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BuyDRM, iStreamPlanet integration

BuyDRM, a specilaist in providing DRM technologies, has announced that the company will be teaming with iStreamPlanet to provide premium content owners and distributors greater choice in content security for multiscreen, live video services. The integration between the iStreamPlanet Aventus platform and the BuyDRM KeyOS platform will enable large scale delivery of premium media using […]

January 8, 2015

Shaun the Sheep champions copyright education

Pro-copyright consumer education body the Industry Trust for IP Awareness and StudioCanal will launch an exclusive Shaun the Sheep trailer that sees Shaun and his flock championing the value of film across all formats, encouraging that these moments are worth paying for. The piece – part of the Trust’s ‘Moments Worth Paying For’ campaign – […]

January 7, 2015By Colin Mann

Cisco cloud for KD and Charter

Cisco’s cloud-based offerings are gaining traction. Following its confirmation of a partnership with Kabel Deutschland, Cisco and Charter Communications, the fourth-largest cable operator in the United States have entered into a strategic agreement through which Cisco will supply key products in support of Charter’s breakthrough next-generation video solution. Cisco is to provide a new advanced […]

January 7, 2015

BBC confirms 2015 F1 plans

After an enthralling 2014 season which culminated in 6.5 million people tuning in to the BBC to watch Lewis Hamilton crowned as the new World Champion, the BBC has confirmed its coverage plans for the 2015 FIA Formula One World Championship. With comprehensive coverage of the season right from the start across television, radio and […]

January 7, 2015

Downton Abbey set for ITV Encore

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has confirmed that fans of the award-winning series, Downton Abbey, will have the chance to watch all five series again from the very beginning. ITV Encore, an exclusive Sky subscription channel dedicated to the very best of British drama, will air Downton Abbey from Series One in January 2015. Written and […]

January 7, 2015

Record audience for Sky Sports World Darts

Sky Sports has announced more viewers than ever before watched its coverage of the 2015 William Hill World Darts Championship, including more than 1.7 million viewers tuning in to the final which was won by Scotland’s Gary Anderson who beat Phil Taylor 7-6 in an epic encounter on January 4th. The record audience for the […]

January 7, 2015By Nik Roseveare

Digital boosts UK video spend

According to findings from the British Video Association, the UK video entertainment market is buoyant, with total spending just under £2.2 billion, similar to 2013. Digital continues to boost the video entertainment market with a 30 per cent growth in 2014. Consumers prefer to own their videos Buying videos to own and keep is overwhelmingly […]

January 6, 2015By Colin Mann

DISH unveils Sling TV OTT

DISH Network subsidiary Sling TV has confirmed the anticipated launch of Sling TV, a live, over-the-top television service, to US customers nationwide in the first quarter of 2015. Sling TV will deliver live sports, lifestyle, family, news and information channels, VoD entertainment and the best of online video to broadband-connected devices at home and on-the-go. […]

January 6, 2015

TiVo OnePass boosts binging

TiVo has introduced TiVo OnePass, an all-access solution available on TV in the home or via TiVo mobile apps, that tracks down every episode of a show a user wants to catch up on and displays all of the episodes in a ‘My Shows’ folder to serve as the ultimate multi-source binge-watching solution. TiVo OnePass […]

January 6, 2015

Daystar launches on Freeview

Daystar Television has confirmed the network’s launch in standard definition on Freeview Channel 73, courtesy of Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company. The channel will be available to Freeview viewers, using the more advanced Digital Video Broadcasting technology MPEG4 DVB-­T2. Marcus Lamb, President and CEO of Daystar Television Network, said: “We are excited […]

January 6, 2015