Viacom has announced the formation of an Advanced Advertising group. Bryson Gordon, who will lead the group as EVP of Advanced Advertising, will report to Sean Moran, Head of Marketing & Partner Solutions, and Kern Schireson, Chief Data Officer. The Advanced Advertising group will be tasked with leading ad product innovation and advanced analytics across […]
Tom Rogers, now executive chairman of sports prediction company WinView, but a former president of NBC Cable and for 11 years president/CEO at TiVo, has told delegates at the NextTV Summit in New York that nobody is immune from the changes affecting the TV industry from OTT, and in particular lower-priced bundles which do not […]
Troubled speciality satellite operator Avanti Communications has agreed a new $100 million (€89.5m) refinancing package. The borrowing replaces an existing $50 million of debt and sees the London-based operator lower its debt interest costs from an average of 10 per cent to 7.5 per cent. The new borrowing also pushes back the payment schedule to […]
Awesomeness TV is set to launch in the Nordic market following a deal with MTG-owned SVoD service Viaplay. US-based AwesomenessTV, which is backed by Comcast, NBCUniversal, Verizon and Hearst, will see its youth-orientated content aired in the Nordics for the first time as part of the deal. “We are thrilled to partner with Viaplay to […]
A+E Networks UK has launched its entertainment channel Blaze on Virgin TV in the UK and Ireland. The channel, dedicated to factual entertainment, adds a further 4.1 million homes to its footprint with the Virgin TV carriage. Blaze is already available in more than 21 million households on Freeview and Freesat across the UK and […]
EVS, a specialist in live video production technology, has provided a range of tools from its ecosystem of Connected Live technology and Creative Live solutions to BT Sport for the live coverage of the 2017 UEFA Champions League final. In its role as host broadcaster of the showpiece European club football final, BT Sport deployed […]
3Vision, an international content consultancy in the UK, has acquired a number of international channels for the new Discover Digital service recently launched in South Africa, DEOD. Discover Digital has recently launched its online streaming service, DEOD (Digital Entertainment On Demand) in South Africa, providing subscribers the ability to view over 10 international News and […]
Skybound Entertainment, the entertainment company founded by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman and David Alpert, is partnering with Skydance Interactive, to create VR games based on The Walking Dead universe. The announcement was made during the Electronic Entertainment Expo. The companies say the first game of the multi-year deal will be based in a […]
Concurrent, a global player in storage, protection, transformation, and delivery of visual media assets, has announced the availability of Laguna Cache, a comprehensive multi-tiered caching solution that reduces latency and network utilisation for video service providers to maximise the delivery of OTT and TV Everywhere video services to their customers. “Today it’s critical for media […]
Dolby Laboratories has reached its 100th announced title with 10 new highly anticipated features coming to Dolby Cinema. This adds to the growing slate of movies available to be shown at Dolby Cinema locations around the globe. Warner Bros. Pictures’ Horse Soldiers is the 100th title to be announced. Dolby Cinema is a premium cinema […]