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Evergent partners with Astro

Evergent, the CRM specialist, has announced a partnership with Astro, the Malaysian content and entertainment company. Through the agreement, Astro will use Evergent’s customer management and monetisation tools to support registration and subscription management for its new streaming service, sooka. Offering both free ad-supported content and subscription services, sooka unites live international sports programming with […]

September 9, 2021

JW Player CEO contemplates post-Nielsen future

The Media Ratings Council has suspended its accreditation for Nielsen’s national TV ratings service after Nielsen was found to be undercounting TV audiences. In response to the news, Dave Otten, CEO and co-founder of JW Player, said he believes Nielsen will soon be obsolete as more audiences switch to streaming (for context, JW Player’s software […]

September 8, 2021

Appear brings French digital TV services to Reunion Island

Appear, a global player in media processing and delivery technology, has successfully upgraded Zeop’s broadcasting infrastructure with its reseller partner Lucas Telecom to bring French digital television services to viewers on Reunion Island. Located approximately 550 km (340 mi) east of Madagascar, Reunion Island is a French territory in the Indian Ocean. The island’s leading […]

September 3, 2021

Verimatrix protects IDC sporting events

Verimatrix, a specialist in powering the modern connected world with people-centred security, has announced that Ontario, Canada-based International Datacasting Corporation (IDC), a global provider of products, systems and services for the distribution of multimedia broadband content, selected Verimatrix VCAS video encryption technology to protect the airing of sporting events for its broadcasting customers serving the […]

September 1, 2021

CTS launches Managed Terrestrial Distribution in US

Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS), a division of Comcast Cable that provides media and entertainment technology to operators, content providers, and advertisers, has launched a new Managed Terrestrial Distribution service to support the technological evolution of pay-TV operators across the US. CTS’ new Managed Terrestrial Distribution service is designed to help operators strengthen their video businesses, […]

August 26, 2021

Channel 5 invests in training fund

Channel 5 is committing an annual seven-figure sum towards a dedicated training fund in order to boost industry learning and development. Production companies can submit applications to the fund for their employees and freelancers working on Channel 5 programming, at any stage during a contracted production. Production companies can choose the course topics and which […]

August 23, 2021

Channel 4 to share streaming performance data

Channel 4 has launched the Producers Performance Report which gives individual producers data on how their new programmes have performed on All 4 and the broadcaster’s linear channels. The tailored report also shares benchmarking information that is intended to provide key insight for producers wanting to enhance programmes streamed on All 4. Commissioned by Emma […]

August 19, 2021

Mobile Covid testing truck for UK productions

The UK has remained the location of choice for many film and TV productions throughout the pandemic. That’s thanks in no small part to the extensive Covid testing facilities available in the UK. Now one of the main Covid testing providers, London Medical Laboratory, is debuting its flagship mobile lab that is capable of more […]

August 19, 2021

SambaTV, Lucid linear TV ad measurement partnership

Samba TV, a global provider of omniscreen advertising and analytics, has partnered with Lucid, a programmatic research technology platform, to provide brands and agencies increased insight into advertising effectiveness across devices. Leveraging Samba TV’s identity resolution solutions and proprietary identifier, SambaID, Lucid customers can accurately assess their brand lift and ad performance with TV data […]

August 19, 2021

Commerce Signals launching SVOD tracker

Commerce Signals, a Verisk company and specialist in payment based marketing solutions, has announced the SVOD Trends Report, a new service that tracks and analyses consumer subscription behavior on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, Paramount+ and Peacock across a variety of key performance indicators. The SVOD Trends Report is a companion service […]

August 17, 2021