The Indonesia based IndoXXI group, which controls a large number of illegal piracy websites and applications, has “claimed” that it had officially closed its operations as of January 1st, 2020. The Minister of Communications and Information (KOMINFO), Johnny Plate, continues to be vocal in the media, encouraging both consumers and piracy site operators to do […]
UKTV has invested in online car repair marketplace Clickmechanic.com using its multi-million pound investment fund, UKTV Ventures. The online start-up has secured £1 million worth of commercial airtime across the broadcaster’s network of channels. ClickMechanic’s debut TV campaign will run exclusively on UKTV channels Dave, Gold, W, Drama, Alibi, Eden and Yesterday from today, and […]
IABM, the international association for Broadcast and Media technology, has appointed Lisa Collins to the new position of Head of Member Engagement. IABM membership has doubled to over 600 members in the last six years, and now spans every broadcast and media technology sector, market, geography and company size from start-ups to SMEs to multinational […]
Figures from the BBC reveal that across the year, iPlayer viewers requested to stream or download an episode of long-running soap Eastenders a record 234 million times, up 10 per cent on 2018. 2019 was a huge year for the residents of Albert Square, as they went through the siege of the Queen Vic, Walford […]
SPI/FilmBox and D-Smart have renewed and extended their partnership to include an additional two years of broadcast rights for FilmBox, FightBox, Fast&FunBox, and DocuBox. The updated agreement will ensure that these channels from the SPI/FilmBox portfolio are made available to live-stream anytime and anywhere, along with VoD content from select SPI channels through D-Smart’s OTT […]
Enensys Technologies, a provider of media delivery solutions, has announced that the latest release of Enensys’ OneBeam solution brings it into compliance with the DVB-SIS standard. With this modification, Enensys has become the first provider capable in delivering a complete DVB-SIS system. Enensys has a long history with the OneBeam solution; the first OneBeam system […]
NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, has announced that Realtek Semiconductor, a network and multimedia IC providers, and Shenzhen Jiuzhou Electric, a one-stop provider for digital TV equipment and connected home solutions, have joined the NAGRA Android TV Fast Track programme. This latest partnership will enable […]
ODMedia Group, the Dutch content services, aggregation and processing company for on-demand media, has announced the opening of its Poland office. Based in Warsaw, the new office headed by Lukasz Brzezinski, effectively expands the company’s next-generation media and commercial aggregation services to the growing Polish market. With offices in the UK, Germany, Spain, Benelux, South […]
K7 Media is working in collaboration with Pact on its new online tool to help support the commercial interests of UK independent television, film, digital, children’s and animation media companies in an ever competitive global marketplace. The Pact Growth Accelerator provides a wealth of resources for independents throughout the UK. Designed to help them grow […]
The Cobra revolution has begun, and wherever there is trouble, G.I. JOE is there. Choose your side and join the battle today in G.I. Joe: War on Cobra, launching worldwide today for iOS and Android devices. Will you fight for valor and support the Joes? Or will you show your might with team Cobra? Developed […]