NBCUniversal International Networks (NBCUIN) has announced the acquisition of The Outpost – a new, original series for SYFY channels outside the US. Executive produced by Dean Devlin, the co-writer and producer of the 1994 feature, Stargate, and Jonathan Glassner, the showrunner/ executive producer of Stargate SG-1, the 10 one-hour episodes will premiere on international SYFY […]
The British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) has today announced that entries for the 2018 BASE Awards are now open, with new awards categories, a refreshed judging line-up and the opportunity for entrants to put forward multiple submissions collectively ringing the changes as the event enters its 38th year. Taking place at the Tobacco Dock […]
Following the appointment of Scott Puopolo as CEO in October, Telestream, a global leader in file-based media workflow orchestration, media streaming and delivery technologies, today announced a new corporate structure and the expansion of its senior leadership team with a number of new senior appointments. New Structure The company is now organised in two business […]
Following the announcement earlier this year of an agreement between Arabsat and ONT to launch a Tunisian broadcast platform on Arabsat Badr-4 at 26°E, Rohde & Schwarz has been selected to design, install and commission the TV broadcast platform, which became fully operational in October. Working closely with Arabsat, Rohde & Schwarz has installed its […]
Global media group SPI International / FILMBOX is introducing its flagship interactive eSports channel Gametoon HD to viewers in Poland on INEA, one of the leading providers of multimedia services in the country. Gametoon HD is now available to all INEA’s customers who have an HD cable box. Gametoon, developed by SPI International/FILMBOX, is a […]
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) has broadened its satellite and media solutions with the addition of IP-based delivery solutions and OTT service. AsiaSat recognises the demand for next generation distribution of broadcast content, and evaluated new distribution technologies throughout 2017. The proliferation of online content and the traditional paradigm of using a large TV […]
The original series Fear the Walking Dead from AMC Studios will return for its fourth season on April 23rd at 9:00pm, available exclusively to BT customers. AMC is available free of charge in the UK to BT customers on channel number 332 on BT TV, and to BT Sport Pack subscribers on Sky channel 192. […]
Drug Lords, a docu-drama series produced by Oscar-nominated ITN Productions, will launch globally on Netflix on January 19th. The series reveals the true stories behind the rise, reign, and fall of the world’s most infamous drug lords, from Colombian kingpin Pablo Escobar to “American Gangster” Frank Lucas, one of the most notorious gangsters in US history. […]
Inview Technology, the broadcast and OTT solutions specialist and Montage LZ Technologies, a fabless semiconductor provider focusing on the home entertainment and connectivity markets, today announced they are collaborating to offer a pre-integrated set-top box middleware and chipset platform for global emerging markets. This solution will be offering a range of user experiences (UX) such […]
Rohde & Schwarz has announced the appointment of Yew-jin Cheong as the Director of Broadcast and Media to focus on its file-based media, encoding and multiplexing as well as monitoring and multiviewer solutions in the Asia Pacific region. With over 18 years of technical and commercial experience in broadcast and media throughout its value chain, […]