Sky Studios, Sky’s west London production has debuted with Monday’s Sky Sports News as the first channel to be transmitted live from the studios. Jeremy Darroch, Chief Executive, Sky, comments: “Opening Sky Studios is a significant step in Sky’s development, and this building stands testament to our commitment to home-grown, high quality British content. Not […]
Dolby Laboratories has revealed that Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Digital have been selected as optional technologies for China’s recently released national Digital Terrestrial Multimedia Broadcasting (DTMB) Receiver Specification for set-top boxes and TVs, which will go into effect on November 1s, 2011. The release of China’s national DTMB Receiver Specification adds to the growing […]
Turner Broadcasting has formally inaugurated its Cartoon Network Studios Arabia, and promised that new productions would flow from the Animation Academy already based at twofour54’s fast-growing creative facility at Abu Dhabi. Cartoon Network’s Animation Academy was set up last year with the intention of training local artists in 2D animation. Cartoon Network Arabia is already […]
The world keeps getting smaller for ScheduALL, the global leader in resource management and collaboration software for the broadcast and media industries. Last month, executives of the international, Florida-based company traveled to London, where they held the latest in a series of Users Groups – lively, interactive meetings bringing together hands-on users of ScheduALL products […]
Asia Pacific sales and business development specialist, Imaginasia, has announced new clients as part of its growing portfolio of technology and services for the TV and digital media market. The company brings together senior Asian and industry expertise to provide clients with outsourced sales, business development, marketing and strategy consultancy for profitable Asian business growth. […]
Research specialist Northern Sky says that between now and 2025, about 1,600 craft will be sent into orbit, at a rate of about 110 a year. This is a much greater rate than over the past 15 years when the launch average was about 100 craft a year. “This is a significant increase over the […]
Digital media services company Avail-TVN has unveiled its new fully-managed multi-screen video service – Any View – at the NCTA Cable Show in Chicago. AnyView allows service providers to cost-effectively and quickly extend the traditional VOD and linear television experience to authenticated, broadband-connected devices such as PCs, Macs, tablets and smart phones. Trials of the […]
Malcolm Wall, the former Chief Executive for Content of Virgin Media, is to become Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Media with effect from September 1st. Abu Dhabi Media manages more than 20 market-leading brands and operates within Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates and the wider Arab community. Wall ran Virgin Media’s television business, […]
San Marino’s national broadcaster, San Marino RTV, has agreed a three-year contract with Eutelsat for the launch of SMtv, its new satellite channel. The service commences pan-Italian and pan-European broadcasting on June 13. The broadcaster will optimise the reach of SMtv by broadcasting via Eutelsat’s Hot Bird video neighbourhood and the Eurobird 9A satellite. The […]
Japan’s TV and radio broadcasters automatically insert warnings into their transmissions whenever earthquakes or tsunamis are imminent. Now Brazil is adopting – and adapting – the same early warning technology to suit local demands. An agreement has been made with the Brazilian Government for the adoption of the Japanese standard EWS in the Brazilian digital […]