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SES, RTL extend transmission deal

Satellite operator SES and major German-language broadcaster RTL Deutschland have renewed and extended their transmission contracts. Their long-running relationship, serving Germany and Austria, will now run to the end of the decade. RTL Deutschland’s TV broadcasts will also continue to be available on HD+, SES’s high-definition satellite TV platform in Germany. The new agreement, which covers […]

July 16, 2024By Chris Forrester

C4 Paralympic ads to carry subtitles

UK PSB Channel 4 has confirmed that all advertising on its network during coverage of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will carry subtitles – enhancing Channel 4’s commitment to making its coverage of the Games the most accessible yet. The announcement builds on its recent commitment that every broadcast of live sporting action from the […]

July 16, 2024

Barb issues tender for Barb Data Hub

Barb, the industry’s standard for understanding what people watch, has issued an invitation to tender (ITT) for Barb Data Hub, a new centralised system for accessing its viewing figures. As part of its strategic priorities, Barb is undergoing a change in its data distribution strategy and is planning to set up a centralised Barb Data […]

July 11, 2024

National Film Archive equipped with cloud-based VoD solution

Redge Technologies, a premium end-to-end technology provider for streaming services in CEE and MENA, has won a public tender to provide a VoD platform for National Film Archive (Filmoteka Narodowa).  Ninateka is a VoD service offering a wide range of cultural and educational content, including films, documentaries, animations, theatre recordings,and other audiovisual materials. The service […]

July 11, 2024

AudienceXpress partners with On Device

AudienceXpress, Comcast’s video media sales house, has announced its partnership with brand lift measurement company On Device to offer advertisers the ability to measure the effectiveness of their campaigns across all video inventory types, including CTV. Focusing on international markets, the partnership will see brands that use the media buying company AudienceXpress leveraging On Device’s […]

July 10, 2024

BH Telecom selects Appear to deliver Moja TV

Appear, a specialist in live production technology, has been selected by BH Telecom to enhance the live channel processing software for its Moja TV service. The project encompasses the provision and integration of an advanced IPTV transcoding and multiplexing platform that offers BH Telecom cost and efficiency savings. The new transcoding platform, based on Appear’s […]

July 9, 2024

Samba TV expands partnership with Havas Media

Samba TV, the TV data company, has announced an expansion of its partnership with Havas Media Network North America (HMN NA). Samba data now powers the Havas Media Meaningful Rating Point (MRP) product for cross-platform planning and measurement, and Samba audience targeting segments are also now available for US clients in HMN’s Converged platform. Converged […]

July 8, 2024

NATO selects Synamedia Quortex Play

Video software provider, Synamedia, has announced that NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division will be using Synamedia D2C streaming technology to live stream NATO’s 75th anniversary summit to viewers on its website and YouTube. The event takes place from July 9th to 11th in Washington DC. NATO selected Synamedia Quortex Play for future public events following trials […]

July 8, 2024

Skyline services for TelevisaUnivision

Skyline Communications, a provider of end-to-end digital transformation solutions for the ICT media and broadband industry, has announced a new agreement with TelevisaUnivision, the Spanish-language media company, to provide service-based monitoring and control of their new IP-based distribution system, devised to replace a conventional C-Band infrastructure. At the same time, it also lays the foundation […]

July 3, 2024

EVS launches VIA Media Asset Platform

EVS has announced the release of VIA MAP Version 1.0, EVS’s Media Asset Platform designed and built to meet the demands of modern media organisations. Following the unveiling of VIA MAP at IBC 2023, EVS customers can now benefit from a cohesive and integrated environment that supports the entire content lifecycle – from live acquisition, […]

July 3, 2024