Advanced Television

Netflix now speaks Malay

Netflix has launched its user interface (UI) in Bahasa Melayu. This enables members to navigate the UI, read title names and synopses, and watch shows and movies with Bahasa Melayu subtitles and dubs. “Netflix believes in giving members control over their entire entertainment experience, and we are delighted that they are now able to choose […]

August 28, 2020

Insight TV launches on Vector in Poland

Insight TV’s 4K linear channel will launch September 1st on Vectra, Poland’s largest cable platform, reaching over 1.7 million subscribers in the region. “Poland is an important market for Insight TV: both in terms of its size and significance ,” said Adina Gorita, Distribution Manager, Insight TV. “Vectra is a great platform partner for us […]

August 28, 2020

Netflix orders live-action Resident Evil series

Netflix’s has ordered a scripted, live-action series inspired by Resident Evil, Capcom’s long-running horror, video game franchise. The new Resident Evil series will tell a new story across two timelines: In the first timeline, fourteen-year-old sisters Jade and Billie Wesker are moved to New Raccoon City. A manufactured, corporate town, forced on them right as […]

August 28, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Vewd, Vestel expand and extend contract

Vewd, a provider of OTT and hybrid TV solutions, and Vestel have announced a long-term contract renewal that will see Vewd Core and Core Modules, including the Media Player and Hybrid TV modules, deployed across the full range of Vestel Smart TVs. The multi-year agreement will result in Vewd delivering its latest streaming software to […]

August 28, 2020

I’m A Celebrity relocates to Wales

ITV has announced that the 20th series of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! will be filmed at the historic Gwrych Castle, Abergele in North Wales. Gwrych Castle is nestled in a tree-lined hillside overlooking the Irish Sea. The ruined castle with its sprawling design and turrets is spread across 250 acres of gardens […]

August 28, 2020

ESPN Player gets US College Football season

ESPN Player will bring subscribers the start of the 2020-21 college football beginning this August 30th with the seventh annual Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff, as Austin Peay and Central Arkansas play in the Week 0 showcase. The streaming service will bring coverage of the 2020 NCAA College Football season to fans in Europe, the […]

August 28, 2020

Privacy-first ad solution from AdLedger

AdLedger, the non-profit consortium building open standards that leverage blockchain and cryptography in digital advertising, has announced its CryptoRTB protocol to address widespread industry problems. The open-source technology injects cryptographic tools such as digital signatures into OpenRTB protocol to identify illegitimate ad supply, create a verifiable chain of custody, and create mechanisms for data access […]

August 28, 2020

Edge Networks selects ENENSYS to roll out Evoca

ENENSYS Technologies, a provider of media delivery solutions, is excited to announce that Edge Networks has selected ENENSYS products and solutions for its innovative hybrid over-the-air NEXTGEN TV and Internet TV service, Evoca. This new service will use a classical OTA (over the air) TV antenna and a dedicated smart TV receiver and will address […]

August 28, 2020

S.O.U.L Fest 2020 on Prime Video Channels

In support of S.O.U.L Fest 2020, the month-long celebration of Black British film talent, BFI Player on Prime Video Channels is making three exclusive compilations of short films available: Visons, Seeing, and Perceiving. Those interested in exploring the work of black filmmakers can also watch these titles, available via BFI Player on Prime Video Channels: Pressure – Focusing on one family, […]

August 28, 2020

Mayer quits as TikTok global role disappears

TikTok chief executive Kevin Mayer has quit after less than three months in the role ahead of an impending ban by US President Donald Trump The Chinese-owned firm has been accused of being a threat to US national security by the Trump administration. TikTok has been ordered to sell its US operations to an American […]

August 27, 2020