Advanced Television

BBC celebrates Kurt Cobain

BBC Two, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 6 Music will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the passing of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain with a range of content that celebrates and remembers his life and musical legacy. BBC Two and iPlayer will dedicate a Saturday night of programmes to Cobain and Nirvana in April, with […]

March 27, 2024

TAG, Zixi enhanced partnership

TAG Video Systems, a specialist in software-based IP, end-to-end monitoring, deep probing, and real-time visualisation, and Zixi, an industry player for enabling dependable, low latency, live broadcast-quality video over any IP network, and provider of the award-winning Software-Defined Video Platform (SDVP), have announced a joint solution that easily enables live streams to be monitored for […]

March 27, 2024

Fox Nation partners with Scorsese on Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints

Fox Nation has signed a deal for a partnership with celebrated filmmaker Martin Scorsese for a docudrama series, announced Jason Klarman, Fox News Media chief digital and marketing officer. Slated for November 2024, Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints will encompass eight one-hour episodes exploring the stories of eight men and women who risked everything to […]

March 27, 2024

BBC Studios Social invites pitches for digital first content

The commissioning team from BBC Studios Social are inviting indies of all scales and backgrounds to pitch fresh, short form concepts that extend and enrich existing IP, engage loyal fans, and reach new audiences on digital platforms. The available production opportunities are online now and cover many of the top brands in the BBC Studios […]

March 27, 2024

Sinclair Broadcast Group’s WJLA shines with Brightline

The recent revamp of Studio A in Sinclair Broadcast Group’s flagship WJLA serving viewers in the Washington, DC metro is the latest in a series of close collaborations between one of the largest television operators in the US and the lighting experts at Brightline. In a relationship that’s spanned several decades, the two companies have […]

March 27, 2024

Brightcove launches Cloud Playout 2.0

Brightcove, the streaming technology company, announces the launch of Cloud Playout 2.0, offering customers new ways to create linear channels, monetise their media, and streamline their workflows in one platform. Brightcove’s Cloud Playout 2.0 allows users to leverage their existing content catalog and live streams to build a channel in minutes. The enhanced Cloud Playout […]

March 27, 2024

Otaritec joins Skyline’s DataMiner Strategic Partner Programme

Skyline Communications expands its global reach with a strategic partnership with Otaritec, a technology provider based in Tokyo, Japan. This collaboration reinforces Skyline’s commitment to further accelerate and support the rapidly growing use of its DataMiner platform across the Japanese market, facilitating cutting-edge digital transformation of leading Japanese media and service provider operations. Otaritec’s onboarding […]

March 27, 2024

UKTV commissions second season of Dream Car Fixers

UKTV has commissioned a second season of Dream Car Fixers (6×60’) for factual channel Yesterday and free streaming service UKTV Play. Produced by Wiser Films, the first season is currently airing on the Yesterday channel. Following the work of mechanic Sheldon Nichols and bodywork expert Peter Harriott, the pair work to a client’s strict brief […]

March 27, 2024

Perifery and Amove partner

Perifery, a division of DataCore, and Amove have announced their partnership to simplify video production collaboration and storage management from any location. The integration enables instant access to users’ digital assets stored on Perifery’s Object Matrix via the Amove desktop application. “Our partnership with Amove empowers customers with seamless, non-proprietary access to their content,” commented […]

March 27, 2024

Study: Broadcast TV more popular than streaming

Data from consumer research company GWI reveals that broadcast TV is still central to Brits’ media consumption, with nearly two-thirds (64 per cent) of TV viewing time spent on live TV, rather than online streaming (36 per cent). Despite the rise of streaming platforms over the years, GWI’s 2024 Global Media Landscape Report shows the […]

March 26, 2024