The Royal Television Society is looking for outstanding technologists of the future as it opens entries for the RTS Young Technologist Award 2016. Aimed at those at the early stages of their career, the award celebrates the new talent making its mark on the industry. The winner will receive an all-expenses paid trip to IBC […]
From Tuesday 29 March, NHK WORLD TV, the 24-hour international English language channel from Japan’s public service provider, NHK, will launch a consumer-facing, multimedia advertising campaign in the UK with Virgin Media. Using the slogan ‘Hit the road with NHK WORLD TV’, the campaign is designed to promote NHK WORLD TV’s diverse range of travel […]
Wurl, a streaming video platform for pay-TV, has introduced a new video index that compares the usage of major video viewing services based on publicly available data. The index – AMOV – measures the average minutes of viewing by US adults on each video platform, taking into account both usage (minutes of viewing) and reach […]
Satellite operators SES and Avanti have long been at loggerheads over certain frequencies at the orbital spot of 31.5 degrees East. SES claimed it has rights certain frequencies at the position, which London-based Avanti also claim is theirs. The two operators also have satellites at the position. Back in November 2012, the influential International Telecommunications […]
Updated forecasts for worldwide advertising expenditure in 2015 and 2016 from global media network Carat indicate continued optimism through positive global and regional outlook and solid growth in Digital and Mobile. Based on data received from 59 markets across the Americas, Asia Pacific and EMEA, Carat’s latest global advertising expenditure forecasts that global advertising spend […]
Ateme, a global player in advanced video compression solutions for the broadcast industry, today announced that Brazilian broadcaster, Rede Record, has used its encoders to expand the commercial deployment of digital television in multiple regions across Brazil, including Bauru and São José do Rio Preto in the state of São Paulo, João Pessoa in the […]
Recent research from personalised video experience specialist Ooyala suggest that live and long-form video outperforms on-demand and short-form video across all screens. The findings come in a special edition of its quarterly Global Video Index, revealing the most recent trends in multi-screen video consumption from broadcasters and entertainment networks around the world. They spotlight dramatic […]
Eutelsat Communications and TDA (Télédiffusion d’Algérie), Algeria’s national broadcasting company, have announced a five-year extension of a contract for capacity on the Eutelsat 5 West A satellite in order to pursue the roll-out of DTT across Algeria. The renewal concerns a 36 MHz transponder on Eutelsat 5 West A which is connected to a high-power […]
Liberty Global has announced that Will Moerer has taken the newly created position of Vice President of Sport1 and Film1. Moerer is currently the general manager at Sport1; he will now also take up Film1 in his management responsibilities. Moerer will be in charge of the commercial and strategic activities of both channel packages. Film1 […]
Ute Biernat, CEO of Grundy Light Entertainment, is to step down as chair of FRAPA on January 1st, handing over the baton to Patty Geneste, founder, CEO and president of the Amsterdam-based format specialist Absolutely Independent. Under Biernat’s tenure, FRAPA has undergone a rebranding and restructuring programming, launching several new initiatives and expanding its suite […]