Telefónica’s pay-TV platform Movistar Plus will quadruple the picture quality of its TV over the coming days with the launch of its new 4K STB. The new device will allow up to 4,000 pixels in horizontal resolution with UHD quality equipped with a HDR system. The launch is seen as a definitive boost to the […]
Opening the Casbaa OTT Conference last week, Radha Rahman, Marketing Director, Asia, for Brightcove set the tone for the day from the start as she told delegates “The end game is to win the viewer over and over again. Consumers now have more choice so services need to be different. Viewers are more savvy and […]
Dubai-based pay-TV operator OSN has renewed and extended its links with Sony Pictures Networks (SPN) for transmission rights over the MENA region. SPN’s agreement sees its channels Sony Entertainment Television, Sony MAX, Sony MIX and Sony SAB TV extended to include OSN’s south-Asian Pehla bouquet – and now in HD. As part of the renewed […]
Last month Star India issued a warning to Bharti-owned Airtel Digital TV, alleging that Airtel had failed to pay subscription fees dues to Star, and warning Airtel that it would disconnect its channels within 3 weeks. The war of words between Star and Airtel continues, and have escalated. A statement from Airtel issued on March […]
GfK research shows that nearly six-in-ten (58 per cent) of US consumers say Smart Home – defined as a “smart house in which most things are interconnected“ – is likely to change their lives in the next few years. The level of agreement is even higher (68 per cent) among those ages 25 to 34; […]
MTG has named Filippa Wallestam as the new CEO of MTG Sweden. Wallestam has worked at the company since 2014 in a range of roles, most recently as Head of Nordic Entertainment Operations. As CEO of MTG Sweden, she will continue to develop MTG’s position as a fully integrated broadcasting, digital communication and content production […]
Discovery has announced an update to the senior management team of Eurosport, its premium sports brand, as it looks to capitalise on a record-breaking Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 for the company. The developments will see: Emir Osmanbegovic appointed Senior Vice President, Sports Content and Production. Dave Schafer assume the role of Senior Vice President, […]
Marco Tinnirello has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Eurovision Media Services (EMS), the business arm of the EBU. Tinnirello has a strong technical and commercial background having worked in the broadcasting service sector for over 20 years. Most recently, he worked as Managing Director for Encompass Digital Media in the APAC […]
TiVo has announced a new deal with Tru Optik, the audience intelligence and data-management platform built for OTT Television, that will now extend TiVo’s deterministic, linear TV viewership data to the brands, agencies, and publishers that leverage Tru Optik to build audience-based campaigns across OTT and Connected TV (CTV). As part of the agreement, TiVo’s […]
VICE Media has announced that Dominique Delport has been named Chief Revenue Officer and President of International. Delport was previously serving as Global Managing Director of Havas Group. As Chief Revenue Officer and President of International, Delport will spearhead the generation of revenue across linear, mobile and digital, and oversee the youth media brand’s ongoing […]