Spanish TV group Atresmedia, which operates seven DTT channels, amongst them Antena 3 TV and La Sexta, has signed an output deal with Warner Bros to broadcast films and TV series from the US producer every year Films released between 2012 and 2014 will be broadcast on Atresmedia TV channels. Viewers will be able to […]
Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery networks (CDN) and VoD servers for cable, IPTV, OTT, and hybrid TV operators worldwide, has announced that Singapore-based communications provider StarHub has deployed Broadpeak’s BkM100 Mediator CDN manager and BkS300 multiformat video streaming servers to power its live video services. Utilising Broadpeak’s highly flexible and customisable CDN and video […]
Fashion One, the international channel for fashion, entertainment and lifestyle television, and Volia, the leading Ukrainian national provider of cable television and high speed Internet services to over 1.5 million subscribers in 29 cities of Ukraine, announce the strengthening of the relationship with a multi-year carriage deal today. The channel is now available on all […]
ITV has launched a new version of the ITV Player app for Apple devices, making ITV the first commercial broadcaster to give mobile viewers the option to watch catch-up content without ads. The new app for introduces a premium upgrade, which allows viewers to watch the last thirty days of ITV’s catch up content across […]
The average revenue of media and entertainment (M&E) companies will shortly cross the 50 per cent mark from majority traditional to majority digital, according to a new report by Ernst & Young that surveyed more than 550 senior executives from global M&E companies. Today, revenue from digital is 47 per cent and survey respondents say […]
Al Jazeera America will launch to millions of US homes during the week of August 24th. In addition to the news programming, so far announced is an 11 hour schedule of rolling news a day, with sports and entertainment news programmes in development. The channel is also hiring speciality staff. Already on the manifest is […]
Espial, a specialist in on-demand TV software and solutions, and Cisco have demonstrated Espial’s advanced multiscreen companion app integrated with Cisco’s Videoscape 9800 Series Multiscreen Gateway at The Cable Show. Showcased on an Apple iPad tablet, the demonstration highlights an advanced set of multiscreen use cases, including metadata sharing, channel changing, tuner streaming, and DVR […]
Chello Zone has acquired more than 50 titles from Sony Pictures Television, for broadcast on the Turkish TV channel Moviemax Speed. The international broadcaster has brokered the deal on behalf of the Digiturk owned action and adventure movie channel, under its content management agreement. The deal comprises 41 features including well-known library content such as […]
blinkx, the video engine, has formed a partnership with Ustream, the technology platform for live social video streaming. Through the partnership, Ustream events will now be available live on blinkx.com. To kick off both the partnership and 2013 summer concert season, the 2013 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee will be streamed live to […]
ESPNcricinfo, the world’s largest single sport website, kick-starts its 20th anniversary celebrations. To commemorate the last two decades, ESPNcricinfo’s digital platforms – that include the website and mobile – have a compelling line up that traces the brand’s journey alongside the journey of cricket as it has unfolded over the last 20 years. Founded in […]