BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 are said to be discussing a combined app for their catch-up VoD services as they seek to maintain visibility and share against global streamers. The Telegraph reports that detailed talks have been held under the banner of Freeview and could come to fruition as early as this autumn. […]
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and The Owen Hart Foundation (OHF), a non-profit charity which provides a vast range of assistance and opportunities to individuals in-need across the world, are collaborating to honour the legacy of late wrestler Owen Hart, a beloved figure in the professional wrestling community and beyond. This collaboration includes launching the annual […]
Hours before he was sacked in a reshuffle, former Media Minister John Whittingdale announced new measures which he said will protect the creation of British TV, and help public service broadcasters (PSBs) compete with the US streaming giants in the digital age. In a keynote speech to the Royal Television Society Cambridge Convention, Whittingdale, a […]
ITV and EE have announced a new product placement partnership, with plans unveiled for EE’s latest store opening on Coronation Street. EE is set to become the connectivity partner of the fictional town of Weatherfield, which will also see EE employees and shopping bags integrated into episodes of the long-running soap. The shop facade will […]
ITV Studios has unveiled Tencent Video as their latest international co-production partner for the natural history series A Year on Planet Earth, originally commissioned by ITV in the UK and produced by Plimsoll Productions, in association with ITV Studios. Tencent Video, the online video streaming platform in China, has joined ITV in boarding the series, […]
Take 1 is aggressively developing and expanding their existing localisation and access service divisions. The new business focus caters for the growing demand for global content and has already resulted in several new appointments, technology acquisitions and partnerships. Take 1 is best known for providing transcription and translation services to media and entertainment companies including […]
ITV has appointed Deep Bagchee as its first ever Chief Product Officer. He will lead the company’s future strategy across all of its digital products and services and will join later this year. Deep was previously Chief Product Officer at The Economist Group, where he led both the digital product and design teams across The […]
albert has released its third Subtitles to Save the World report which looks into how often the UK’s TV industry talks about climate change and the solutions to tackling it, on screen. The BAFTA-backed sustainability project works with the Film and TV Industry to support the reduction of its environmental impact in production as well as encouraging the development […]
Agama Technologies, the specialist in video service quality and customer experience, has extended its Agama video analytics and monitoring solution with additional coverage in the head-end and to all types of OTT devices. This Agama solution now provides full transparency of the video distribution networks through the subscribers’ homes. Telco netplus.ch is Switzerland’s leading provider […]
Laura Woods will host ITV’s coverage of England Women’s Senior team’s tournament qualifiers and friendlies. The announcement follows news of ITV’s four year deal to broadcast the Lionesses’ efforts to reach both World Cup and European Championships as well as friendly games, live and free to air on ITV, ITV4 and ITV Hub from this […]