Trade body the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) is partnering with Comscore to conduct a preliminary test as part of the trade association’s ongoing efforts to develop a privacy-preserving cross-media measurement solution for marketers. The ANA’s Cross-Media Measurement (CMM) initiative is a marketer-led industry measurement initiative that seeks to unlock value for all stakeholders and […]
Music fans are now able to get together remotely to watch performances from Glastonbury via a new trial feature on BBC iPlayer. Viewers using the web version of the iPlayer will find a button saying ‘Watch with friends’ under any programme from The Glastonbury Experience 2021 in iPlayer’s Glastonbury collection. Viewers can click the button […]
Amagi, a global leader in SaaS for broadcast TV and streaming TV on the cloud, has announced that ShortsTV, is expanding its presence to EMEA, Latin America, India and Nepal though Amagi’s centralized cloud-based platform. Being a traditional broadcast TV network, ShortsTV has opted to avail the flexibilities that the cloud has to offer by […]
NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, has selected Cisco to provide the networking technology to enable the first-ever all-IP delivery for its production of this summer’s Olympics Games, which take place in Tokyo, Japan. The announcement was made by Dan Robertson, VP NBC Olympics IT, and Jonathan Davidson, SVP and General Manager […]
The UK independent TV sports production and media company, Sunset+Vine, will assist in providing host broadcast services in partnership with the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the inaugural ICC World Test Championship Final 2021. India and New Zealand meet in a one-Test final at the Hampshire Bowl in Southampton, England, starting June 18th. As the […]
MadHive, the enterprise software platform that powers modern media, has announced it will be the first partner to license HyphaMetrics’ panel data, a cross-screen and cross-walled garden dataset in the ecosystem. Combining MadHive’s proprietary OTT-first device graph with Hypha’s panel data gives MadHive customers exclusive access to robust cross-screen insights, allowing them to seamlessly prove […]
Telstra Broadcast Services (TBS) has acquired the business and assets of MediaCloud Pty Ltd. (MediaCloud). TBS says the acquisition of MediaCloud will provide it with a suite of significant software-defined and cloud-based capabilities, media cloud delivery experts and a London Master Control Room, that is equipped with the capability to support major global companies and […]
PA TV Metadata is the new name for EBS, the provider of electronic programme guides (EPGs) and VoD metadata. The rebrand follows the integration of the business into PA Media, the national news agency for the UK and Ireland. In 2018, PA Media Group – the parent company of both businesses – acquired a majority […]
Appear, a provider of video delivery technology, has announced that Gigared, the Argentinian telecommunications operator, has chosen Appear to help deliver HD content to more subscribers across the country. “As we looked to migrate our subscribers to digital TV services, we knew we had a challenge on our hands when it came to interoperability. We […]
TV broadcasters Sky, ITV and Channel 4 are working together to launch CFlight – a unified advertising metric that captures live, on-demand and time-shifted commercial impressions across all mainstream viewing platforms in the UK. The UK’s CFlight is a post-campaign online evaluation tool, using combined linear TV and broadcaster VoD data to show media buyers […]