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Accedo preferred developer for Roku

Accedo has been named a preferred developer in Latin America as part of Roku’s new Preferred Developer Programme. The newly launched programme includes developers with a strong history building fully-featured Roku channels that consistently pass Roku’s certification process, among other criteria. Yulia Poltorak, Director of International Content Development at Roku, commented: “We’re excited to welcome […]

July 15, 2020

Red Bee adds POPs in London & Paris

Red Bee has added points of presence (POPs) for channel distribution in the UK and France, three in London and one in Paris. Broadcasters, streaming services, telcos and other content providers can now directly access a catalogue of up to 10,000 globally sourced live channels from the Red Bee Channel Store. “We are very excited […]

July 15, 2020

FOX Sports teams up with Google Cloud

FOX Sports is working with Google Cloud to automate logging, discovering and storing video assets in media. The system, already in development, will utilise Google Cloud’s video search and advanced machine-learning capabilities to help the network unlock the value of its vast sports content archive in a more effective way. “We’re excited to team with […]

July 15, 2020

BBC launches Tiny Happy People

The BBC has launched Tiny Happy People, a five-year initiative backed by Her The Duchess of Cambridge, to support parents and carers in developing the language and communication skills of 0-4 year old children. Tiny Happy People offers a wide range of free films, articles, quizzes and parenting tips that have been specially designed with […]

July 14, 2020

Virgin Media selects Globecast for Get Moving playout

Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, has announced that Virgin Media, an existing customer, has turned to the company to provide a playout solution for its pop-up HD exercise channel Get Moving. During these ongoing difficult times, online and TV-based exercise classes and workout recommendation shows have become extremely popular as people want to […]

July 14, 2020

Arqiva to lay off a third of staff

Arqiva, the UK broadcast transmission and cellular mast operator, is reportedly planning to lay off about a third of its employees according to a report in the Daily Telegraph. The report says the company, which is in the end-stages of selling its cellular mast division, is planning a radical restructuring that would see more than […]

July 13, 2020By Chris Forrester

Sunset+Vine named Commonwealth Games host broadcaster

Birmingham 2022 and CGF Partnerships (CGFP) has appointed sports broadcast production company Sunset+Vine as Host Broadcaster, responsible for delivering coverage of the Commonwealth Games to a global audience of more than 1.5 billion. The contract, which includes the option to extend coverage to the 2026 and 2030 editions of the Games, was awarded to Sunset+Vine […]

July 13, 2020

Movistar launches Movistar Tokens

Movistar is testing a new system, called Movistar Tokens, to reward its subscribers with free of charge TV content, channels, or more data for the use of different services within the platform. The service is now in a pilot phase with plans to launch nationally in September if successful. A new ‘Mis Tokens’ section can […]

July 9, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid

Canada: CBC selects Synamedia

Synamedia, the independent video software provider, has announced that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)/Radio-Canada has chosen its video network portfolio and expertise to enable CBC’s transition from SDI to IP-based infrastructure amid its relocation to a new broadcast centre in Montreal. The software transition involves the company’s virtualised Digital Content Manager (DCM) in a SMPTE […]

July 9, 2020

Nielsen to cut 3,500 staff

Ratings group Nielsen revealed a new plan to cut costs that will result in the reduction of its global workforce by about 3,500 employees. The company expects that plan to generate savings of about $250 million (€220.7m) annually after taking a 2020 pre-tax restructuring charge of about $150 million to $170 million dollars. Nielsen also […]

July 8, 2020