There was good progress in the combined virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) market in 2017, as a growing user base invested in more content, apps and out-of-home VR entertainment, according to critical information, analytics and solutions source IHS Markit. The global market for consumer AR and VR content and apps grew by 72 […]
21st Century Fox says it is cooperating with the European Commission after officials raided its Fox Network offices in London. Competition authorities are said to have seized documents relating to sport media rights. Other companies involved in sports rights have also received what the EC called “unannounced inspections”. “The commission has concerns that the companies […]
Video player technology and content discovery platform Dailymotion has agreed a syndication partnership with MBC, one of South Korea’s most prominent networks and content publishers. As part of the agreement, MBC will distribute video content from eight portfolio networks—MBC Kpop, MBC Drama, MBC Entertainment, MBC News, MBC Documentary, Mbig News, TV-People, and MBC Classic—via Dailymotion’s […]
INSIGHT TV, one of the world’s largest UHD broadcasters and producer of native UHD HDR content covering action sports, entertainment, and lifestyle, is creating a Windows Store Application that will allow true 4K UHD content to be streamed to any Universal Windows Platform (UWP) device. The new app is being built on the latest 8th […]
Media and communications technologist Ericsson has been selected by global multiplay telco Telefónica to power a range of advanced TV services across its operating businesses in Latin America. The solution will be rolled out in 13 countries and will be available in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru by the end of 2017, with eight […]
Seeking to expand and develop its presence in Europe, Playboy TV has enlisted media company Marc Dorcel to manage, from May 1st 2018, its television business including linear channel programming, exclusive distribution and management of the VoD content offering. The agreement will cover Europe (except UK, Spain and Portugal), Africa and Middle East. “As Playboy […]
Content creation and distribution specialist Deluxe Entertainment Services has launched Deluxe One, a platform designed to unify every stage of the content ecosystem — from creation to viewer experience — in one cloud-based interface. An open platform, Deluxe One is designed to integrate with any vendor or customer system, allowing users to succeed in an […]
Content and revenue protection specialist Friend MTS has launched a 4K/UHD variant of its ASiD subscriber level watermarking service to protect premium sports and entertainment content from streaming piracy sourced from set-top boxes and OTT players. The ASiD global monitoring and watermarking service is highly-automated to allow scaling for the largest live sports events, which […]
Broadcast technology industry body IABM has introduced its new industry model dubbed the BaM Content Chain: from Creator to Consumer. The move is designed to reflect a growing awareness on the part of broadcast manufacturers that content production and distribution is changing thanks to the impact of the internet and cloud-based delivery of content. Unveiling […]
Avril Blondelot, Content Insights Director at Eurodata TV Worldwide has presented the latest trends in terms of TV content, noting the continued appeal of the medium and its willingness to try new approaches. Speaking at Industry Spotlight conference of MIPTV in Cannes, she said that at a time when international hits are becoming scarce, we are […]