Sky’s new VR experience, Hold the World, is set to launch this spring, offering the unique opportunity of a one-on-one audience with natural history broadcaster, and national treasure, Sir David Attenborough. The interactive experience instantly transports the viewer from the comfort of their own home to London’s Natural History Museum – where a launch event […]
Nielsen has announced the launch of its Advanced Audience Forecasting tool that will provide clients with forecasts of TV audiences defined by advanced audience segments, which have been gaining traction in the marketplace. By leveraging Nielsen’s advanced audience segment definitions, media owners and marketers alike will now have the ability to accurately and more directly […]
German broadcasting group RTL has reported full-year revenues to December 31st 2017 were up 2.2 per cent to €6.3 billion; EBITDA was up 3.8 per cent to €1.4 billion. The increase was mainly driven by higher revenue from Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, Groupe M6 and RTL Group’s rapidly growing digital businesses, despite the fact that all […]
Dubai-based broadcasting giant MBC has pulled all its Turkish dramas and soap operas from its assorted Arabic-language channels. Local reports say that MBC has confirmed the move with spokesman Mazen Hayek declining to say how the decision came about. “There is a decision that concerns several media outlets in many Arab countries that Turkish dramas […]
Despite making good progress with potential digital TV reception (some 85 per cent of the audience covered) Malaysia says it will delay switching off its analogue TV transmissions. “This is to allow more time for all parties to prepare for a fully digital broadcasting environment, from the broadcasters themselves to the man in the street,” […]
Dataxis research findings state that for the third quarter of 2017, Latin America has broken the barrier of 70 million of broadband accesses. Fibre To The Home (FTTH) is the fastest growing option with a rise of 37 per cent since 2016. This fibre boom can be explained in the context of general growth of […]
Karim Michel Sabbagh, who is stepping down from his CEO role at satellite operator SES, has taken on another CEO role at Abu Dhabii-based cyber security firm DarkMatter. Faisal Al Bannai, the founder and MD of DarkMatter, says the appointment will be effective from April 2018 when Sabbagh’s SES obligations wrap up. Sabbagh spent 4 […]
Anevia, a provider in OTT and IPTV software solutions, has announced an agreement to acquire French-based video compression software expert Keepixo. Specialising in the development of video compression software for TV operators, Keepixo’s existing solutions, sold to more than 150 clients worldwide including ZDF, Altibox and Media Broadcast, enable live or near-live broadcasts for multi-screen […]
Accenture has been appointed by The Walt Disney Studios as a founding member and Innovation Partner of StudioLAB, an initiative dedicated to reimagining, designing and prototyping the entertainment experiences and production capabilities of the future using innovative technologies. The Walt Disney Studios produces feature films from Disney, including Walt Disney Animation Studios; Pixar Animation Studios; […]
The planned launch of four important new satellites for the O3b division of SES Networks has been delayed by a few days. The launch has been rescheduled for this coming Friday March 9th. Arianespace says the launch, on a Soyuz rocket, is now timed for 16.37 UTC (and 13.37 local time in French Guiana). Arianespace […]