Virgin Media reports it has transformed rural homes and businesses in Test & Dun Valley with ultrafast broadband speeds after a local campaign group lobbied the company for faster broadband. Residents living in 12 villages in Test & Dun Valley, which stretches across Hampshire and Wiltshire, previously experienced some of the slowest broadband speeds in […]
Snapchat has unveiled Bitmoji TV – a new, fully personalised, animated show where the experience is unique for each viewer. Rolling out on February 1st, each season will comprise of 10 episodes averaging three minutes in length. Episodes will fit users’ own Bitmojis directly into each scene, and will also pull their friend’s Bitmojis into […]
Newsmax, the US media company focused on news content, has launched a new Cloud TV service powered by Kaltura, available on a wide range of devices, including Apple TV, Roku, Android and iOS devices. “OTT is no longer an afterthought or experiment that select broadcasters, media companies and service providers are dabbling in – it’s […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, will show pan-Nordic exclusive coverage of the boxing world title fight between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury in Las Vegas on February 22nd. The two heavyweights delivered a classic bout in 2018 that ended in a split draw, and their highly anticipated rematch for the WBC […]
According to research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone shipments held steady at zero growth to reach 375 million units in the fourth quarter of 2019. Apple grabbed first position with 19 per cent global smartphone marketshare, Samsung claimed second position, while Huawei dipped to 15 per cent share in third place. Full-year smartphone shipments totalled […]
One Piece, one of the biggest-selling Manga series of all time, is to be made into a live-action TV series by Netflix. The streaming platform has partnered with Tomorrow Studios and Japanese publisher Shueisha to bring the pirate adventure story to audiences around the world in a 10 episode series. The original Manga, written by […]
Cybercriminals iin Nigeria are actively abusing the names of artists and songs nominated for a Grammy 2020 award, in order to spread malware. Kaspersky protection technologies detected a 39 per cent rise in attacks (attempts to download or run malicious files) under the guise of nominees’ work in 2019, compared to 2018. In light of […]
Digital platform and cyber security specialist Irdeto has confirmed that its TraceMark forensic watermarking solution has been chosen by Russian online video streaming service ivi in its bid to fight online piracy. The partnership highlights Irdeto’s continued expansion into the Russian market, supporting local operators and content providers to protect the delivery of high value […]
The Royal Television Society (RTS), Britain’s leading forum for television and related media, has unveiled the nominations for its 2020 Television Journalism Awards, sponsored by Avid. The BBC leads the way with 28 nominations overall across 17 of the 19 categories, followed by ITV with 10 nominations. The prestigious awards will be presented at a […]
Viacom International Studios (VIS) and Diagonal TV, Endemol Shine Iberia’s fiction production company, have announced that they will work together on the development of La Novia Gitana, a scripted TV series based on the bestseller by Carmen Mola. Both companies have already started working on the project and more details will follow soon. With more […]