The Intersputnik International Organization of Space Communications has gained full membership of the Global Satellite Operators Association (GSOA), a platform to promote satellite communication services and the common interests of satellite operators. The Association, formerly known as ESOA (EMEA Satellite Operators Association) used to focus on Europe, the Middle East and Africa. However, January 2022 […]
This columnist’s conviction that Netflix’s business model is fundamentally a plate-spinning act, with the same potential mishaps, has waxed and waned as results have continued to boom, with just the odd bump in the road. But the conviction has never gone away completely, even as the company seemed to reach the status of 800lb gorilla […]
IMDb TV UK is celebrating the 55th anniversary of the iconic Star Trek franchise with the 11-part docuseries from The Nacelle Company, The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek. The series will premiere on March 18th. Directed by Brian Volk-Weiss (Behind the Attraction, The Movies That Made Us, The Toys That Made Us) and […]
Prime Video has announced a multimillion-pound long-term contract with Shepperton Studios for exclusive use of new production facilities at the Surrey studios for future original TV series and movie productions. The new facilities will comprise nine sound stages, workshops and office accommodation, totalling approximately 450,000 square feet, and forming part of the wider redevelopment and […]
Fox Weather, Fox News Media’s free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) weather service, will now be available on YouTube TV, Amazon News, The Roku Channel, fuboTV and Xumo in the US. Additionally, the full linear service will be accessible on FOX Television Stations’ (FTS) Diginet channels in 17 US markets and select simulcast hours on FTS […]
Echelon Studios, a film distribution and licensing company, creates its second channel “A to Z Movie Box” on popular OTT platforms. This decision has been driven by Echelon’s ambition to make its diverse movie and music library available across platforms like Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. Echelon Studio’s library includes over 15,000 classic […]
Amazon has reported Q4 revenues up 9 per cent to $137.4 billion (€119.7bn), and has also revealed that it is increasing its Amazon Prime subscription price in the US. An Amazon Prime subscription will rise to $14.99 (from $12.99) for a monthly membership, and to $139 from $119 for an annual membership. US subscribers will […]
Unified Streaming, a leader in smart video streaming technologies, announces the general availability of its Remix VOD2Live solution on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace. The new listing is available as a preconfigured solution, with a usage-based pricing model, making it easier for customers to deploy as and when they need to. As a simple […]
February is shaping up to be a big month for TV fans, with a handful of big name shows returning and debuting. Whip Media, leveraging the viewing habits of TV Time app users, the world’s largest TV and movie tracking app, is helping shed some light on the shows fans can’t wait to see. The […]
Social video intelligence and measurement specialist Tubular Labs has launched its new Tubular Consumer Insights product, uniting social video and e-commerce, describing it as a first-of-its-kind solution, providing Amazon shopping behaviour data for all types of creators — including brands, publishers and influencers — across thousands of products and categories. Tubular Consumer Insights is powered […]