Advanced Television

CTS launches Managed Terrestrial Distribution in US

Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS), a division of Comcast Cable that provides media and entertainment technology to operators, content providers, and advertisers, has launched a new Managed Terrestrial Distribution service to support the technological evolution of pay-TV operators across the US. CTS’ new Managed Terrestrial Distribution service is designed to help operators strengthen their video businesses, […]

August 26, 2021

HBO Max orders Soderbergh’s Full Circle 

HBO Max has ordered the limited series Full Circle from Hollywood director Steven Soderbergh and writer Ed Solomon. Soderbergh will direct all six episodes of the series and serve as executive producer, with Solomon also serving as executive producer. Casey Silver is also an executive producer. The trio reteams after the recent HBO Max movie No […]

August 26, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Game Show Network on Redbox

Redbox has signed a content agreement with Game Show Network to bring its game shows and movie channels to its free live TV streaming service in the US. Viewers will be able to stream classic movies from the 70s, 80s, and popular westerns and non-stop game show action featuring a mix of classic shows to […]

August 26, 2021

Sky announces A Town Called Malice crime thriller

Sky has announced a new eight-part Sky Original drama A Town Called Malice, a raucous crime thriller and family saga set on the Costa Del Sol in the early 1980s, with a pulsating ’80s soundtrack. Casting is yet to be announced but filming is set to begin later this year and run into 2022 in […]

August 26, 2021

Prime Video launching UK original series Backstage with Katherine Ryan

Amazon Prime Video is launching UK Original comedy series Backstage with Katherine Ryan, which will be available exclusively on Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories in 2022. This series, produced by Expectation, will introduce an all-new live comedy experience, blending world-class stand-up with behind-the-scenes access, in which Katherine Ryan will invite both the […]

August 26, 2021

Avid enhances Media Composer subscription offering

Avid has announced a new version of Avid Media Composer | Distributed Processing that significantly speeds up content production by using adjacent computing resources to help creative teams keep up with the increasing demand for new content. Media Composer | Distributed Processing enables editors to focus more on their craft by offloading processor-intensive media creation workflow tasks to any available local computers, freeing up their […]

August 26, 2021

GAC Media announces new flagship networks GAC Family and GAC Living

GAC Media has announced the launch of GAC Family and GAC Living as the company’s flagship networks and new destinations for family friendly programming across platforms. The announcement was made by Bill Abbott, President & CEO of GAC Media. GAC Family and GAC Living will launch on September 27th and evolve from the newly acquired […]

August 26, 2021

Sky commissions Nick Hornby’s Funny Girl

Sky has announced the commission of upcoming comedy series based on Nick Hornby’s bestselling novel, Funny Girl, coming exclusively to Sky and streaming service NOW as a Sky Original. The new Sky comedy series is about a young woman from Blackpool finding her comic voice in the male dominated world of the 1960s sitcom. Bold, […]

August 26, 2021

Intelsat reaches debt agreement

Intelsat has told its Chapter 11 bankruptcy court that it has achieved the support of some of its major debt holders. Intelsat says that it could lead to a “comprehensive” financial restructuring that would reduce the operator’s debt by more than half – from almost $15 billion (€12.7bn) to $7 billion. The proposal, which comes […]

August 25, 2021By Chris Forrester

Survey: Gen Z flocking to interactive video

Agora, a platform for real-time engagement APIs, has released research on Gen Z preferences for real-time engagement technologies. Real-time engagement refers to digital experiences that are interactive, collaborative and shared, through technology like live video, live audio and extended reality (AR and VR). For its research, Agora commissioned a survey of over 1,000 US-based Gen […]

August 25, 2021