HGTV has expanded distribution in New Zealand launching on two new platforms. Effective immediately, HGTV will be available to all New Zealanders on Freeview Satellite and as part of SKY TV’s basic package. “The expanded distribution of HGTV reflects the demand for quality lifestyle programming in the region,” said Julia Baylis, General Manager of HGTV […]
Dimetis and V-Nova have announced a technology partnership. The relationship sees V-Nova Perseus-powered P.Link contribution solution integrated with Dimetis Boss Link Manager. The integration will ensure that Dimetis customers can easily integrate, fully control and manage P.Link-powered video networks. This is a major milestone in enabling service orchestration to shake up the traditional hardware-based contribution […]
The numbers are now in, and it is clear that while viewers to conventional broadcast channels enjoyed the Rio Olympics, it was digital viewers, whether on ‘red button’-type options, or simply viewing via second screens which took the main prizes. NBC, which paid a massive $1.23 billion for its TV and digital rights, reported that […]
The Olympic Channel has launched to a global audience via a mobile app for Android and iOS devices and online at olympicchannel.com. The Olympic Channel launches with content from around the world including original shows, news and highlights. Premiering at launch to continue the excitement of the Olympic Games is Viva 2016, an exclusive behind-the-scenes-look […]
It’s a scheme that’s guaranteed to give a highly-personalised Virtual Reality experience from some hundreds of kilometres out in space. SpaceVR has raised some crowd-funding cash to start building Overview-1, a specially designed satellite that will be launched next June up to the International Space Station (on a scheduled CRS-12 mission) where it will then […]
BBC Three’s contemporary British drama Thirteen is the most requested show on BBC iPlayer in 2016 with 3 million requests. The five-part drama from new writer Marnie Dickens is ahead of England v Wales at Euro 2016 which had 2.8 million requests. To date in 2016, BBC Three has seven of the top 20 most […]
Sony Pictures Television Networks and Virgin Media have announced the imminent arrival of three new Sony channels for Virgin Media customers; POP, MovieMix, and Movies4Men as part of a new long-term carriage agreement. The three channels will be available to Virgin Media customers from August 25th, alongside new catch-up on demand content from Sony Kids […]
BBC Three’s upcoming premiere of the BBC Worldwide-commissioned five-part digital-first travelogue cum photography series Mission Selfie, marks the commercial arm of the BBC’s debut with content specifically produced for online and mobile platforms in order to target younger audiences. Fronted by social media stars Ben Brown and Steve Booker, the series explodes the shallowness of […]
The Music Publishers Association (MPA) has become the seventh partner to join Operation Creative, the City of London Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) initiative designed to disrupt and prevent websites from providing unauthorised access to copyrighted content. The MPA has joined existing partners; the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) the Federation Against Copyright (FACT), The […]