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Cine Sony Television joins YipTV

Mobile cable and broadband OTT television service operator, YipTV, has added Cine Sony Television, home to Hollywood hits in Spanish, offering box office favourites, drama, comedies, suspense and feature movie content. Cine Sony Television carries both feature length films and select television programmes delivered in Spanish on a 24-hour basis. “As we grow our customer […]

December 6, 2016

Mediamorph boosts TDC’s content exploitation

Content orchestration and financial processing platform Mediamorph has been selected by BLOCKBUSTER – a part of the Danish incumbent telco, TDC Group – and the largest TVoD provider in Denmark. Mediamorph’s platform will streamline the management of contracts, supplier royalty reporting, and critical title avails data flowing from content providers. TDC Group’s BLOCKBUSTER home entertainment […]

December 6, 2016

YouTube Red orders Mariah Carey Xmas special

Online video portal YouTube will deliver a present to its premium Red subscribers on December 19th in the form of a holiday-themed musical show called entitled The Keys of Christmas. It stars Mariah Carey along with YouTube musical star Rudy Mancuso, as well as performances by DJ Khaled, Fifth Harmony and a cameo from Mike […]

December 6, 2016

Hulu offers 4K

Premium entertainment streaming service Hulu now supports streaming in Ultra HD. “As TV and movie lovers ourselves, we want to makes sure viewers can watch their favourite shows and movies in the best possible quality,” says Ben Smith, Head of Experience. “4K Ultra HD gives content creators a more immersive canvas for their stories. So […]

December 5, 2016

AR biggest digital trend for business in 2017

The pace at which digital technology is evolving and transforming businesses is increasing rapidly. Looking ahead to next year’s trends and beyond could help to give firms a competitive advantage. Digital experts, Dorset Creative strongly recommend that augmented and virtual reality could revolutionise the business world, but warn that for success going forward, adaptability will […]

December 5, 2016

BBC Earth films for China, Hong Kong museums

BBC Worldwide has announced a series of deals that will see four BBC Earth Giant Screen films – Tiny Giants, Wild Africa, Earthflight and Incredible Predators debut in mainland China and Hong Kong in 2017. New deals with clients including Orient International Holding Shanghai Foreign Trade and Wuhan DDMC Culture will see the four films […]

December 5, 2016

HBO, Cinemax join Amazon Channels

HBO and Cinemax are now available on Amazon Channels in the US. Prime members can now sign up for a monthly HBO subscription to get HBO’s premium content for $14.99 (€14) per month. Prime members can watch the latest episodes of HBO’s newest hits including Westworld, The Night Of, and Divorce, catch up on all […]

December 2, 2016

La Liga, Microsoft team for digital experience

Spain’s premier football league La Liga and Microsoft are forming a global alliance that seeks to transform the experience of football fans through innovative digital solutions. The agreement, which plans the development of various lines of action, will enable the 1.6 billion worldwide followers of La Liga through social media channels to access innovative digital […]

December 2, 2016

NFL on CBS All Access

NFL games are coming to CBS All Access thanks to a new deal announced by US broadcaster CBS and the National Football League. The multiyear deal begins on December 4th, and continues with all NFL on CBS coverage of regular, preseason and postseason games. “We are very pleased that our partnership with the NFL has […]

December 2, 2016

EBU support for Digital Single Market proposals

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has said it believes the European Commission’s proposal on broadcasters’ online transmissions and retransmissions will enable more Public service media (PSM) content to circulate online without harming the existing prerogatives of rightsholders and broadcasters, suggesting that such bodies need copyright licensing systems which allow them to respond to citizens’ expectations […]

December 1, 2016By Colin Mann