Advanced Television

XGIMI showcases Intelligent Screen Adaptation Technology 2.0 at CES

XGIMI, adesign and industry-awarded projector and laser TV brand, will showcase its Intelligent Screen Adaptation Technology 2.0 at CES 2023. Smart projectors are on the rise and gaining popularity because, unlike traditional projectors, they are super portable and easy to set up in moments. Smart projectors use ISA technology to automatically adapt to the surroundings […]

January 4, 2023

NAGRA, Canal+ Telecom, Otodo collaboration

NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and media and entertainment solutions, has announced a collaboration with Canal+ Telecom – a subsidiary of Canal+ Group operating in Guadeloupe, Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, Martinique, French Guiana and Reunion Island with 150,000 subscribers – and Otodo – a home automation company that provides […]

January 4, 2023

InterDigital signs patent licences with LG, Panasonic

InterDigital , a mobile and video technology research and development company, has signed an HEVC and VVC patent licence with LG Electronics, the Korean-based manufacturer of various consumer electronics products. The licence covers a range of LG products such as TVs and PCs. “I am very pleased that LG Electronics, one of the leading manufacturers […]

January 4, 2023

Avid releases new version of MediaCentral

Avid has released updates to its MediaCentral workflow platform, including the new MediaCentral | Acquire IP-based ingest scheduler, along with remote collaboration and improved hybrid working support. These innovative capabilities empower media companies to accelerate production on premises and in the cloud. The introduction of MediaCentral | Acquire adds ingest management to MediaCentral | Cloud […]

January 4, 2023

Forecast: Content investment growth slumps in 2023

Ampere Analysis expects global content expenditure to increase by just 2 per cent year-on-year – the lowest growth in over a decade (excluding the pandemic slump of 2020). This is in stark contrast to 2022 during which global content spend is projected to have grown by 6 per cent to $238 billion (€230bn), driven primarily […]

January 3, 2023By Colin Mann

Italy: 15.3m SVoD users

The number of unique users of SVoD platform users in Italy amounted to 15.3 million in September 2022, a drop of 287,000 users year-on-year, according to the Communications Authority (AgCom). Netflix had 8.9 million average unique users (+4.2 per cent), followed by Prime Video with 6.4 million (+11.5 per cent), Disney+ with 3.4 million (+41.7 […]

January 3, 2023From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Research: Shoppable TV ads drive purchase decision

According to research from insights firm Aluma, half of online adults recall seeing shoppable ads on television. Of these consumers, 39 per cent have engaged such ads, 70 per cent of which purchased a featured product, either at that time or thereafter. Alumna’s report, Shoppable TV Ad Engagement among US Online Adults, shows that engagement […]

January 3, 2023

Brunico closes NATPE deal

Following reports of a bid in November 2022, the assets of National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) have been acquired by Brunico Communications, the Canada-based operator of the Banff World Media Festival. NAPTE filed for bankruptcy protection in the autumn of 2022 after running into a financial difficulties following the cancellations of several events […]

January 3, 2023

Sky Sports signs SA20 cricket league deal

Sky Sports has announced a new 5-year rights deal within their cricket portfolio, with the new South Africa T20 cricket league. Beginning on January 10th, the league is set to entertain local and international cricket fans and seek to attract new audiences of all ages. Across four weeks, 33 matches featuring six global franchises will […]

January 3, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Arte reports 45m monthly views

Arte, the European culture broadcaster, has reported that its four European language offerings (Spanish, English, Italian and Polish) registered a 50 per cent increase over 2022 to 45 million views each month, according to the service’s annual round-up. This is in line with the global digital rise of arte.tv platform and of the various social […]

January 3, 2023From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris