WRC Promoter, the company that’s responsible for all commercial aspects of the FIA World Rally Championship, has for the first time used LiveU technology to help bring a fresh approach to its rally coverage. LiveU’s LU600 HEVC solution was used at the recent ADAC Rallye Deutschland in Germany, which took place over four days, for […]
Carolyn McCall, Chief Executive of ITV, has confirmed that the UK public service commercial broadcaster will launch an SVoD service at some stage in 2019, and would be enhancing its existing its existing ITV Hub AVoD service. Delivering a Media Mastermind Keynote at MIPCOM, McCall said the service would be separate from the ITV Hub […]
Sky Sports will become the home of the NBA in the UK after announcing a new four-year broadcast and multi-platform partnership. Under the partnership, Sky Sports become the NBA’s exclusive broadcast partner and official website operator in the UK and Ireland. The new season begins in the early hours of Octobe 17th, with Sky Sports’s […]
BBC Studios is launching BBC Earth Tribe, a brand new BBC Earth fan community with the leading ISP in China, Tencent, as well as a co-production partnership for BBC Studios’ latest natural history landmark, Dynasties. The signing of the co-production agreement with Tencent for Dynasties is part of a larger multiyear partnership between BBC Studios […]
The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA)has announced that Netflix has joined as a Patron member, alongside Globe Telecom as a Corporate member, strengthening the mandate of the Association to represent the interests of companies across the broader video industry in Asia. Additionally, in joining AVIA, Netflix has increased their role in supporting the industry by […]
Fifteen TV and film trade associations from around the world have come together at MIPCOM in Cannes, to form the Global Creative Alliance (GCA), a new partnership to encourage more effective international collaboration between producers and increase opportunities for co-productions. Trade bodies from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, India, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal, […]
Vewd, the smart TV OTT software provider, has announced that iVideoSmart the independent premium video publisher in South East Asia, have jointly launched more than a 100 new Vewd certified apps. iVideoSmart premium partners such as GMA, Yan News, Cinemania, Bounty Films, Adagio are already live on the platform. And through iVideoSmart’s collaboration with VideoElephant, […]
SPI International has extended its distribution with NOWO in Portugal. The telco will now feature DocuBox HD, FilmBox Art House, Fast&FunBox HD and FashionBox HD in its channel listings. “The entry of these four new channels reinforces the offer of thematic contents that we have been presenting to our clients. This agreement with SPI International […]
Telefónica’s pay-TV platform is launching Movistar Halloween, a pop-up channel that will be on air for a month, from the end of October to the end of November. The channel will broadcast the celebrated horror titles combined with suspense and action films. Among the titles are: The Exorcist, Poltergeist, Alien, House on Haunted Hill, Jason […]
ITV Studios has expanded its international production presence with the launch of ITV Studios Netherlands. The new production label will create and produce ITV’s extensive range of unscripted and scripted formats for Dutch platform owners and broadcasters. Karin de Groot, takes up the role of Managing Director and joins in early 2019. De Groot has […]