Bitmovin, a specialist in online video technology, has revealed that the BBC is using the Bitmovin Encoder to speed content preparation and maximise quality for selected live and UHD content on Catch Up TV and VoD services. The Bitmovin solution enables the broadcaster to make live shows from the BBC’s TV channels available rapidly on […]
Vodafone Spain is lobbying regulator CNMC to change market rules and oblige Movistar to share its premium content at a more reasonable price. The operator has urged it to modify the criteria to calculate the football cost per customer, coinciding with the revision plan of the conditions imposed on Telefónica to guarantee free competition to […]
Coverage of La Liga, Spain’s top flight football league, will be shown, free to air, on ITV4 for the rest of the season. A live match will air every Sunday along with a midweek highlights programme. Niall Sloane, ITV Director of Sport, said: “This is good news for football fans who will be able to […]
Multi-lingual digital entertainment platform ZEE5 has announced a strategic partnership with Apigate, the API platform, to deliver a bouquet of content across languages and genres to audiences globally. ZEE5, which is a part of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) – a global Media and Entertainment powerhouse – offers 100,000 hours of Indian Movies, TV Shows, […]
The BBC has confirmed it will broadcast every England Women’s game ahead of the 2019 Women’s FIFA World Cup. All seven warm-up fixture ahead of the tournament in France will be on the BBC, starting with the Lionesses’ fixture against Brazil on February 27th as part of the She Believes Cup. The FIFA Women’s World […]
Law&Crime, the 24/7 network dedicated to live courtroom trial coverage, has turned to Simplestream, as specialist in live, live-2-VOD and on-demand OTT services, to enhance the content delivery capabilities of its multiscreen service to better cater to providers and engage with new audiences. This partnership follows a recent rollout expansion of Law&Crime across several new […]
Michael Jackson’s estate is threatening to sue HBO for $100m over its controversial sex abuse documentary about the late singer, Leaving Neverland. The documentary – which centres on alleged child abuse by the star – premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last month. The Jackson estate have filed that the channel is in breach of […]
The BBC is to pioneer live radio broadcasts over 5G mobile networks in the first public trial of its kind. The trial in Stronsay, Orkney, could help the BBC reach more people in rural areas in future. The trial will run for an initial six weeks with potential to extend. It is part of the […]
ESI Media – the commercial division of newspapers London Evening Standard, The Independent and local TV service London Live – is partnering with UK broadcaster Sky to host an exclusive first look of the full episode of new street race drama, Curfew. The show will be available across both the Evening Standard’s and the Independent’s […]
Lionsgate’s animated adventure Missing Link is the latest movie to receive an exclusive trailer as part of pro-copyright education body the Industry Trust’s Moments Worth Paying For campaign, to combat film piracy. The trailer features brand new, never-seen-before footage, showcasing the hilarious and heart-warming moments in the film and reminding families that sharing unforgettable moments […]