a variety of shopping and shipping incentives. Popular Prime video […]