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Forecast: New tech could help travelling VR gaming

Vehicle passengers using VR headsets to pass the time during travel could be set to enjoy games which move at ‘ludicrous speed’ without experiencing motion sickness, researchers say. A team of human-computer interaction specialists from the UK and Canada have developed the first system to manage motion sickness in VR which also allows users to […]

April 24, 2024

Spiderwick Chronicles sets Roku viewing record

Roku has announced that millions of streamers watched the Roku Original series The Spiderwick Chronicles during its opening weekend, making it the most-watched on demand title to ever debut on The Roku Channel. The Spiderwick Chronicles amassed the highest reach and most hours streamed of any title in The Roku Channel’s history during its opening […]

April 24, 2024

PBS Retro FAST channel launches on Roku

PBS Distribution (PBSd), distributor of public media content around the world, has announced a new FAST Channel, PBS Retro, which has launched on Roku. PBS Retro is a dedicated channel where audiences can relive cherished memories through classic PBS shows from the 1970s, 80s, and 90s like Kratts Creatures, Thomas and Friends, Zoboomafoo, Reading Rainbow […]

April 24, 2024

BBC Factual announces new Natural History programmes

The BBC has announced three new natural history programmes, including a new five part series, Hidden Planet; and a new four part series with wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin both for BBC One and iPlayer; and new single film, Expedition Killer Whale for BBC Two and iPlayer. Jack Bootle, Head of Commissioning, Specialist Factual, says: “These […]

April 24, 2024

MagentaTV deploys Broadpeak’s Cloud DVR solution

Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions for content providers and pay-TV operators, has announced that Deutsche Telekom has revamped its MagentaTV IPTV platform using Broadpeak’s Cloud DVR solution. With Broadpeak’s Cloud DVR solution, MagentaTV can deliver a range of video streaming content, including VoD, live, time-shift, and start-over TV, […]

April 24, 2024

UKTV, S4C, All3Media partner on Mudtown

UKTV has announced the commission of the new series, Mudtown (6×60’), for its crime drama channel, Alibi. The six-part series is a co-commission with Welsh language free-to-air channel S4C and All3Media International. The series is produced by Severn Screen and has already commenced filming, shooting back-to-back in both English and Welsh language. Mudtown centres around […]

April 24, 2024

Data: Fallout is Prime Video’s biggest premiere

Fallout, Prime Video’s latest big-budget series, premiered on April 11th. Available globally, this creation by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy is inspired by the celebrated Fallout video game series. Fallout draws heavily from Cold War and 80s classics such as Mad Max, The Postman and A Boy and His Dog and is credited by many […]

April 23, 2024

Pluto TV expands South Park content internationally

Pluto TV, the free ad-supported streaming television service, is providing South Park fans around the globe with a new way to enjoy the hit franchise, as the platform launches a special category dedicated to the celebrated animated series. Starting this April, Pluto TV will build on the franchise;s success on the platform, offering viewers an […]

April 23, 2024

BBC’s The Green Planet boosted UK economy by £7.4m

The BBC is set to unveil a new report into how the BBC Studios Natural History Unit (NHU) has boosted Bristol’s economy and contributed to the wider region’s “media boom”, in combination with the BBC’s wider public service commissioning strategy and the indie sector in the city. The BBC Bristol Economic Impact Report, which will […]

April 23, 2024

Vietnam: Online piracy conviction

Following criminal referrals by the Premier League and anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), the People’s Court of Hanoi has handed down Vietnam’s first-ever criminal sentence for online copyright infringement against Le Hai Nam, the operator of the illegal IPTV subscription service, BestBuy IPTV. BestBuy IPTV, which has been named in the […]

April 23, 2024By Colin Mann