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Outernet Global calls on digital media expertise from Qvest Media

Outernet, a global network of immersive media and culture districts designed to provide experiences for entertainment, brand activation and retail, will launch in London this autumn. It will feature the world’s first of its kind public atrium – The Now Building – containing an immense digital canvas: a 4-storey high, floor to ceiling, 360 degree, […]

July 5, 2021

Echelon taps The Switch’s London facility to produce fitness content

The Switch, a provider of production services and global delivery of live video, has been chosen by Echelon Fitness to produce and deliver live and on-demand exercise content across different time zones from its London studio facility. Echelon, the innovative connected fitness brand, uses a new, dedicated set-up at one of The Switch’s central London […]

July 1, 2021

ITV moving to White City

ITV has agreed terms to take a 13-year lease on Broadcast Centre in White City from the BBC. The move will bring all of its London based staff into one location for the first time. ITV’s London staff are currently split between two central London locations (floors in Waterhouse Square in Holborn and in 200 […]

June 24, 2021

AWS and Vodafone announce availability of AWS Wavelength in London

Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company, has announced the general availability of AWS Wavelength on the Vodafone 4G/5G network, allowing software developers and enterprises to build ultra-low latency applications for mobile devices and users in the United Kingdom. Customers can now deploy parts of their application that require ultra-low latency at the edge of […]

June 17, 2021

OneWeb launch delayed

The launch by an Arianespace rocket from Russia of 36 OneWeb satellites has been delayed by 24 hours. OneWeb has delayed the launch of its next batch of satellites until later today (May 28th). Russia’s space agency Roscosmos said the delay was down to “technical issues” and the replacement of an electrical item on the […]

May 28, 2021By Chris Forrester

Survey: 66% online audiences viewed new art form in lockdown

Marquee TV, the performing arts streaming service offering opera, dance, theatre, and music on demand service, has partnered with Indigo, the experts in audience insight for the cultural sector, to research attitudes towards cultural content offered online and what audiences are looking for in a post-Covid world. The two companies have unveiled their findings to […]

April 15, 2021

Transpacific Yacht Race appoints 1080 Media TV

The Transpacific Yacht Club in California, has appointed London based 1080 Media TV as Host Broadcaster for the 51st edition of this famous biennial Los Angeles to Honolulu yacht race. The classic ‘Open Water’ race, stretches 2225-miles across the Pacific Ocean from the USA’s west coast to the finish in front of the iconic ‘Diamond […]

March 30, 2021

TuneIn Radio loses copyright appeal

Music streaming service TuneIn has lost a long-running Copyright infringement appeal in the UK courts. The London Court of Appeal has found in favour of an action brought in 2017 by Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music. The music giants argued that TuneIn lacked a licence to play music in the UK. Back in November […]

March 29, 2021By Chris Forrester

Hackney gets Virgin Gig1 broadband

Virgin Media has connected 3,500 additional homes in Hackney, London, to its broadband network, bringing next-generation gigabit speeds to the area. As part of its ‘Project Lightning’ network expansion programme, Virgin Media is expanding its broadband network across the UK, bringing ultrafast speeds to residents and small businesses. Hackney is the latest area to benefit […]

March 16, 2021

New London HQ for Netflix

Netflix is moving into a new headquarters in London’s West End as it seeks to expand its UK productions. The streamer is taking over the lease on an 87,000 square-foot building on Berners Street from current occupant Capita, according to Bloomberg. Netflix, which has 269 employees in the UK, already rents some 30,000 square feet […]

October 9, 2020