The National Television Awards (NTAs), an annual awards ceremony that celebrates the success of British television, has announced that Hyve Managed Hosting has been chosen to provide the platform for its high traffic website. The 2020 ceremony will mark 25 years of the awards. After being introduced to Hyve through its digital agency partners, Ten4 […]
Last year the BBC gave away half a million members of the public the chance to watch BBC radio and television shows in the studio audience. With over a thousand BBC shows that include a studio audience each year, the BBC says it is the largest provider of free television and radio tickets in the […]
To further advance its practice of commingling TV viewership data from Smart TVs (ACR) with the same from cable and satellite set-top boxes, VideoAmp is partnering with TiVo. The expanded data set extends VideoAmp’s TV Viewership data pool to cover 25 million devices in 19 million US households and gives marketers and media owners cross-screen […]
Cinema chain ODEON has announced the UK’s first phoneless screenings in its Greenwich cinema. Research from ODEON revealed that almost half of Brits (47 per cent) go to the cinema to relax and escape daily pressures, yet they don’t fully ‘switch off’ when watching their chosen film. Cinemagoers are well versed in turning their phones […]
Red Bee will deliver MCR services to Fox Sports in the Netherlands. With a multiyear contract in place, Fox Sports will be providing international sports content to their viewers using Red Bee’s multi-tenant IP-based Global MCR Platform in Hilversum. As part of the contribution and distribution, Red Bee will provide mobile encoding kits for 38 […]
BearingPoint//Beyond has announced that Altibox, a Norwegian broadband provider, is using its Infonova digital business platform to connect its growing business partner ecosystem of regional service providers across Norway and Denmark and broaden customer access to its expanding range of services including full fibre broadband, TV and media. Using the BearingPoint//Beyond digital business platform, Altibox […]
The DPP, the media industry’s business network, has released two documents that extend the functionality of the Interoperable Master Format (IMF) through the development of an Auxiliary Image Sequence Plug-in. Recommendation DPP 006: IMF Plug-in for Auxiliary Image Sequences, and the accompanying white paper DPP Auxiliary Image Sequence, address the existing problem of managing sign […]
Back on November 6th, it was reported that Inmarsat faces a Court action that threatens the $6 billion take-over by a consortium headed by Apax Partners and Warburg Pincus. That Court action is still in place and has forced a delay to the originally-planned November 29th approval date. Some minority shareholders are arguing that the […]
The Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) – an independent not-for-profit organisation which establishes and enforces responsible privacy practices for relevant digital advertising – has announced cross-industry tools for publishers, brands, agencies and adtech in the digital advertising supply chain to provide consumers a clear and recognisable mechanism to opt out under the California Consumer Privacy Act […]
To further advance its practice of commingling TV viewership data from Smart TVs (ACR) with the same from cable and satellite set-top boxes, VideoAmp is partnering with TiVo. The expanded data set extends VideoAmp’s TV Viewership data pool to cover 25 million devices in 19 million US households and gives marketers and media owners sophisticated […]