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VR Industry Forum: “Quality and interoperability key”

Rob Koenon, the President of VR Industry Forum (VRIF), has said that creating a buoyant marketplace for VR in the future will depend on high-quality and interoperable services. Speaking during an IBC Masterclass on VR Technology and Industry, Koenon highlighted the healthy and realistic expectations that now surround VR – but warned that the industry […]

September 18, 2018Colin Mann @ IBC

BT extends partnership with UKTV

BT has signed a new long-term deal with UKTV that will include an enhanced catch-up VoD offering for BT TV customers. UKTV, the multichannel broadcaster, has been a BT TV partner since launch and this new deal means BT TV customers will continue to get UKTV’s 10 channel network which includes Gold, Dave, Watch, Alibi, […]

September 18, 2018

Italy: Boing app downloaded 1m times

Boing – an Italian free to air channel dedicated to kids and born from the joint venture between Turner and RTI Mediaset – launched the Boing app in August, allowing users to watch Boing content on the go on smartphone and tablet devices. In just a few weeks the app has already been downloaded 1 […]

September 18, 2018

NENT Group secures Danish rights to Euro 2020

Nordic Entertainment Group has acquired the exclusive Danish rights to the 2020 UEFA Euro 2020 championship. The tournament will be played in 12 cities across Europe and all games will be shown live on NENT Group’s streaming service Viaplay in Denmark. NENT Group will sublicence parts of the rights to DR (Danmarks Radio), including matches […]

September 18, 2018

Thomson Reuters launches LGBT+ news platform

The Thomson Reuters Foundation – the charitable arm of one of the world’s largest news and information provider – has announced the expansion of its under-reported human rights news coverage with the launch of a dedicated LGBT+ digital news platform. Launching on September 27th, Openly will serve a global audience looking for authoritative, impartial and […]

September 18, 2018

BBC’s Hall: “Streaming services require regulation”

Tony Hall, the BBC’s director general, is this week preparing to call for video streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon to be regulated to the same extent as the UK’s traditional broadcasters – or else risk “killing off” British content. In a speech obtained by UK news outlets that is set to delivered during […]

September 17, 2018

ITV reportedly bidding for Endemol Shine

ITV has reportedly entered the bidding for Endemol Shine, the major indie production company which has been put on sale by owners the VC Apollo and 21st Century Fox. Endemol Shine has been valued at between $2 billion and $3 billion, and RTL has already walked away from the heated bidding. ITV CEO Carolyn McCall […]

September 17, 2018

Valence Media invests £45m in Fulwell 73

Valence Media has finalised an approximately £45 million (€50.5m) investment comprised of cash and Valence equity for a significant minority stake in Fulwell 73, the British independent production company run by partners Ben Winston, Leo Pearlman, Gabe Turner, Ben Turner and James Corden. Under the terms of the deal Fulwell 73, based in London and […]

September 17, 2018

NAGRA boost for Android TV security

Content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA has announced comprehensive support for Android TV with an end-to-end content value protection ecosystem. Following successful Android TV deployments, including Euskaltel in Spain, Canal Digital in Norway, Linknet in Indonesia and SkyLife in Korea all benefiting from its advanced content security solution, NAGRA has now expanded the […]

September 17, 2018Colin Mann @ IBC

Mediamorph partners with Verimatrix

Mediamorph, the Content Value Management (CVM) cloud platform, has announced  an integration partnership with Verimatrix to more efficiently manage how content feeds into the video delivery workflow. Mediamorph has integrated its CVM Platform into the Verimatrix RightsConnex and Verspective Analytics services within the newly launched Viewthority platform. The companies say the integrated solution will automate […]

September 17, 2018Colin Mann @ IBC