Snap has unveiled new augmented reality (AR) and camera search experiences for creators, partners, and Snapchatters. Snap’s Lens Studio is a free, publicly available desktop app for anyone to build and distribute Lenses on Snapchat. Lens Studio packages up Snap’s computer vision and graphics technology into simple templates for creators. More than 400,000 Lenses have […]
A&E Network is partnering with WWE Studios to produce five original two-hour documentaries under the award-winning Biography banner showcasing some of the most iconic WWE performers of all time, including Macho Man Randy Savage, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Booker T, Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels. Through new and archival interviews and […]
Canal+ Group, through its subsidiary K+, has agreed an exclusive broadcasting agreement with the Premier League in Vietnam for the next three seasons. K+ has acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights for the 2019 to 2022 seasons and will offer the entire competition, all 380 matches per season, on the K+ channels (channels specifically produced by […]
Netflix has opened its first European production hub in Tres Cantos, Madrid. This is part of a multi million Euro investment in Spanish language content, which the streaming giant says will help to support Spain’s growing creative community. Since launching in Spain four years ago, Netflix has invested heavily in Spanish language shows: local stories […]
Video game revenues saw record increases last year, with digital purchases now accounting for 50 per cent of all sales in the UK, according to the latest annual report from the Association for UK Interactive Entertainment (Ukie). The total UK consumer spend last year increased by 10 per cent to £5.7 billion (€66.5bn), including everything […]
Bitmovin, a specialist in online video technology, has been qualified as a video transcoding partner by Akamai, the intelligent edge platform for securing and delivering digital experiences. Akamai has worked closely with Bitmovin since first announcing its plans to retire its Media Services on Demand (MSOD) transcoding service. Akamai’s global customer base will be able […]
NHK World-Japan, the 24-hour international English-language channel from Japan’s public broadcaster NHK, has launched on the cable network of Vodafone Deutschland, Germany’s largest cable operator. Broadcasting as an unencrypted, free-to-air service, NHK World-Japan reaches the complete base of Vodafone’s 7.6 million cable TV customers across 13 federal states. NHK World-Japan also forms part of Vodafone’s […]
Cybercriminals are actively using new episodes of popular TV shows to distribute malware, research by cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab has found. Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead and Arrow are the shows receiving the most attention from attackers. These and other findings are published in a report entitled Game of Threats: How cybercriminals use popular […]
Viacom International Studios (VIS) is set to open new production centres in Madrid and Manchester, as part of an ongoing expansion of its international production capacity in both the English and Spanish languages. VIS is expanding its international production footprint following its successful launch in Latin America in 2018. VIS Americas, headed by Federico Cuervo, […]
With UK top flight club Tottenham Hotspur set to play for the first time at its new £1 billion stadium this evening, taking on Crystal Palace in the Premier League, communications and media software and services specialist Amdocs has revealed findings which suggest that 5G will transform the sports experience for fans in stadiums. According […]