Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that Germany’s Bundesliga has selected AWS as its official technology provider to deliver more in-depth insight into every live broadcast of Bundesliga games and enable new personalised fan experiences. Bundesliga will use AWS artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), analytics, compute, database, and storage services to deliver real-time statistics […]
IABM, the international association for broadcast and media technology suppliers,has reached another milestone in its drive to represent the global Broadcast and Media technology supplier base – more than 600 companies are now IABM members. IABM membership has doubled over the last six years, and now represents every sector, market, geography and company size from […]
Encompass Digital Media, a global technology services company that delivers end-to-end video solutions to television networks, broadcasters, sports leagues and OTT service providers, and beIN Asia Pacific, have signed an agreement to extend their current contract covering playout, streaming and distribution services. “Encompass has been originating the beIN Sports channels and feeds for beIN Sports […]
The BBC has unveiled a new package of support for small and emerging indies (with turnovers of less than £10 million per annum) designed to help boost the strength of UK production in the context of global competition and producer consolidation. The initiatives will have a strong focus on diverse and out-of-London producers. The BBC […]
Nielsen and Nexstar Media Group have announced a multi-year agreement whereby Nielsen will provide a comprehensive suite of measurement services for all broadcast and cable entities across Nexstar Media Group including 197 local television stations and digital subchannels in 115 US markets, and national ratings for cable entertainment network WGN America and digital network, Antenna […]
Synamedia, the independent video software provider, has entered a partnership with Pearl TV to join the Phoenix Model Market Initiative. This collaborative, single-market effort to plan for and implement a transition to next-generation over-the-air television broadcasting via an end-to-end model system aims to help foster industry consensus and drive ecosystem development. The Phoenix Model Market […]
The National Television Awards (NTAs), an annual awards ceremony that celebrates the success of British television, has announced that Hyve Managed Hosting has been chosen to provide the platform for its high traffic website. The 2020 ceremony will mark 25 years of the awards. After being introduced to Hyve through its digital agency partners, Ten4 […]
Last year the BBC gave away half a million members of the public the chance to watch BBC radio and television shows in the studio audience. With over a thousand BBC shows that include a studio audience each year, the BBC says it is the largest provider of free television and radio tickets in the […]
To further advance its practice of commingling TV viewership data from Smart TVs (ACR) with the same from cable and satellite set-top boxes, VideoAmp is partnering with TiVo. The expanded data set extends VideoAmp’s TV Viewership data pool to cover 25 million devices in 19 million US households and gives marketers and media owners cross-screen […]
Cinema chain ODEON has announced the UK’s first phoneless screenings in its Greenwich cinema. Research from ODEON revealed that almost half of Brits (47 per cent) go to the cinema to relax and escape daily pressures, yet they don’t fully ‘switch off’ when watching their chosen film. Cinemagoers are well versed in turning their phones […]