Sony has officially revealed details of its tentatively-named PlayStation 5 console – which will be capable of 8K resolution and 3D audio. The console will still use physical media – presumably Blu-rays discs – but System Architect Mark Cerny, in an interview with Wired, hinted that streamed gaming will also be a key feature. The […]
Next-generation gamified video entertainment marketplace BitMovio is partnering with Endemol Shine International, the sales and distribution arm of global production and distribution company Endemol Shine Group, to bring over 600 hours of its top content to the marketplace. Endemol Shine Group has created dozens of iconic reality, talent and game show franchises worldwide, many of […]
BBC Studios and Cosmote TV have agreed a deal for over 250 hours of premium factual titles from BBC Studios for the Cosmote TV SVoD service. The agreement is designed to complement the schedule for the BBC Earth linear channel which has been available in the market throughGreek telco OTE’s pay-TV service Cosmote TV since […]
GOLFTV has announced a deal with reigning Open champion Francesco Molinari to produce a range of exclusive content for the live and on-demand video streaming service. GOLFTV subscribers will be able to follow the Italian closer than ever before with behind-the-scenes access at PGA TOUR events. Italy’s first-ever major champion will give GOLFTV an unprecedented […]
TRT World, Turkey’s leading international English-language news channel operated by Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, has announced its partnership with iflix, the streaming service for emerging markets. TRT World’s linear broadcast will join iflix NEWS, iflix’s 24-hour news hub which aggregates live news streams, clips, and linear feeds from leading international, regional and local news […]
Game of Thrones has seen its audience continuously grow – a rarity for television shows, as they typically lose viewership over the course of their runs. In the US, the the first episode of the final season of HBO’s fantasy-behemoth delivered 17.4 million viewers on April 15th across multiple airings and including some streaming. In […]
Forty-one per cent of Britons have admitted to avoiding using social media during the course of Monday April 15th in order to evade Game of Thrones spoilers and one in 20 have deactivated their accounts completely. The team behind www.MoneySavingHeroes.co.uk conducted the short survey to find out the lengths Britons will go to in order […]
Following the unveiling of Disney’s new streaming service, Bea Alonso, Director of Global Product Marketing at Ooyala, has shared her thoughts on the importance of the supply chain to the platform’s success. Alonso said: “This is the first big move in the content arms race currently underway in the industry. To date this has been […]
Research by Juniper Research has found that the number of cross-border transactions recorded on the blockchain will surge to 1.3 billion by 2023, a CAGR of 82 per cent over the next 4 years. The value of transactions recorded on the blockchain will thus reach an unprecedented $3.4 trillion; a CAGR of 87 per cent […]
A Parks Associates report finds gaming remains the primary use case for VR (virtual reality) headsets. Virtual Reality: The Evolving Ecosystem finds consumer-reported familiarity with VR technology has stayed at approximately one-quarter of US broadband households between 2017 and 2018, with gamers most likely to be familiar with this technology. Some 8 per cent of […]