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Eutelsat orders E-36D from Airbus

Airbus has won the prime contractor order from Eutelsat for its E-36D satellite replacement for Eutelsat 36B which is likely to reach the end of its working life during 2026, some 17 years after its launch in November 2009 (and was previously known as Eutelsat W7 and with a 15-year design life). 36D is planned […]

March 22, 2021By Chris Forrester

Amagi partners with Google Cloud to accelerate cloud adoption

Amagi, a global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and streaming TV, has announced that its award-winning cloud solutions are now available on Google Cloud’s platform for media and entertainment companies across the globe. Broadcast and streaming TV companies can launch, manage, and distribute linear channels – all on Google Cloud. As a result […]

March 17, 2021

Red Bee playout services for GB News

The GB News channel will launch on Red Bee Media’s cloud-based software-only Managed Playout Service. Red Bee will manage the playout of all GB News’ broadcasts, making sure 6500 hours a year of news, opinion and debate reaches audiences across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. “Red Bee is a highly experienced and innovative services […]

March 16, 2021

Racing TV debuts timing data for Cheltenham Festival

For the first time, live, in-race timing information will be broadcast on-screen and published online for the Cheltenham Festival next week – thanks to Racecourse Media Group’s (RMG) new tracking service. Working with RMG’s timing information partner, Coursetrack, information such as race clock, leader’s speed, leader’s time per furlong and distance to finish, will be […]

March 11, 2021

Comscore VoD measurement for Ovation

Comscore, a partner for planning, transacting and evaluating media across platforms, has announced an agreement to provide Ovation, the US television network dedicated to art and culture, with Comscore’s  video-on-demand audience measurement. Under the agreement, Ovation will have access to Comscore OnDemand Essentials, Comscore’s currency measurement service for VoD, in the US to better understand precise census-level […]

March 11, 2021

France: Red Bee supports content management for SALTO

Red Bee Media is supporting French SVoD platform SALTO with ongoing content management services. SALTO is relying on Red Bee to deliver Digital Asset Management (DAM), Post-Production for promotional material and Quality Check of assets being added to the platform. Red Bee has implemented an efficient solution combining the company’s own cloud-based Media Gateway and […]

March 9, 2021

Amdocs extends Vimeo deal

Vindicia, part of the AmDocs Media Division and a specialist in business-to-consumer digital services monetisation, has extended its long-standing engagement with Vimeo. Vindicia provides Vimeo with a complete subscription management and retention solution to maximise customer lifetime value and business agility. As part of this agreement, Vimeo will continue to use Vindicia services to enhance […]

March 8, 2021

Sky ‘Turn on the Subtitles’ literacy campaign

Sky, WarnerMedia and ViacomCBS Networks UK have partnered to improve the literacy skills of thousands of children across the UK and Ireland by turning on the subtitles of more than 500 of their most popular episodes of kids’ content. The new collection, in support of the Turn on the Subtitles campaign and available immediately to […]

March 8, 2021

Kantar moves TGI consumer survey to monthly

Data from Kantar’s Great Britain TGI consumer survey will now be updated and released on a monthly basis. The UK’s largest evidence-based insights and consulting company has initiated this change to support clients as they navigate the fast-evolving media and marketing landscape, investing in more frequently updated data to help address a variety of challenges. […]

March 2, 2021

MediaKind integrates Dolby Vision HDR tech

MediaKind, a global player in media technology and services, has integrated Dolby Vision technology within its encoding portfolio. Dolby Vision will be supported within MediaKind Packaging and MediaKind Encoding Live products, and MediaKind’s Aquila Streaming and Aquila Broadcast solutions providing any resolution from standard definition to Ultra HH. This will enable users of MediaKind’s encoding […]

March 1, 2021