Formula 1 is launching a new F1 Esports Virtual Grand Prix series, featuring a number of current F1 drivers. The series has been created to enable fans to continue watching Formula 1 races virtually, despite the ongoing Covid-19 situation that has affected this season’s opening race calendar. The virtual races will run in place of […]
TV Time, the TV and movie tracking tool, has released a survey around viewing habits in the US while people are social distancing themselves due to the coronavirus. The goal was to access not just what they’re watching but why they’re watching during this volatile time period. The key findings include: – Among those planning […]
Carolyn McCall, ITV’s CEO, has provided an overview of ITV’s response to the coronavirus crisis: “This week has seen an escalation in the impact of the coronavirus with the Government ramping up measures and recommendations that are having profound implications for people and organisations across the UK. “All businesses are being deeply affected and ITV […]
RDK Management has disclosed details about the continued adoption of RDK open source software used to power customer-premise equipment (CPE) from broadband and video service providers worldwide. “RDK now powers more than 60 million devices deployed by service providers around the world that require flexibility and control over their CPE software and diagnostics data,” said […]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully placed another 60 of the company’s Starlink satellites into orbit on March 18th from the Kennedy Space Centre. Originally scheduled for launch on March 15th the flight was aborted absolutely at the last second on its countdown because of a technical problem with one of the rocket’s engines. While […]
TV viewers will be all-too familiar with advice given by news broadcasters that “the following images might contain flashing lights”. But now research suggests that High Dynamic Range (HDR) transmissions might not help matters. TV technology journalist, Pete Putman, reporting for specialist website Display Digest, says a recent presentation at the Hollywood Professional Association’s tech […]
Alex Hamilton has been appointed CEO of StudioCanal UK. He will report to group CEO Anna Marsh and will join the company on April 22nd. Hamilton was most recently President, International, Film and Managing Director of Entertainment One UK. From 2008-2019, he spearheaded eOne UK’s film business, with full overall responsibility for acquiring and exploiting […]
Broadband Forum has published Release 3.0 of its Open Broadband – Broadband Access Abstraction (OB-BAA) open-source project, easing migration to interoperable cloud-based access networks. Building on previous releases of the OB-BAA code distributions – which allows operators to utilise their traditional management systems in co-existence with Software-Defined Networking (SDN) enabled management and control systems – […]
UK technology sector trade body techUK has sought to refute number of claims made in a recent documentary, Dirty Streaming: The Internet’s Big Secret, shown on the BBC’s online-only service BBC Three, suggesting that these, or impressions given by the programme, were misleading, or simply incorrect. The programme took as its premise that with the […]
Disney has revealed that over 500 films, more than 350 series and a slate of 26 exclusive Disney+ Originals will be available on its Disney+ SVoD platform on launch day in the UK. Launching on March 24th, subscribers will be able to watch blockbuster movies such as Avengers: Endgame, Captain Marvel, and (nearly) all of […]