Advanced Television

Services

HFR 120Hz video on NextGen TV transmitter

In a broadcast industry first, High Frame Rate 120Hz video has been transmitted by a NextGen TV transmitter as part of the Phoenix Model Market project.  The HFR 120Hz video was encoded by the DS Broadcast Model BGE9300 Encoder, received on the company’s Model BGD4100 Integrated Receiver Decoder, and displayed on Ultra HD screens in […]

October 18, 2019

Channel 4 opens for business in Leeds

Channel 4 has opened its new National HQ in Leeds. At an event for staff, partners and producers from the region, Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon officially marked the opening of the new base, with a large new office opened in the West Gate development this week which will be the temporary home until the […]

October 17, 2019

Synamedia and Triveni Digital team on ATSC 3.0

Synamedia, the independent video software provider, and Triveni Digital, a provider of programme guide and metadata management, data broadcasting and service quality assurance solutions for broadcasters and service providers, have announced their partnership to enable customers to seamlessly transition to ATSC 3.0. Also announced is their current deployment with a major US television production company. […]

October 16, 2019

TV Time acquires Mediamorph

TV Time, a TV and film tracking and insights platform, has confirmed the acquisition of Mediamorph. Mediamorph’s Content Value Management (CVM) cloud platform powers some of the largest entertainment companies in the world. The acquisition seeks to fuel the growth of both Mediamorph and TV Time and drive increased customer value through data-driven solutions. TV […]

October 15, 2019

Virgin Media Ireland launches Smart Home packages

Virgin Media Ireland has launched its Smart Home packages, offering customers ultimate flexibility of devices in the home. Partnering with Google and TP-Link, Virgin Media are offering customers a range of tailored packages. Virgin Media Ireland is the first Liberty Global market to offer the new Smart Home packs to its broadband customers The new […]

October 11, 2019

CommScope expands partnership with Foxtel

CommScope has announced its continued partnership with Foxtel, Australia’s leading pay-TV operator, to bring The New Foxtel Experience to subscribers across the country. The New Foxtel Experience leverages CommScope technology to deliver thousands of hours of TV and on-demand movies as well as access to Netflix for subscribers through Foxtel’s iQ4 set-top box. Whether subscribers […]

October 8, 2019

Looper signs VoD optimisation deal with A+E Networks

Looper Insights, the software-as-a-service (SaaS) VoD optimisation firm for film and television, has entered into an annual deal with A+E Networks, under which Looper will provide TVoD/EST management and optimisation services to the global media and entertainment company. Under the deal, A+E Networks is using Looper Insights’ tools to track, manage and optimise the sale […]

October 4, 2019

NAGRA video review partnership with AHL

Sporfie, a venture of NAGRA, an independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, has announced a three-year partnership with the American Hockey League (AHL), the premier professional development league for the National Hockey League (NHL), to become the official provider of the AHL’s in-game video review system. Beginning with the 2019-20 season, Sporfie […]

October 2, 2019

Eurodata TV Worldwide now Glance

Eurodata TV Worldwide, a provider of TV audience ratings across Europe, has announced that henceforth it will be known as Glance. “Eurodata TV Worldwide is now called Glance, which stands for Global Audience & Content Evolution,” stated Frédéric Vaulpré, Vice-President of Eurodata TV, during a conference held in London. “We have achieved this transformation by […]

October 2, 2019

ILS: Tass Proton statement “unsubstantiated”

Last week, it was reported that an inspection of the two satellites aboard an International Launch Services (ILS) rocket found that the satellites had not been correctly installed. Our source was from Russian news agency TASS, which claimed that one of the rocket’s satellites “was incorrectly attached” within the rocket’s fairing. It seems the reports […]

October 1, 2019By Chris Forrester