Babcock is providing a complete playout and distribution solution to support the Wellbeing Network’s launch onto the UK Sky platform. The e-commerce website has expanded onto television to reach an even wider audience. Wellbeing is being played out from Babcock’s central London facility with ingest and the addition of dynamic graphics, as well as multiplexing, […]
Without making specific allegations, the Future of TV Coalition – a diverse group of US programmers, content creators, civic groups and television providers formed to celebrate and promote the thriving innovation that is revolutionising the video viewing experience – has intimated that Google may well have had advanced warning of the FCC’s plans to introduce […]
Movistar Plus has launched #0, a new channel that replaces Canal Plus on tchannel 7, targeting an auience aged between 18 and 54. Available to Movistar Plus’ 4 million subscribers, the new channel will broadcast a mix of TV series, sports (Formula 1, Moto GP, football and tennis) and in-house entertainment programmes. The channel will […]
Accessing free streams of top football matches is putting devices, and personal privacy, at great risk, says a study by computer science researchers at Stony Brook University in New York. It says the most popular sites attract upwards of eight million visits per month. But like many free services, the pirate sites rely on advertising […]
A report from the US Department of Commerce has recommended amendments to copyright law that would provide both more guidance and greater flexibility to courts in awarding statutory damages. The Department suggests the recommended amendments would ensure continued meaningful protection for intellectual property while preserving the dynamic innovation that has made digital technology so important […]
Having announced its intention mid-September 2015 to make TabletTV available on the new Apple TV platform in the United States, United Kingdom, and throughout the world, broadcast and pay-TV technology provider Motive Television has received approval from Apple for its App and released it for sale and use on the Apple TV platform. The TabletTV […]
Factual content producer and distributor Barcroft Media has announced two collaborations with pioneers in the virtual reality (VR) and 360º content sectors, signalling the company’s first moves into immersive storytelling and content production. Firstly, Barcroft Media has signed an agreement with Jaunt Inc., the industry leader in cinematic virtual reality (VR), to co-develop and produce […]
A+E Networks has strengthened its position in the Middle East launching H2 HD with OSN, a leading pay-TV network in the MENA region. H2, an extension of the History brand, brings an original line up of series and specials that take a deep perspective on history from all around the globe. Viewers in the Middle […]
Zee TV boss Subhash Chandra says he is confident that a new India-focussed channel being launched in Germany this summer will be successful. Speaking to Germany’s DW news channel, Chandra said: “Germany is very important because it is a difficult market for foreign media content. Hence, we feel that if we can succeed in this […]
Facebook is making its Live Video functionality, which started testing in December 2015, available to everyone in the US via iPhone, with plans to start rolling this out to the rest of the world over the coming weeks. “You can discover live videos from your friends and public figures you follow right in News Feed. […]