Blackbird, the technology licensor, developer and seller of the market-leading cloud native video editing platform, Blackbird, have announced that Blackbird has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Technology Partner status and completed the Foundational Technical Review (FTR) of Blackbird Edge to accelerate AWS engagement. The AWS FTR enables AWS Partners to identify and remediate risks in their […]
At the end of last year, Samsung announced it would open its own operating system to other TV manufacturers. This decision came only a few months after LG started to license its webOS TV platform to third-party TV makers, that would consequently be allowed to integrate LG’s operating system into their TV sets. LG already […]
SSIMWAVE has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Accelerate Program, a co-sell programme for AWS Partners who provide software solutions that run on or integrate with AWS. The programme helps partners drive new business and accelerate sales cycles by connecting the participating ISVs with the AWS Sales organisation. SSIMWAVE’s participation in […]
Superna Kalle, President of International Networks for Starz, has announced the promotions of Darren Nielson to Executive Vice President of Distribution and Business Development and Jeff Cooke to Senior Vice President of Programming for International Networks.“These are two well-deserved promotions that recognize Darren and Jeff’s invaluable and integral contributions to the success of Starzplay since […]
A study from Juniper Research has found that the global market value of the subscription economy will grow to $275 billion (€242.6bn) in 2022; rising from $224 billion in 2021. After evaluating 10 key subscription-based markets, the research identified the following three as generating the highest revenue in 2022: 1. Physical Goods2. Digital Video3. Digital […]
The latest viewpoint from Ampere Analysis suggests that, as the TV industry emerges from its Covid-induced boom, a double wave of merger and acquisition activity will be the trend to watch this year. As players now have a good understanding of what is required to maintain market position from a content perspective in this fiercely […]
The third season of the Emmy-nominated drama The Boys will debut on Amazon Prime Video on June 3rd. Three new episodes of the US superhero drama will be available to watch at launch with another new episode added every Friday leading up to the season finale on July 8th. The eight-episode season will stream exclusively on Prime […]
French SVoD service Salto has marked its first anniversary substantially below its objective of one million subscribers in year one and is well below subscription numbers of rival services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+, according to reports. Launched in October 2020 by groups TF1, M6 and France Télévisions, the joint-venture, which has […]
The 8K Association (8KA), the cross-industry group dedicated to promoting the growth of the 8K ecosystem, has published an updated performance specification for the powerful 8K Association Certified mark programme. The updated specification adds new decoding requirements, new image quality metrics and a game mode fulfilling the body’s goal to continue adding or expanding features […]
WandaVision is the most-pirated TV show released in 2021 on torrent sites, according to TorrentFreak. The Marvel series, which starred Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany and Kathryn Hahn and exclusively streamed on Disney+, took the top spot from Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian which topped the chart in 2020. Loki, another Marvel series on Disney+, came […]