NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen TV solutions, has announced the launch of a secure multiscreen solution with pay-TV operator Ultravision, part of the Ultra Telecom group, in Mexico. The solution marks the first cloud deployment of the Conax GO Live solution in Mexico. Ultravision’s new multiscreen service […]
Unilad – owned by Bentley Harrington which went into administration earlier this month – has been bought by rival LADbible. The two companies thrive on the social media scene by sharing viral videos and extraordinary news stories. The sale of Bentley Harrington safeguards the jobs of over 200 people working for the business. Bentley Harrington […]
Streaming platform and device specialist Roku has confirmed it will resume sales of its devices in Mexico. Roku device sales had been banned in the country for over a year amid a court battle resulting from hackers offering pirated content from pay-TV networks, such as HBO and ESPN, through the devices. “We are grateful for […]
Ampere Analysis has released market date pertaining to the online video market. The data reveals that Netflix has extended its lead over Facebook as the second most popular service. Additionally Internet users are
By 2023, households in developed countries could have at least three separate TV and video subscriptions, with teenagers as well as adults being potential account holders, according to Deloitte. The findings come from Deloitte’s research, The future of TV, a forward-look at the UK television market. SVoD will continue to
OTT, content production, and digital distribution solutions provider Ooyala and Telstra have revealed the completion of the management buyout of Ooyala. The Australian telco invested $270 million (€233m) in August 2104 to increase its ownership in Ooyala from 23 per cent (fully diluted) to 98 per cent and was in addition to the US$61 million […]
Declaring himself to be “really passionate about UK creativity”, Tim Davie, CEO of BBC Studios, has suggested that the unit’s success will come from a focus on British-driven creativity, “absolutely” looking for the finest premium content. “We’re a global company, but we’re powered by British creativity,” he asserted. “We are very, very focused on high-end, […]
Oscar-winning film producer, Lord (David) Puttnam and University of the Arts London (UAL) have launched a major new educational initiative for the screen industries including film, television, animation, post-production, visual effects, sound and music for moving image, games and immersive realities. The initiative will be delivered by UAL’s London College of Communication, a specialist in […]
The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, has announced that seven new companies have joined the industry association in the past 12 months. The new members include Google, Sky, Italian public broadcaster RAI, Greek public broadcaster […]
Asian media entertainment group WebTVAsia has agreed a new MTV short-form content collaboration deal with Viacom International Media Networks, a division of Viacom Inc, aimed at delivering short-form videos to engage China’s Generation Z. Under the agreement, WebTVAsia will have exclusive streaming rights to select made-in-China short-form content from the MTV library to be streamed […]