Media and entertainment metadata provider Gracenote has launched its next-generation descriptive metadata solution designed to make possible more contextually-relevant and satisfying TV and movie discovery experiences. Gracenote Video Descriptors, the first of the company’s new Advanced Discovery products, will enable pay-TV providers, OTT services and connected device manufacturers to unlock deeper user engagement and loyalty […]
App-based TV video delivery solutions specialist MobiTV is to launch a new data centre in Atlanta, GA. This data centre currently serves as a pop location for MobiTV’s managed service connectivity and will become new redundant site for its Sacramento-based data centre. The implementation of the site will be the result of a joint effort […]
ITV, the UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster, is launching a new magazine as part of a partnership with content agency John Brown Media. The ITV Magazine will be available to purchase for £1 in Waitrose & Partners stores across the country and myWaitrose members can pick up the magazine for free. ITV says its new magazine […]
PCCW Media has secured the exclusive Premier League broadcast rights in Hong Kong for the 2019/20 to 2021/22 seasons. Now TV continues to be the exclusive licensed broadcaster in Hong Kong delivering live coverage of all 380 matches, bringing viewers live action throughout the season. A total of 76 matches will be delivered in 4K […]
iPad and iPhone users are no longer able to pay for their Netflix service through iTunes, depriving Apple of an estimated $256 million (€225.4m) in annual revenue. The change, enforced by Netflix, means iOS users will now have to pay for Netflix through its website, rather than through Apple’s service. The move means Netflix will […]
The Walt Disney Company and Verizon Communications have agreed a new distribution deal, which has averted a potential blackout of Disney-owned channels on Verizon Fios television systems. Resolution of the dispute on the morning of Sunday December 30th came hours before the New Year’s Eve deadline, without which subscribers would have missed out on college […]
Korean telco SK Telecom says it has achieved the world’s first live TV broadcasting using its commercial 5G network and live broadcasting solution. SK Telecom aired Korea’s largest New Year’s event – which includes a countdown and bell-ringing ceremony, and interviews – at Bosingak, a large bell pavilion located in Jongro-gu, Seoul, for approximately eleven […]
Channel 5 delivered a record-breaking year for upmarket viewers in 2018, with ABC1 viewers comprising 44 per cent of its audience on average throughout the year, the highest annual percentage in the channel’s history. Channel 5 culminated its strong year-round performance with ABC1s by delivering its best ever Christmas* ratings amongst this demographic, with a […]
Philippines Senate President Vicente Sotto III has filed Senate Bill 2109, or the proposed Philippine Online Infringement Act, which seeks to enable the Intellectual Property Office (IPO), through the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), to revoke the licences of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) which allow websites to infringe or facilitate the infringement of copyright. The Bill […]
The Canal+ Group has signed a new windowing agreement, thanking the Culture Minister and film body CNC for their help in bringing about the agreement. The deal, which follows that signed on November 8th with the French film industry, allows Canal+ to strengthen its position in film, with the possibility of broadcasting films between six […]