Advanced Television

Off the Fence, Axonista to launch The WaterBear Network.

The WaterBear Network is an interactive video-on-demand platform which is built on three primary pillars, Watch, Join, and Save.   Viewers will be inspired by premium content. They will join a fast-growing global community through the advanced interactive technology platform. Finally, they will be able to take action to improve our future by participating in local and […]

October 17, 2018

Telestream Vantage boosts productivity at Argentina’s Artea

Telestream, a provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, has announced that Arte Radiotelevisivo Argentina SA (Artear) is using Telestream Vantage Transcode Pro to automate the transcoding and processing of media moving into and out of its Avid editing, storage and asset management systems. Owned by Argentine media conglomerate Grupo Clarín, Artear produces and […]

October 17, 2018

TVSquared ADeffect unlocks TV’s longer-term impact

The impact of TV spots extends far beyond the minutes and hours after they air. In fact, the longer-term effect of a TV campaign is often 2x-5x higher than the initial response. TVSquared ADeffect provides advertisers with an instant view of TV’s extended impact. TVSquared’s ADvantage platform will now include ADeffect, which models the longer-term […]

October 17, 2018

Regulator probes Sky D, DAZN Champions League deal

The Bundeskartellamt, Germany’s national competition regulator, is currently examining the conformity with competition law of the cooperation between Sky Deutschland and Perform (operator of the DAZN streaming service) for broadcasting the Champions League in Germany. In a tender conducted by UEFA in 2017, Sky acquired the broadcasting rights for all matches in the period between 2018 […]

October 16, 2018

Mediaset to sell pay-TV to Sky Italia imminently

Italian broadcaster Mediaset is planning to accelerate the sale of its pay-TV operations to rival Sky Italia. According to a report in daily Il Sole 24 Ore, in line with the agreement reached between the two parties in March, the ‘put option’ should be exercised in the month of November, but Mediaset is aiming to […]

October 16, 2018From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Deloitte: Teens to boost pay-TV subscriptions

By 2023, households in developed countries could have at least three separate TV and video subscriptions, with teenagers as well as adults being potential account holders, according to Deloitte. The findings come from Deloitte’s research, The future of TV, a forward-look at the UK television market. SVoD will continue to

October 16, 2018

Netflix to produce 12 TV series a year in Spain

Spain has become a key market for Netflix. The vice president of International Content, Erik Barmack, has now confirmed that the company will produce between 10 and 12 TV series a year in the country. Recently, Netflix announced the opening of its fourth European office in Madrid (after Amsterdam, London and Paris) and signed an […]

October 16, 2018From David Del Valle in Madrid

Survey: AR/VR start-ups leave international money on the table

The bulk of AR/VR start-ups aren’t selling outside their own backyards, at a time when growing revenue and extending financial runways are critical to survival. So, while there is money to be had internationally, many are simply leaving it on the table. Although Chinese computer vision/AR investment grew 3x to $3.9 billion (€3.37bn) over the […]

October 16, 2018

Mediapro signs LatAm, Japan content deals

Spanish TV group Mediapro is consolidating its position in the Latin American market following an alliance with Vice Studios to develop and produce original TV series for the continent. The first TV series as part of the deal is Border Republic, which is about the conflict between US and Mexico concerning the migrants and with […]

October 16, 2018From David Del Valle in Madrid