Frontier Silicon, a provider of smart audio and digital radio solutions, announces that it is working on technologies which will allow its smart radios and wireless speakers to be controlled via Amazon’s Echo and Echo Dot devices. By incorporating Amazon Alexa’s new Connected Speaker API, this solution will enable Alexa devices such as the Echo, […]
Propagate has teamed with Nitro Circus to handle international distribution of the high-octane, jaw-dropping series and specials from the leading action sports entertainment brand. Propagate will debut the Nitro Circus catalogue at MIPCOM. “Travis Pastrana and the Nitro Circus team have produced a collection of high-energy content featuring action sports stars from across the globe,” […]
BBC Studioworks, a commercial subsidiary of the BBC, has re-opened the studio doors to the ‘home of British television’ at the Television Centre site in Central London. Television Centre, originally opened in 1960 and the biggest TV production facility of its kind in the world at the time, has been undergoing major redevelopment works since […]
Snell Advanced Media has announced the latest release of its FormatFusion software. This latest version, FormatFusion4, adds HDR capabilities to its Kahuna production switcher range. The FormatFusion engine is at the heart of the Kahuna switcher and is the key to its class leading multi-format capabilities. SAM’s Kahuna with FormatFusion4 technology was a key part […]
MTG has signed former Liverpool player Jamie Carragher as its new football expert. Starting September 13th, Carragher will provide expert live analysis of the UEFA Champions League exclusively for MTG’s channels and streaming services. Jamie Carragher devoted his entire playing career to Liverpool FC. His magnificent run with the Reds spans 17 years, from 1997 […]
Insight TV, aproducer and broadcaster of adventure travel and extreme sports genres in true, unscripted 4K UHD HDR, is launching Secrets of DarkFEST a behind-the-scenes, no holds barred film that delves into the trials and tribulations of creating one of the world’s craziest mountain bike (MTB) events, Pure Darkness: DarkFEST, co-produced with Monster Energy. Secrets […]
As part of IBC’s 50th anniversary celebrations, the organisation will host a charity football match on Saturday 16 September 2017 in aid of the Friendship Sports Centre and the Edwin van der Sar Foundation, two Amsterdam-based charities that provide support and rehabilitation through sporting activities for disadvantaged and disabled children and adults. IBC attendees are invited to donate to […]
Peter Stier has been appointed Vice President of Sales for International Launch Services (ILS), leading the global sales activities for the company with overall responsibility for customer interaction and satisfaction. ILS, a leader in launch services for over 22 years, markets Proton Breeze M, Proton Medium, and Angara 1.2 launch services to satellite operators worldwide. […]
A senior adviser to the Group and Board of MP & Silva since 2015, Chris Lencheski has been appointed to lead the global sponsorship division of MP & Silva, a full service global sports marketing agency. MP & Silva’s current sponsorship portfolio is heavily anchored in premium US properties, including the representation of Monumental Sports […]
Wild Crypto (SYMBOL: WILD), developers of a revolutionary international lottery and eGaming platform built upon blockchain technology, is to launch an initial coin offering (ICO) with the aim of raising 15,000 Ether Tokens – worth around $5 million – to take its disruptive product to market. The ICO begins at 08:00 GMT on Tuesday, 5th […]