Sky is aiming to become the home of high-quality virtual reality (VR) content with the launch of a brand new app, Sky VR. The app, available now for anyone to download for free, showcases a range of immersive, 360-degree videos from Sky, and the best content from Sky’s partners including Star Wars: Red Carpet, Anthony […]
According to the findings of a report – UK Television in Focus – prepared by professional accountancy body the ICAEW and consultancy firm PwC, substantial investment and volume of deals in the sector are being fuelled by new digital technologies, fast-changing consumer trends and big changes in the international environment. PwC forecasts the global television […]
Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer, has declared that more British commissions are on the way for the streaming giant following the success of the UK shows it has already licensed. Speaking at the RTS London Conference, Sarandos said: “We are in co-production agreements right now with ITV, with Channel 4, and with the BBC […]
BBC Worldwide has announced new format sales ahead of MIPCOM next month. The Great Bake Off format was sold to NOVA in Bulgaria, while in Mexico it was licensed to the second largest national broadcaster, TV Azteca, making it the first sale of the format to a Spanish speaking country on FTA TV. The Love […]
Steve Burke, CEO of NBCUniversal, has declared television still a great business, which will continue to be so, despite the changing consumption habits of the millennial generation. Speaking during an opening Keynote at the RTS London Conference, Burke stressed the importance of positioning companies in the TV industry to maximise their existing infrastructure while preparing […]
The BBC has showcased an experimental ‘holographic’ TV device that “brings to life” some of its archive footage, ranging from the iconic BBC ident globes to giant dinosaurs. Cyrus Saihan is Head of Digital Partnerships at the BBC and explains more on this exciting project in a posting on the BBC’s Internet Blog site: “Although […]
David Wells, Netflix chief finance officer, has said that the streaming giant is aiming for 50 per cent of its content to be original productions. Speaking at Goldman Sachs’ 25th Annual Communacopia Conference in New York, Wells said that going forward the company will be “pushing more and more” towards its goal of having half […]
Internet video and OTT video platforms have boosted global video production, especially in English-speaking countries, but they have had a mixed impact on content production in individual countries, according to a new report by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in its Future of TV series, The Impact of OTT on Video Production Around the World. […]
Deutsche Telekom entered new digital ground with Germany’s first 360-degree HD concert live stream on YouTube. The celebrated premiere around the US band Red Hot Chili Peppers in the Kraftwerk in Berlin was followed by more than 100,000 viewers in the 360-degree live stream. More than half of the fans watched the concert with mobile […]
MTG’s latest original production – it’s first foray into kids’ programming – will premiere on its video streaming service Viaplay on December 1st in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The 24-episode series The Big Experiment will be made available exclusively on Viaplay to viewers across the Nordic region. It is presented as a Christmas calendar […]