A team of sports broadcasters, rights owners and technology vendors, collaborating as part of IBC’s Accelerator Media Innovation Programme, have revealed the initial results from an English Premier League production workflow trial to support the goal of a carbon ‘net zero’ future for live productions. Together, they demonstrate how innovative remote & cloud production workflows […]
Amy DeGregorio and Andrew Tew have been promoted to expanded sales, marketing and distribution roles at Hearst Media Production Group, formed in September 2021 to advance Hearst Television’s original programme production and distribution. DeGregorio has been named senior vice president, managing director of sales for educational/informational (E/I) programming. She previously served as senior vice president, […]
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises has announced the launch of Tplus, a new content brand designed to serve US Hispanics. Tplus content will launch on Peacock in autumn 2022 and will be available on the streamer’s premium tier. Programming will include a wide range of Spanish and English-language entertainment, news, and sports content appealing to all US […]
NBCUniversal has agreed what it describes a “multi-year landmark deal” with iSpot.tv that will make the real-time measurement company one of its preferred partners for quantifying and unifying cross-screen media consumption, reach and impressions across its One Platform. iSpot.tv will support NBCUniversal’s audience verification initiatives for both ads and programme ratings. These currency tests will […]
Media and entertainment giant NBCUniversal is partnering with RTL AdConnect, the international advertising sales house of RTL Group, in a move which will see both brands – for the first time – give each other access to their premium TV and digital inventory assets, unleashing what they say is an unparalleled opportunity for marketers globally. […]
In a move that is intended to accelerate the growth of its advanced advertising business while helping scale the overall market for advanced TV, multichannel programmer Discovery will become a minority owner of advanced advertising company OpenAP, bringing simplicity and scale to audience-based campaigns in television. Discovery joins FOX, NBCUniversal and ViacomCBS in the joint […]
Peacock will be the streaming home of the 2022 Winter Olympics in the US, offering viewers the ability to live stream all of NBCUniversal’s coverage of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games from Beijing, China, available on the service’s premium tier, from February 2nd to 20th. Peacock will present live streaming coverage of every event of […]
Amagi, a global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, has announced that UniversCiné, a French VoD platform dedicated to movie lovers and arthouse films, is partnering with Amagi for the launch and playout of its channel to Samsung TV Plus. Launched in 2007, UniversCiné is the result of 47 independent French […]
London-based independent producer Nevision is further expanding its global reach, launching a new bi-coastal US operation Nevision Inc. This bolsters Nevision’s roster of companies following the launch of Nevis Productions in the Nordics last year. With offices in LA and New York, Nevision Inc will be headed by Sandy Wax as President and Vincent Gabriele […]
hayu, the all-reality SVoD service from NBCUniversal, has launched in India. This launch builds on the ongoing success of hayu in 27 other territories and rounds off a successful and pivotal growth year for the streaming service. Launching direct-to-consumer (DTC) on a full array of devices – mobile, tablet, laptop, connected TVs and selected consoles […]