Apr 23 2019
CNN announced today that it is joining the PlutoTV platform, further expanding the availability of CNN content on streaming platforms. The CNN channel on PlutoTV will feature a curated playlist of short-form digital content from CNN’s esteemed anchors and story-tellers. The channel will showcase CNN’s award-winning original feature content to viewers, with programming focused on […]
Apr 18 2019
At CABSAT, the Egyptian National Media Authority (ENMA) has selected Rohde & Schwarz R&S THU9evo transmitters for a multi-million Dollar contract to support their DVB-T2 network. After extensive evaluation of DVB-T2 transmitters from all leading vendors, Egypt’s ENMA has selected an advanced system solution from Rohde & Schwarz. To be installed at nine sites across […]
Apr 18 2019
VOD service My5 will host the UK premieres of two dramas from Sony Pictures Television. The platform has picked up OTT-originated dramas The Oath and Bloom, which will both air on My5 as first-run exclusives in the UK, bolstering the platform’s drama slate. Mystery drama Bloom (6 x 60 minutes) originally aired on Australian SVOD […]
Apr 4 2019
ITV, the UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster, today announces that it has signed an exclusive UK and Ireland licensing agreement with Amobee, a global digital advertising technology company, for end-to-end programmatic buying and selling of premium video inventory on the ITV Hub. This will enable ITV to launch a new, fully programmatic, premium advanced advertising platform, […]
Apr 3 2019
BBC iPlayer will bring football fans the Manchester City v Brighton FA Cup semi-final (6 April) and the final (18 May) live in Ultra HD and HDR for the first time. Those watching on compatible Ultra HD TVs can watch the live stream on BBC iPlayer by pressing the Red Button during the BBC’s coverage, […]
Apr 2 2019
BBC Radio 4 today announced one of its most ambitious podcast projects to date: Forest 404 – a 27-part podcast series starring Pearl Mackie, with theme music by Bonobo. The series is accompanied by a national experiment looking at how listening to natural sounds could boost wellbeing. Forest 404 is a first for BBC podcasts. […]
Apr 1 2019
Under the terms of the UKTV deal, which is expected to complete in late Spring 2019, Discovery takes full control of lifestyle channels Good Food, Home and Really, in line with its editorial strategy and further strengthening its global leadership position in factual entertainment. Discovery has an existing portfolio of 16 channels in the UK […]
Mar 29 2019
ITV’s Carolyn McCall has defended the broadcaster’s SVOD service with the BBC, BritBox UK, saying the endeavour is sufficiently “distinctive” and will be “liberating” for producers. Unveiled a month ago by McCall, BritBox UK is intended to be the British equivalent of the eponymous two-year-old US SVOD, offering both archive content and originals. However, its […]
Mar 19 2019
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the Arabsat 6A communications satellite, built by Lockheed Martin, from Kennedy Space Center on April 7. The satellite will deliver television, internet and mobile phone services to the Middle East, Africa and Europe. Arabsat-6A is part of the two-satellite Arabsat-6G programme for Arabsat. The 13,200-lb. (6,000 kilograms) Arabsat […]
Mar 14 2019
Apple’s first event of the year will take place on Monday, March 25. Apple is expected to focus on services at this event, introducing both a new Apple News service and a TV streaming service. Here’s what we’re expecting to see: Streaming TV Service Apple is working on a streaming TV service that will include […]
Mar 14 2019
Taipei, March 14, 2019 – Rakuten, Inc., a leading global innovation company in e-commerce, communications and fintech and PChome Online Inc., Taiwan’s leading e-commerce service group, today announced the forming of a strategic alliance at a media event in Taipei. The alliance will leverage each company’s unique strengths to expand consumer reach and improve service […]
Apr 25 2019
BBC submits iPlayer plans
The BBC has submitted to broadcast regulator Ofcom the Corporation’s proposals to improve BBC iPlayer for audiences by making programmes available for longer and offering more box sets and archive titles. In November 2018, Ofcom directed the BBC to conduct a ‘public interest test’ (PIT) to assess properly the value and potential impact on other […]
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