BBC Worldwide, Access Entertainment and Lookout Point are undertaking an initiative to fast-track production of premium quality scripted drama for television audiences around the world. The partners intend to offer world-renowned writing and producing talent a new route to production, with an independent funding model enabling producers to have their scripted television series greenlit without […]
International TV and broadband company Liberty Global and telco Vodafone have completed their 50:50 joint venture – first announced in February 2016 – to form VodafoneZiggo Group Holding, which the pair say combines Ziggo’s fibre-rich broadband network with Vodafone’s market-leading mobile operation to create a stronger converged competitor in the Dutch market, delivering significant benefits […]
Smartycontent, a company providing advanced digital video solutions that integrates audiences, content, and advertising, and RedMas, a Cisneros Interactive company, have announced a joint venture to launch Smartycontent America in Latin America and the US. The alliance brings together the technology of Smartycontent – which provides publishers access to a powerful digital video platform for […]
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, and ITV, the UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster, have formed a new joint venture that sees the two British content powerhouses combine forces to launch BritBox, an ad-free SVoD service, in the US during Q1, 2017. AMC Networks, which has a joint venture with BBC Worldwide for cable […]
Despite the ongoing dispute with French group Vivendi, Italian broadcaster Mediaset is pushing ahead with its pan-European digital platform. According to Mediaset VP and CEO Pier Silvio Berlusconi, although the original idea was proposed to Vivendi, the project could now include broadcasters in France, Germany, Spain and the UK. He explained that the platform is […]
Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel has unveiled a new look for its Foxtel Play streaming service, set to roll out from December 2016. Low prices and flexible packages are designed to offer consumers greater choice and ease of access to Foxtel’s premium content, without the need to sign up to a fixed term contract. The initiative […]
Satellite operator SES, already extremely busy in the In-Flight Entertainment space, has ordered a new High Throughput Satellite from Thales Alena to increase further its services to the airline industry. SES says it has also secured a long-term ‘anchor’ client in what will be a joint venture with Thales. The satellite, SES-17, will primarily serve […]
Evergent Technologies and Cisco have announced their alignment to accelerate delivery and monetization of OTT video services for operators and broadcasters. The collaboration brings together the Evergent proven cloud-based Subscriber Management solution, which is deployed in over 150 countries with recent success in supporting massive OTT viewership for UEFA EURO 2016 in Europe and Asia, […]
Turkish CE manufacturer Vestel has reached a strategic brand licence agreement with Toshiba Visual Solutions Corporation centred on the production and sales of Toshiba branded consumer TVs in the European market. The partnership will come into effect after obtaining consents of the authorities in line with the relevant applicable law and under this agreement, Vestel […]
Ultra-HD/4K is hardly mass-market just yet, but already many industry players are looking to the ‘next big thing’ in TV’s never-ending road to higher resolution. Now, Japan’s public broadcaster NHK, along with the nation’s two giant electronics specialists, Sony and Panasonic, are to cooperate in order to further develop technology for TV’s capable to handle […]