BBC Earth and digital agency AKQA have produced an app collating the best of David Attenborough’s natural history broadcasts. The free app, branded ‘The Story of Life’, contains 1,000 clips from series such as Life on Earth, The Life of Mammals and the current series Planet Earth 2. Users can browse animals by habitat, species […]
Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery network (CDN) technologies, and Eutelsat Communications are combining their complementary skills to offer content providers a satellite-based solution for multiscreen video delivery to connected devices. Their new offer is a gamechanger for extending access to video content on mobile devices beyond terrestrial networks and has a competitive edge for […]
Bloomberg has announced the launch of Bloomberg.com/Africa, a regional edition of Bloomberg’s flagship digital destination designed to serve the continent’s growing audience of business and financial professionals. Bloomberg.com/Africa will combine the resources of Bloomberg’s more than 100-strong editorial team across seven bureaus in Africa, as well as Bloomberg’s global team of more than 2,600 reporters […]
MTG and Dorna Sports have renewed their partnership that will ensure fans in Scandinavia and the Baltics can continue to enjoy MotoGP action. MotoGP will remain on MTG’s sports channel Viasat Motor and video streaming service Viaplay in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and the Baltics throughout the 2017-2019 seasons. The FIM MotoGP World Championship season covers […]
Verimatrix, a specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-network, multi-screen digital TV services, has announced that Econet Media has selected the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) platform to secure its Kwesé TV service. As part of the initial rollout of its services portfolio, Verimatrix is providing revenue security for the Kwesé app and […]
Research by Ampere Analysis across 32,000 consumers in Europe and the US has revealed that young millennials’ (aged 18-24) interest in sport is on the decline. Best viewed live and in HD, sport has long been considered immune from many of the pressures facing linear TV. However, analysis suggests demographic and cultural shifts are changing […]
BT has revealed plans to transform its BT TV service over the coming months, introducing a new, image-rich user experience with easy access to channels and on demand content, and a new BT TV App. The ‘next-generation’ service will enable customers to manage their recordings and stream live and on demand programmes on mobile devices, […]
Virgin Media and Turner have agreed a long term programming deal in the UK and Ireland. The partnership ensures Virgin Media customers will continue to enjoy their favourite channels like Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Cartoonito, TCM and CNN International, as well as bringing Cartoon Network in HD to customers in Ireland for the first time. Also […]
Starz has announced that Starz and Starz Encore premium pay-TV channels and services – including Starz and Starz Encore, and Starz Encore Westerns – will be available on the new AT&T streaming service DirecTV Now. When DirecTV Now launches later this month, the service will feature eight Starz Encore channels, with more Starz channels to […]
MoMedia, the digital distributor and content management company, has signed new deals with four of the biggest digital-first IP brands in the world of children’s entertainment. Indian YouTube brand ChuChu TV, 30-channel network Hooplakidz, language-education platform Badanamu and Brazilian kids’ music project Lottie Dottie Chicken (Galinha Pintadinha) have all joined the MoMedia roster for distribution […]