Motion Pictures Laboratories (MovieLabs), together with member studios, has published a new white paper presenting an industry vision for the future of media creation technology by 2030. The paper, The Evolution off Media Creation, jointly authored by MovieLabs and technology leadership teams from Hollywood studios, paints a bold picture of future technology and discusses the […]
ESPN and the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), the longest-standing professional women’s soccer league in the US, have reached an exclusive agreement for worldwide rights (excluding US) to the league’s regular season and playoff matches. ESPN already holds the rights to NWSL broadcasts in the US via a separate agreement announced earlier this year. ESPN’s […]
Eros Now, the OTT South Asian entertainment platform owned by Eros International, a global Indian entertainment company, has announced its partnership with Wasu Media to deliver Bollywood and original Indian content to Chinese digital customers. Wasu Media is a major cable television, broadband network OTT and IPTV service provider in China. Commenting on the partnership, […]
AC Milan, the Italian top flight football team, has released a new mobile app exclusively on the iOS platform. The app offered free live stream of a friendly match at launch this pask weekend, as the team beat Cesena by 3 goals to nil. Available for free in Italian and English, the App offers an […]
Dalet, a provider of solutions and services for broadcasters and content professionals, has signed a deal with Austrian private broadcaster group ProSiebenSat.1 PULS 4 to fully revamp their media operation with the agile Dalet Galaxy five Media Asset Management (MAM), Workflow Orchestration and Editorial platform. The Dalet Galaxy five installation will equip the broadcaster with […]
The Walt Disney Company has confirmed global launch dates and pricing for Disney+ in Canada, The Netherlands, Australia, and New Zealand, and announced it has reached global agreements with nearly all the major platforms to distribute the Disney+ app across partner mobile and connected TV devices. Disney+ will offer what the company calls ‘unparalleled content […]
The BBC has vexed a number of television production companies after attempting to extend iPlayer shows from one month to one year – without raising the licensing fees they pay for the content. Earlier this month, Ofcom ruled that the iPlayer service could extend the amount of time box sets could be viewed from 30 […]
Government-backed eSports innovation project Weavr has unveiled its first working prototype which it says is set to redefine sports viewing experience The Weavr Consortium, comprised of six UK companies spanning eSports, education and entertainment and supported by UK Research and Innovation, has revealed its technology’s potential to engage fans. The Weavr consortium have publicly demonstrated […]
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) and ACCESS have announced a partnership to make Viacom’s global TV brands accessible to vehicle passengers via ACCESS Twine for Car (Twine4Car) in Germany. Under the terms of deal, ACCESS is acquiring the rights to make linear feeds of MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon available in German-language for integration into […]
Cult film-maker Kevin Smith has revealed he is bringing back the popular 1980s He-Man character for a new animated series on Netflix. The series, entitled Masters Of The Universe: Revelation, will return to Castle Grayskull and the fantasy realm of Eternia to wrap up key storylines involving He-Man and his arch-enemy Skeletor that have remained […]