Amdocs, a provider of software and services to communications and media companies, has released research on the technology that will enhance viewer experience at major sporting events, including the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament. Amdocs commissioned Censuswide to survey more than 1,000 UK football fans ahead of the tournament, which takes place at venues across Germany […]
Loud Minds, the London-based indie founded by Tim Haines and best known for its specialist factual and natural history programming, has signed a partnership agreement with White Spark Pictures, the Australian factual indie behind the VR documentaries The Antarctica Experience and Beyond the Milky Way. A first agreement of its kind for both indies, the […]
The live streaming era has brought about a huge rise in interactive experiences online, in which viewers can feel a part of the action by commenting on live feeds. Virtual reality represents the next step in that progression, and it could lead to a greater amount of interactive content on television. Some television creators have […]
Welsh language broadcaster S4C has announced the first deals to be struck by their Commercial Growth Fund and Commercial Content Fund. S4C’s Commercial Content Fund has backed The Peace Particle, a series with exclusive access to CERN as it celebrates its 70th anniversary. Also backed by the fund is teen drama Hafiach. S4C’s Commercial Growth […]
WTFN, the Australian independent production company, in partnership with Drawbridge Labs, is launching a Shoppable TV experience, as Season 4 of its hit series Space Invaders premieres in primetime on Nine on February 3rd. Viewers of the decluttering and home renovation programme will be able to scan an onscreen QR code and enter and explore […]
White Spark Pictures, the Australian-based VR and TV production company, has announced the launch of a new standalone technology business, Surround Sync. Led by COO and managing director Benn Ellard, the new company will be responsible for the delivery of White Spark Pictures’ game-changing, patent-pending Surround Sync technology to cinemas and other venues around the […]
IBC has unveiled creative technologist, illusionist and mixed reality innovator Marco Tempest as Keynote Speaker at the IBC2023 Conference. His free-to-attend session, ‘Virtual Production & the Metaverse: A future where everyone is invited to play’, is open to all show attendees. Tempest is a leading industry trailblazer and thought leader driving advances in future technologies, […]
The Global Chess League has announced Amazon Music as the official audio streaming partner of the ongoing league, which is being held in Dubai. The league has seen many intriguing competitions between the best from the world of chess so far in a franchise-based league format. The partnership between Amazon Music and the Global Chess […]
5G mobile subscriptions stood at 1.7 billion at the end of 2022, accounting for 18 per cent of total mobile subscriptions worldwide, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. The figure is forecast to rise to 5.5 billion, occupying a share of 48 per cent of total mobile subscriptions by 2027. GlobalData’s 5G – Thematic […]
IBC2023 has announced the selection of the latest series of eight new projects for the acclaimed IBC Accelerator Media Innovation Programme, supported by world-leading and new industry players from across the media, entertainment and technology world. The programme, which provides a framework for agile, fast-track and collaborative innovation in the media sector, takes on ‘bitesize’ […]