Apple TV users in Sweden can now access TV4 Group’s ‘TV4 Play’ service giving viewers direct access to a wide range of TV4 Group content including live broadcasting, original programming, and more. Annika Larsson Järund, Head of TV4 Play, says: “We’re incredibly excited to be the first Scandinavian content provider to launch on Apple TV. With HD […]
Alticast, a specialist in interactive television, has announced that its Alticast Media Cloud Platform has enabled Korean Telecom’s (KT) SkyLife, South Korea’s leading satellite television broadcaster, to launch its “SkyLife on Demand” service, in what it claims is the world’s first large-scale deployment of a Cloud-based PVR service. “Our new Cloud-based SOD service is the […]
Amazon has confirmed further investment into exclusive and original content in a landmark deal that sees the company acquire UK subscription streaming rights to the BBC period crime drama Ripper Street. Amazon will commission from the producers, Tiger Aspect Productions and Lookout Point, a third series of Ripper Street, with brand new episodes made available […]
Civolution, a provider of technology and solutions for identifying, managing and monetising content, has announced that the Indian Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) has contracted it to provide its watermarking technology to underpin one of the world’s largest audience measurement platforms. This comes shortly after BARC chose the TV meter system of Médiamétrie, the audience […]
Vualto, a global specialist in content delivery and management for broadcasters and publishers, has partnered with Brightcove to deliver highly tailored online video campaigns and initiatives to joint customers using the Brightcove Video Cloud online video platform. “Vualto is uniquely positioned to deliver turnkey solutions, quickly and cost-effectively, that meet the real needs of our […]
Verimatrix, the specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for digital TV services, has announced that TVB.COM, a member of Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), has selected the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) architecture to provide revenue security for its subscription-based VoD Service. TVB is Hong Kong’s largest independent television broadcaster and the world’s largest Chinese […]
ContentBridge Systems has signed an exclusive agreement with Amplify, the newly formed all-rights film distribution company. ContentBridge provides technologies and services that help major studios, aggregators and independent distributors meet their digital distribution challenges. The company’s software provides cost-effective ways to manage, transform and deliver media and metadata to all major outlets around the world. […]
Siano, a supplier of mobile broadcast DTV solutions, has announced the launch of SMS2160, a new multi-standard digital radio receiver chip designed for automotive and portable/mobile consumer electronics applications. The SMS2160 is a versatile digital radio IC to support T-DMB/DAB/DAB+, DRM+, and FM Radio, including RDS/TMC. The newly released chip is particularly addressed to the […]
Disney has launched a cloud-based movie service with Apple so buyers of its movies can view them digitally on multiple Apple devices. The service – Disney Movies Anywhere -will be available in the US initially. As rival studios and consumer electronics groups have backed Ultra Violet Disney and Apple have preferred a more proprietary and […]
Modern Times Group (MTG) s buying a 75 per cent stake in pay-TV operator Trace TV. Trace Partners is a French-based youth brand and near-global pay-TV operator. Its three music channels, Trace Urban, Trace Tropical and Trace Africa plus its sports offering Trace Sports Stars, are carried to 160 countries worldwide, including 55 nations in […]