Sky has starting rolling out new features to Entertainment OS, its Sky Glass and Sky Stream operating system. Entertainment OS 1.2 brings viewers a new way to ‘manage all’ their curated Playlists, a faster way to ‘Restart’ any TV programme or film, and a new ‘continue watching’ rail for Netflix content. And with the Women’s […]
Leaf Space, a provider of ground segment services for satellite operators, has successfully completed a capital increase for a total of €20 million on top of the availability by the European Investment Bank of a loan for a further €15 million through Venture Debt. Launched in 2014, the Italian-headquartered company based in Lomazzo (Como) currently […]
Sports production and media company Sunset+Vine has been appointed host broadcaster for World Sailing’s premier event, The Allianz Sailing World Championships, to take place in The Hague, the Netherlands from August 10th to 20th 2023. It is the fourth consecutive occasion that Sunset+Vine has been awarded the quadrennial contract. The event is World Sailing’s biggest […]
Satellite operator SES says live sports and news events in the last 12 months are driving uptake on its dedicated sports and events satellite distribution platform – ASTRA 1 Sports. Covering Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, the ASTRA 1 Sports satellite distribution platform was leveraged for more than 1,500 events delivered to hundreds […]
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2022, which marked the BBFC’s 110th year of content classification. Findings from the Report showed a promising uplift in overall content submitted for classification across cinema, online and home entertainment. The BBFC classified 1,057 cinema films, 5,527 video submissions and […]
Ateme, a player in video compression, delivery, and streaming solutions, has announced that its video headed is feeding the latest satellite launched by Nilesat, the satellite service provider delivering digital television, radio, and data services across the Middle East and Africa. For the third time, Nilesat has chosen Ateme for its video headend; this time […]
QVC, the video commerce retailer, has successfully launched its linear TV channels on Sky Glass and Sky Stream, promoting a range of categories and products. Included in Sky’s 600 channels range, four new QVC HD channels have been launched on the platform: QVC HD, QVC Style HD, QVC Beauty HD, and QVC Extra HD. The […]
DoubleVerify (DV), a software platform for digital media measurement, data and analytics, and Roku have announced that the companies will continue to collaborate and conduct investigations into emerging ad fraud schemes within the TV streaming industry. This initiative follows the significant success in working jointly to neutralise SmokeScreen, a sophisticated ad fraud scheme that targeted […]
French TV media Group TF1 has selected WSC Sports, and its AI-driven technology, to power its automated real-time and on-demand sports content requirements. WSC Sports’ technology will underpin TF1’s recently announced ‘Top Chrono’ function, available exclusively to users of its MYTF1 streaming platform. Top Chrono offers viewers of events such as the upcoming Men’s Rugby […]
Blu Digital Group France, a joint venture between Blu Digital Group and Atlantis Television, has been established to provide end-to-end digital services and solutions to local French media companies as well as French localisation services to clients globally. This strategic alliance brings together the resources of both companies, drawing on the expertise of two established […]