Advanced Television

DSCC downgrades display spend

Modern TV sets start with panels. Sometimes high-end and still fairly expensive OLED devices, and other times slightly lower-specified alternates. But Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC)  says that manufacturers are not maintaining their Capital Expenditure when 2023 is compared with 2022 and earlier, and forecast a dramatic drop in CapEx this year. DSCC has downgraded […]

February 15, 2023By Chris Forrester

Bassett-Spiers named Telestream CEO

Telestream, a specialist in workflow automation, media processing, video quality monitoring, and test and synchronisation solutions for video, has announced that Rhonda Bassett-Spiers has been named Chief Executive Officer of the company effective immediately. Bassett-Spiers succeeds Dan Castles who will retire from the CEO role and remain with the company through April 2023 to aid […]

February 15, 2023

Bank examines Viaplay numbers

Pay-TV streamer Viaplay has somewhat earned increased confidence with a set of solid Q4 numbers and a reiteration of its 2023 and longer-term guidance. “But with the trading backdrop still complex and breakeven in the International segment still a year away, there remains much to be seen before the market discounts a sustainable group EBIT […]

February 15, 2023

BBC to air new Kanye West doc, podcast

The BBC has announced that it will air a new documentary exploring the life and career of Kanye West AKA Ye. We Need to Talk about Kanye (w/t) will air on BBC Two and will be fronted by BAFTA award-winning investigative journalist Mobeen Azhar, following on from his acclaimed exploration of Britney Spears’ conservatorship in […]

February 15, 2023

Slovenia: Extreme E extends Sport TV deal

All electric off-road championship, Extreme E, has signed a broadcast extension for 2023 with Slovenia’s sport-only public television channel, Šport TV.The station, based in the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana, will continue to televise Extreme E’s races live and in Slovenian language on its linear channels, Šport TV 1, Šport TV 2 and Šport TV 3. Extreme […]

February 15, 2023

GlobalStar to repay debt to EchoStar

GlobalStar, which has won potential support from Apple for its iPhone emergency service, is to repay cash owed to EchoStar under the 2019 Facility Agreement signed between GlobalStar and EchoStar. The Apple project could not have proceeded had the debt not been repaid. GlobalStar says all its outstanding obligations to EchoStar will be met within […]

February 15, 2023By Chris Forrester

Cadent announces new integration with Google Cloud

Cadent, the independent platform for advanced TV advertising, has announced a new integration with Google Cloud, using next-generation clean room technologies to securely activate audiences across screens. The partnership will expand Cadent’s integrations across the advanced TV ecosystem, creating new opportunities for advertisers at a time when anti-tracking changes and channel fragmentation are making it […]

February 15, 2023

Aniview, Evrideo partner

Aniview, a specialist in video advertising technology and monetisation, announced its partnership with Evrideo, a cloud-based automated distribution provider for the burgeoning CTV advertising market. Aniview and Evrideo’s combined state-of-the-art solution brings together some of the industry’s best-in-class providers for a complete solution enabling the creation, distribution and monetisation needs of broadcasters, free ad-supported TV […]

February 15, 2023

Adeia, Qorvo licence agreement

Adeia, the company whose patented innovations enhance a number of devices, has announced that Qorvo, a provider of connectivity and power solutions, has licensed Adeia’s hybrid bonding technology. “Semiconductor industry leaders are looking to 3D structures, packages and interconnect innovations to elevate performance and expand functionality on miniaturised footprints,” said Dana Escobar, chief licensing officer […]

February 15, 2023

Prime Video debuts trailer for Daisy Jones & The Six

Prime Video has debuted the official trailer for the upcoming musical-drama series Daisy Jones & The Six, featuring Look At Us Now (Honeycomb), one of 24 original songs written exclusively for the series and recorded by the cast. The original music will be released by Atlantic Records during the rollout of the series. Daisy Jones […]

February 15, 2023By Nik Roseveare