Andy Quested, the BBC’s head of technology for HD and Ultra-HD, says that the publicly-funded broadcaster cannot use licence-fee payer’s cash to fund 4K/Ultra-HD programming. Quested, quoted by 3D Focus, says that only programming funded by non-licence fee cash is being made. “Only programmes funded outside the licence fee are being produced in UHD. We […]
To celebrate the return of the fifth series of BBC One’s thought-provoking and acclaimed Daytime drama Moving On, the programme will also première, in its entirety, on BBC iPlayer. The series première on BBC iPlayer is part of the BBC Trust’s approved trial to explore the role of online premièring across a range of genres […]
Discovery and the BBC have ended their formal coproduction partnership. The long-standing arrangement meant that the BBC could count on development funding for some of the past ten years’ most notable science and factual shows, not least the award-winning Blue Planet and Frozen Planet series of natural history documentaries. A joint-statement said the two parties […]
Andy Mitchell, Director of Strategic Media and Platform Partnerships at Facebook, has confirmed that the company has no plans for a premium service allowing access to and discovery of content. He also said the company had no immediate plans to generate content for its platform. Participating in a MIPCOM seminar on the future of TV […]
Trade event organiser Reed MIDEM is to launch MIP Digital Fronts at MIPTV 2014, creating the world’s first international screenings to showcase and trade original online video programming and web series, which will be presented to an audience of international buyers, producers, distributors, advertisers and strategists from the global TV and digital entertainment ecosystem. The […]
European adult entertainment specialist Private Media Group is to launch a new adult entertainment channel — PrivateTV — later in October. The international version of the channel will be available on Eutelsat Hot Bird 13B while a French language version, PrivateTV France, with substantial original short-form French language programming, will be available separately. Private´s CEO […]
To mark its 20th anniversary, Euronews is getting a fresh new look thanks to a complete reworking and redesign of its presentation. Michael Peters, Euronews’ CEO also confirmed the service’s strategic goal to transform the company into a global media group offering “the right content, in the right place, at the right time.” To that […]
Giant screen specialists IMAX is ramping up its conversion of its projection systems. CEO Richard Gelfond told the Goldman Sachs Communacopia conference that the company was embracing Laser projection in order to better illuminate existing digital screens, but also to follow on with even larger screens. “Laser is definitely one of our [key priorities} because […]
NanoTech has confirmed the acquisition of a video production facility in San Francisco California, 4K Studios. 4K Studios will be focused on the creation of original content shot and mastered in 4K Ultra Hi-Definition as well as the conversion of existing media into 4K digital content. The Studio operation will be overseen by NanoTech’s LX […]
A week after its success in garnering two Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards for its series House of Cards, online entertainment service Netflix has marked another first for non-linear programming, with the political thriller being awarded the Best Director of a Drama Series Emmy after David Fincher won the award, edging out directors from Boardwalk […]