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SES, WBD renew deal

SES will unveil its latest quarterly results on November 7th and on top of its renewal and expansion capacity announcement for Telekom Srbija comes a similar deal with Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) in a multi-year contract renewal. Under the agreement, SES will provide playout services and satellite capacity to deliver WBD’s SD and HD channels […]

November 5, 2024By Chris Forrester

Prime Video rolls out X-Ray Recaps feature

Prime Video has announced its new generative AI feature, X-Ray Recaps, which is powered by Amazon Bedrock, a fully managed AWS service for building and scaling generative AI applications with foundational models. Using a combination of Amazon Bedrock models and custom AI models trained on Amazon SageMaker, X-Ray Recaps analyses various video segments, combined with […]

November 5, 2024By Nik Roseveare

LG U+ selects Net Insight for IP media network

LG U+, a mobile network operator in South Korea, and a new customer to Net Insight, will leverage Net Insight’s Nimbra platform for a nationwide IP media network. The deal with LG U+ was won and finalised earlier this year together with Net Insight’s Korean partner Sanam Technology and strengthens Net Insight’s market position in […]

November 5, 2024

CTS debuts next-gen Cloud TV platform

Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS) has debuted its next-generation Cloud TV platform for broadcasters and video service providers. CTS’ Cloud TV enables companies to deliver a complete multi-platform TV experience, both broadcast and OTT, delivered from the cloud via a managed 24×7 service. CTS’ Cloud TV provides a flexible and scalable framework to unify live linear […]

November 5, 2024

SES, Telekom Srbija extend deal

SES has extended its transmission contract with Telekom Srbija for another four years for satellite services from SES’s Astra 3C satellite at 23.5 degrees East. SES says: “This renewal reinforces a successful collaboration that began in 2011 with a first capacity agreement and expanded in 2018 with the launch of Telekom Srbija’s DTH platform, M:Sat […]

November 4, 2024By Chris Forrester

ESPN rolls out account linking with ESPN BET

PENN Entertainment and ESPN have announced that account linking between ESPN BET and ESPN is now available for US customers. By linking accounts, fans will have the ability to seamlessly track upcoming, live and settled bets within the ESPN app and website. With this enhancement, ESPN BET says it will soon bring fans more personalised […]

November 1, 2024

Study: Solutions for Big Data measurement challenges

Television consumption behaviours in the US have changed dramatically during the last decade, making measurement increasingly challenging as the landscape becomes more fragmented and complex. With the growing availability of big TV datasets reducing barriers to entry in the marketplace, the ecosystem now operates across multiple measurement vendors – meaning different data sets, methodologies, and […]

October 31, 2024

X Games chooses Frequency to power FAST channel

Action sports property X Games is entering the streaming television market with a new FAST channel by partnering with Frequency, a specialist in creating and distributing streaming channels. Now owned by MSP Sports Capital, the X Games will build its streaming channel by mixing global live events with its  library of content across more than […]

October 31, 2024

UEFA extends Friend MTS protection deal

Friend MTS, a provider of content protection services, has announced that the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the governing body of European football, has extended its commitment to Friend MTS’s anti-piracy technologies and services in respect of all major UEFA club and national team competitions including the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Women’s Champions League […]

October 30, 2024

Teads launches Contextual Commerce solution

Teads, the global media platform, has launched its new Contextual Commerce solution powered by Dynamic Product Ads (DPA), making the company one of the largest DPA open internet platforms. As personalised shopping demand grows, this innovation — currently in beta with plans to scale in early 2025— enhances shopper relevance by tailoring ads based on […]

October 30, 2024