Disney’s foray into the SVoD arena is under one month away, with Disney+ set to launch in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and The Netherlands on November 12th. To amp up the hype, Disney has revealed the full line-up of content that will be available on its US library from day one. The company […]
BBC Studios has licensed over 800 hours of content to clients across the African continent in the past six months; striking a first agreement in the Seychelles, securing the largest package deal with a free-to-air broadcaster in Kenya, and extending access to BBC Studios content through SVoD services in 22 African markets. The first ever […]
Isle of Media – the public, private partnership launched to market globally the Isle of Man’s media cluster and guide media ventures locating on the Isle of Man – has signed a cooperation agreement with Alex DeGroote of DeGroote Consulting, during MIPCOM, the world’s largest entertainment content trade show, to improve access to private equity […]
Akamai Edge, the intelligent edge platform for securing and delivering digital experiences, has announced enhancements focused on maximising security, quality, and reliability from the cloud to the digital touchpoint. With these new features, the Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform enables organisations to optimise and secure the critical point where they monetise and differentiate their services and […]
Eutelsat’s Michel Chabrol (SVP/New TV Formats), speaking at the opening session of the MIPCOM programming market, said that its data shows that there are now 190 Ultra-HD channels or feeds available. This is a 20 per cent increase on a year ago. Satellite delivery is dominating the delivery of UHD channels, with 93 direct channels […]
With so much content available to young adults, their media consumption differs greatly from that of older age groups. TV channels and digital platforms are competing creatively to nurture their appeal to this audience. At MIPCOM, Glance (Global Audience & Content Evolution) unveiled
Insight TV, the UHD broadcaster and producer of adventure and action sports lifestyle programming, is expanding its content production and sales operations to the US. Insight TV Studios will develop and produce original content for broadcasters and digital platforms. The company will also look for co-production partners and brands to help finance series and live […]
Consumer spending on technology is forecast to reach $1.69 trillion (€1.53tn) in 2019, an increase of 5.3 per cent over 2018. According to the latest Worldwide Semiannual Connected Consumer Spending Guide from International Data Corporation (IDC), consumer purchases of traditional and emerging technologies will remain strong over the 2019-2023 forecast period, reaching $2.06 trillion in […]
Canadian music service Stingray is partnering with German cable/Fttx umbrella marketing organisation Deutsche Netzmarketing (DNMG) to provide three native 4K speciality TV channels, Stingray Festival 4K, Stingray Hits 4K, and Stingray Ambiance 4K to its network operators in Germany. DNMG is the first partner in the German-speaking area to introduce Stingray’s 4K UHD portfolio to […]
VOD365, a provider of branded OTT TV channels via Freeview, YouView, Freesat, mobile and smart TV devices, has agreed a content deal with kids IP giant, Aardman, for several of their global hit brands to appear on its kids’ entertainment channel, Ketchup TV. The agreement will see global hits, Wallace & Gromit: Cracking Contraptions, Shaun […]