White label video streaming platform solution, OKAST, has been chosen by Ascot Elite for the launch of ascot now, a new VoD platform in Switzerland. Under the brand ‘ascot now – finest cinema selection’, Ascot Elite Entertainment, the Swiss film distributor, has launched its own TVoD platform. ascot now offers a curated library of titles […]
Five ISP services in Asia posted increases in the month of March on the Netflix ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which ISPs provide the best primetime Netflix streaming experience. VNPT in Vietnam jumped 0.2 Megabits per second (Mbps) to 3.4 Mbps. After dipping by 0.2 Mbps last month, Japan’s VECTANT increased by […]
Wurl, a specialist in powering streaming TV, has entered into a partnership with LG Electronics that will see Wurl powered FAST Channels on LG Channels worldwide. Wurl will be distributing the FAST channels globally while also providing monetisation services and maximising revenue to the company. Per the deal, Wurl will be available on all LG […]
A+E Networks Global Content Sales has appointed Dr. Kerstin Gühne, PhD as Vice President of Global Content Sales, EMEA. In her new role based in London, Gühne will oversee distribution of A+E’s expansive library of premium content across all platforms including linear, AVoD, and SVoD throughout German-speaking Europe and Turkey. “Kerstin is a highly accomplished […]
Avid has announced that Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF), the electronic media company in Switzerland to cover the German speaking markets, has extended its long-standing relationship with Avid by enhancing its media production workflows. After more than 15 years as an Avid customer, SRF has taken a significant step forward to future-proof its production operations […]
DAZN Group, the sports entertainment company, has announced that Alice Mascia has been appointed to lead its operations in DACH. She will take up the role on May 1st. Mascia’s appointment follows the acquisition of Bundesliga and UEFA Champions League rights in the DACH region, along with other major football rights like Italy’s Serie A […]
Funatix Club announced that its Real Manager platform will become the official Fantasy Football partner of the Hero I-League in India. The partnership follows two recent regional deals with the Thai Football Association for the Thai League 1 and with the Football Association of Singapore for the Singapore Premier League. These three Asian leagues join […]
CH Media and Sunrise UPC are entering into a long-term strategic partnership to drive the expansion of Swiss streaming service, oneplus, from CH Media and to enhance the portfolio and the customer offering of Sunrise UPC. As part of the new partnership, oneplus will become an integral component of the Sunrise product range in the […]
Liberty Global has announced its Q4 2021 financial results, saying it achieved all 2021 guidance targets including increased Adjusted Free Cash Flow. CEO, Mike Fries, stated: “Our fourth quarter and full year results demonstrated continued commercial momentum across our FMC champions. Operationally, we delivered 306,000 aggregate broadband and postpaid mobile subscribers during Q4 and over […]
SoftAtHome, an independent software company for broadband, video, and analytics, played an active part in Swisscom’s Internet-Box 4 launch in Switzerland. The new Internet-Box for fibre-optic subscribers allows a superfast WLAN with the Wi-Fi 6 standard. The new fibre-optic box features a 10 Gbps Ethernet port and the latest Wi-Fi 6 standard, offering a faster […]