TV4 Entertainment, a global player in streaming channels, and Multi Channels Asia (MCA), a developer and operator of thematic-based channels in the Asia-Pacific region, have created a strategic joint venture to localise and distribute TV4 Entertainment’s portfolio of channels and original productions throughout Asia. The new venture, operating under the name Omni Channels Asia, leverages […]
TiVo has announced that Sharp will further utilise TiVo’s G-Guide HTML across Sharp 4K smart TVs and Ultra HD Blu-ray recorders in Japan, TiVo’s G-Guide xD app and remote schedule recording service for its Blu-ray recorders. This renewal with TiVo allows Sharp to continue delivering one of the industry’s most advanced interactive programme guides to […]
Amazon has greenlit Six Dreams, a new sports docu-series which follows six individuals throughout their 2017-2018 season of La Liga, the globally followed Spanish football league that boasts star players and the world’s best clubs. The show is produced in collaboration with Mediapro and La Liga. This series will give Prime Video users an exclusive […]
Simplestream, specialists in live and on-demand OTT services, has announced that its VOD-in-a-Box platform has been selected by Hit Networks to build its on-demand streaming service HistoryHit.TV, which is hosted by British television personality Dan Snow. HistoryHit.TV is a new global SVoD channel that provides history buffs with new original programmes featuring the world’s leading […]
Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions for content providers and pay-TV operators worldwide, has announced the integration of NAGRA NexGuard watermarking on Broadpeak’s BkS400 caching server to protect live and VoD content on every screen, providing a session-based watermarking solution for the video streaming market “Today’s pay-TV operators are […]
Tru Optik, the audience intelligence and data-management platform, has announced a partnership with ZypMedia, an enterprise software company for local advertising, to power an OTT marketplace for Sinclair Broadcast Group. This partnership provides local advertisers with the ability to use ZypMedia’s platform to create targeted campaigns across all CTV screens using third party demographic data […]
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has called for “creative options” to address the licensing problems likely to be faced by UK-based broadcasters following the UK’s departure from the European Union. In a detailed speech setting out her vision for the future economic partnership between the United Kingdom and the European Union, May noted that broadcasting […]
Sky Deutschland has launched its Sky Show streaming service in Switzerland, to take on the likes of Netflix. At launch, the service offers a catalogue of around 2,000 TV episodes, including full seasons of Game Of Thrones, Westworld, Billions and The Walking Dead, as well as 1,000 animated episodes and 500 movies. More content will […]
TVPlayer has announced record growth for its live-TV streaming service in the UK. The platform has added more than 40,000 net customers to its premium pay-TV service in the last quarter, positioning TVPlayer as the fastest growing complete pay-TV platform in the UK. TVPlayer now has almost 2 million monthly active users in the UK, […]
The BBC faces a ‘David versus Goliath fight against west coast giants’ to protect British values and prevent the spread of fake news and consequent social unease and division, the BBC director general Tony Hall will tell staff in a speech this week. Hall will say the rise and rise US ‘Faang’ companies – Facebook, […]