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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

MTG in eSports measurement agreement with Nielsen

Modern Times Group (MTG) is entering into a comprehensive eSports measurement agreement for its eSports portfolio companies, ESL Gaming and DreamHack, with Nielsen. The agreement aims to further advance research standards in eSports and provide greater confidence to brands and properties that are considering making investments in the growing industry. The new agreement will intensify […]

September 27, 2019

Arqiva revenues up 2.7%, but Satellite & Media down

Arqiva, the UK-based television, radio and cellular facilities company, has reported full-year results with revenues up 2.7 per cent to £990.4 million in its financial year to June 30th. “These results reflect a year of significant growth in revenue, profit and cash generation which underscore Arqiva’s vital role in enabling the UK’s success in the […]

September 26, 2019By Chris Forrester

DPP launches Live IP Recommendation

The DPP, the media industry’s business network, has released its latest DPP Recommendation for broadcasters and service providers. Recommendation DPP001 – Live IP Profiles is designed to be used for the contribution of live IP content to broadcasters, and distribution of transmission-ready channels and OTT content across IP networks. ‘Recommendation DPP001 – Live IP Profiles’ […]

September 24, 2019

Roku, Innovid launch TV analytics solution

Streaming platform and device specialist Roku and global advertising platform Innovid have revealed a new analytics solution to measure and understand daily demographic reach and frequency on TV campaigns run across the Roku platform, and Linear TV. The new solution marries OTT and linear TV occurrence and identity data from Roku’s 30.5 million active accounts […]

September 23, 2019

Vimeo launches ‘For Hire’ marketplace

Professional video platform Vimeo has introduced a new tool for businesses, brands, and agencies to find and hire video professionals. The platform now offers a ‘For Hire’ marketplace that provides anyone looking to produce high-quality video with an effective way to source the industry’s best talent for their project. Those looking for professional video services […]

September 23, 2019

Intel launches immersive highlights with Man City

Intel Sports is expanding the power of Intel True View, an immersive media technology in sports, with the introduction of immersive highlights launching with current Premier League Champions Manchester City. Building on the partnership they started in 2019, Manchester City and Intel have collaborated to bring this interactive experience to fans worldwide for the first […]

September 20, 2019

BBC to switch off red button text services

The BBC has confirmed it will switch off the news and sport text services on the TV red button early next year. The decision spells the end of reading headlines, football scores, weather, travel news and more on TV sets, 45 years after the launch of Ceefax. Red button text launched in 1999, taking over […]

September 17, 2019

SES: “At forefront of new wave of connectivity”

Executives at satellite operator SES consider the company well-placed to respond to the changing needs of its customers. Steve Collar, CEO, speaking at a press briefing at IBC 2019 in Amsterdam, said that the operator had the superpower of reach and economics, suggesting that its recent agreement with Microsoft to develop a range of cloud-based […]

September 13, 2019Colin Mann @ IBC