NovelSat, a specialist in satellite transmission technology, has extended its technology cooperation with ATEME, a global player in video delivery. The new collaboration between the long-time partners includes the integration of NovelSat’s PCIe-based NS10C Satellite Modulator cards and NS20C Satellite Demodulator cards into the ATEME’s TITAN software converged headend solution. The new integration was rolled […]
Sky Deutschland has acquired the broadcast rights to show 25 games from this summer’s Football World Cup in Russia in UHD. The deal struck with SportA, the sports rights agency of German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF, gives SkyD the exclusive right to a choice game live in UHD on all tournament days. The live […]
At the end of December 2017 there were a total of 423 TV channels in Italy that could be received on the main distribution platforms. The channels belong to 116 media groups (Italian and international), of which 68 are based in Italy, according to a report published by Confindustria Radio Televisioni (CRTV), the association of […]
The newly-created BBC Studios has officially launched, which the corporation heralding it as a new chapter in its content creation and exploitation activities. In an environment of increasing competition for viewers, the merger of BBC Worldwide and BBC Studios aims to bring the BBC Group into line with the rest of the industry and ensure […]
Sky’s OTT service in Spain is increasing its output with the addition of new channels, AXN and AXN White. The platform has reached an agreement with Sony Pictures TV Networks Iberia to distribute the channels, along with VoD content from both, with programme titles including The Brave, The Good Doctor and S.W.A.T among others. With […]
Global digital media motorsport company Motorsport.tv has agreed a new distribution deal with North American sports OTT provider fuboTV. Motorsport.tv will be adding its premier North American racing packages to fuboTV’s ‘Adventure Plus’ package, extending its signature motorsport series to a new subscriber audience of more than 150,000 sports fans. Launched in 2015, fuboTV’s OTT […]
Two bar licensees from Wembley in North London have been found guilty in their absence of a collective eleven offences each of dishonest reception of a television transmission by showing Sky Sports to customers without a commercial agreement from Sky. Rakesh Patel (Manager of Diu Bar) and Mineshkumer Valgi (Designated Premises Supervisor) were each found […]
Netflix has announced its first Netflix Original Korean variety show entitled Busted! I Know Who You Are. The show is a new type of K-variety where 7 main cast members position themselves as detectives that set out to solve a mystery in each of the episodes. The show features an all-star K-variety cast including Yoo […]
YANGA!, the new general entertainment channel for the UK’s African diaspora, is now available on Freesat channel 171. The channel’s broad schedule combines the best entertainment television produced from across the continent, plus a bold new series of original programmes produced locally by the diaspora. “YANGA! means self-pride and showing-off in West African pidgin,” says […]
Content protection technology specialist ContentArmor has confirmed that its video watermarking solution is compatible with Dolby Vision HDR. ContentArmor and Dolby have collaborated to enable interoperability between both technologies, from content distribution workflows to end users’ visual experience. Forensic watermarking applications improve the ability of content owners and distributors to detect and mitigate the misuse […]