Nara Won has been named Vice President, Business Development and Strategy for Alticast’s operations throughout the Americas. “Nara Won will play an integral role in addressing our work with operators in the North American and LATAM markets,” said John Carlucci, president and CTO of Alticast US. “His strong engineering background, his proven ability to understand […]
Horse Racing Ireland (HRI), the Association of Irish Racecourses (AIR) and Satellite Information Services (SIS) have reached agreement on a five year extension (up to the end of 2023) to their current contract for the distribution of live pictures and data of Irish horse racing to Licensed Betting Offices (LBO) across the UK, Ireland and […]
Irdeto, a specialist in digital platform security, has announced that Movile has selected Irdeto Rights to manage the multi-DRM support and content protection of its popular PlayKids platform, extending its device reach. Irdeto’s DRM-agnostic solution, which includes support for Apple FairPlay Streaming, will protect Movile’s newly-licensed high-value video entertainment from Disney and The Cartoon Network. […]
TVT, the independent media services and post-production house, has extended its contract with BBC Worldwide ANZ to manage and co–ordinate all of the broadcaster’s media assets for playout in Australia and New Zealand. This will allow the business to continue its delivery of high quality programming across channel brands BBC First, UKTV, BBC Knowledge and […]
PerceptionTV has announced that its Perception platform has been chosen by Baran Telecom as the preferred platform for a new IPTV service in Iran. The Perception platform delivers multiscreen TV entertainment combining live TV, catch up services, VoD and a cloud-based personal video recorder, through one programme guide. Baran Telecom announced the launch of the […]
PCCW Media has launched Viu over-the-top OTT mobile video entertainment service in India and Malaysia. Offered as a freemium service, Viu provides viewers in both markets with free access to thousands of hours of premium content for local users. For Viu India, consumers get free access to a vast archive of content from Bollywood and […]
As the season two premiere of “Fear the Walking Dead” (#FearTWD) approaches, AMC Global has released an exclusive interview with the drama’s Executive Producer and Showrunner, Dave Erickson. Discussing the dramatic development of the series and some of the new season’s ocean-set scenes, Erickson’s insights into the Mexico-based production are revealed alongside the drama’s brand […]
PerceptionTV has announced that its Perception platform has been chosen by Viatel as the preferred platform for its next generation entertainment services that will be offered throughout its operating territories. Perception was chosen for its unique end-to-end functionality and its capability to rapidly deploy an IPTV / OTT service that can be easily branded for […]
Germany’s Freenet is set to acquire transmission company Media Broadcast Group for €295 million to expand into Internet-based TV services. Under the deal, Freenet’s unit mobilcom-debitel GmbH will buy shares and provide a shareholder loan for the repayment of bank loans. Broadcast group’s satellite services are not included in the transaction, Freenet said. If the […]
In a deal that reinforces its position as one of the fastest growing global media and entertainment companies, beIN MEDIA GROUP has acquired 100 per cent of Miramax, one of the most distinguished and recognisable brands in entertainment and synonymous with award-winning and original content. Selling shareholders include Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Colony Capital. […]