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Walking Dead “most in-demand show in the world”

Parrot Analytics, the global TV analytics firm, has named The Walking Dead as the most in-demand TV series in the world for 2018. Despite reaching its 9th season – and already being renewed for a 10th – viewers’ appetite for the apocalyptic zombie drama is showing no signs of waning. The announcement was made during […]

January 23, 2019By Nik Roseveare

WarnerMedia launches Content Innovation Lab

WarnerMedia has revealed plans to launch the WarnerMedia Innovation Lab, a future-forward incubator that will combine emerging technologies with content from across its operating units to create new and innovative consumer experiences and businesses. The initiative will further encourage deep collaborations across WarnerMedia and AT&T, as well as between key corporate partners and developers of […]

January 23, 2019

One Media iP distributes music videos on Stingray Qello

One Media iP, the digital media content provider that exploits intellectual property rights around music, video and copyright technology, has signed a long-term deal for a selection of its music legend videos to be distributed on Stingray’s Qello platform. Qello is an OTT streaming service for full-length concerts and music documentaries on-demand – reaching users […]

January 23, 2019

Friend MTS will showcase latest multi-layer watermarking for protection against streaming piracy at NAB 2019

Friend MTS, the Emmy Award winning content and revenue protection specialist, will be showcasing its latest multi-layer watermarking for strengthened national and international protection against streaming piracy at NAB 2019 (booth SU8921). Based on its Distribution iD and ASiD managed services, the multi-layer watermarking and content monitoring strengthens security for content owners in domestic markets. […]

January 23, 2019

Immersive content fund bids invited

Digital Catapult, a technology innovation centre that unlocks digital growth in the UK economy, and national development body Arts Council England, have announced an Open Call for a new cohort of content creators to join CreativeXR, a programme aimed at supporting the development of new virtual, augmented and mixed reality experiences within the creative industries. […]

January 22, 2019By Colin Mann

eSPORTS1 launching in Germany

From January 24th the first eSports channel in German, eSPORTS1, is going live. The channel eSPORTS1 will be available in the German-language channel package MySports Pro and will include at least 1,200 live hours of eSports events annually, as well as highlight broadcasts and magazine programmes produced in-house. The programme contents will be editorially prepared […]

January 22, 2019

EU copyright reform stalls

EU reforms to copyright rules stalled this week as a meeting of Euro MPs and officials was called off, with publishers blaming Google and other tech giants for lobbying against the changes. The European Commission says the overhaul is necessary to protect Europe’s cultural heritage and level the playing field between big online platforms and […]

January 21, 2019

Premier League condemns beoutQ piracy

The Premier League has issued a statement saying that it is aware of new evidence presented by beIN Media Group, which further demonstrates that its content is being illegally broadcast in Saudi Arabia and made available in several countries across the Middle East by the beoutQ pirate channel. “Like other sports and content providers, our model […]

January 21, 2019By Colin Mann

Analyst: beIN dispute hits MENA pay-TV subs

Pay-TV revenues for 20 MENA countries fell by 11 per cent between 2016 and 2018 to just under $3 billion (€2.64bn), according to analyst firm Digital TV Research. Given the hangover from the beIN ban and falling ARPUs, revenues in 2024 ($3.28 billion) will still be lower than in 2016 ($3.36 billion). Five countries will […]

January 21, 2019

Spain: Mediapro scores World Cup 2022 rights

FIFA has awarded Mediapro the rights to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which is to be held in Qatar between November 21st and December 18th, a change in calendar (due to exceptionally high temperatures during Qatar’s summers) that shifts the date of the competition to a period of the year in which television consumption by […]

January 21, 2019