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Warner to Use AI to Assist with Content Decisions (Media Play News)
Published January 9, 2020Warner Bros. has become one of the first major studios to begin using artificial intelligence (AI) when considering content decisions, including casting, in movie and TV productions. Warner Bros. Pictures International inked a deal with Cinelytic to use its software platform – an AI-driven project management system that was launched for the motion picture industry […]
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ViacomCBS and Sky Italia extend distribution deal to 12 channels (Digital TV Europe)
Published January 9, 2020ViacomCBS and Sky Italia have announced a multi-year extension of their deal in Italy. The arrangement will see Paramount Network, Spike and VH1 added to Sky, bringing the total number of ViacomCBS-branded channels on Sky platforms in Italy to 12. This includes localised versions of MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr, Comedy Central and Italian kids’ channel […]
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Telefonica piloting blockchain across 8,000 companies (Total Telecom)
Published January 9, 2020The telco has partnered with the Association of Science and Technology Parks (APTE) in Spain to test the emerging technology. Telefonica’s announced partnership with APTE will give around 8,000 companies from Spain the chance to access their blockchain network. The telco will deploy Hyperledger-based blockchain nodes at APTE’s 52 sites, giving companies access to a […]
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Synamedia Joins Phoenix Model Market Initiative (TVTechnology)
Published January 9, 2020The Phoenix Model Market Initiatives, a collaborative, single-market effort for the planning and implementation of NextGen TV technology, has a new compatriot in video software provider Synamedia. Synamedia announced during CES 2020 that it has entered into a partnership with Pearl TV, which is helping to lead the Phoenix Model Market. The basic goals of […]
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BBC reveals New Year’s Day was busiest day ever for streamer iPlayer (TBI Vision)
Published January 9, 2020New Year’s Day was the busiest day for the BBC iPlayer since its launch in 2007, the broadcaster has revealed. In total, the service saw 17.9 million requests, surpassing the same day in 2019 by more than a third. The BBC said that Dracula and Doctor Who were the most popular titles to be streamed […]
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RTL Deutschland Renews SES ASTRA SD Broadcasting Deal (Rapid TV News)
Published January 9, 2020Viewers across Germany will continue receiving all standard definition channels from RTL Deutschland, one of the leading private broadcasters in Germany, after the media firm renewed its SD distribution agreement with satellite operator SES. The deal means that the company’s complete free TV channel package will continue to be available via SES’s ASTRA satellites at […]
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Cord-cutting hits Europe as global pay TV numbers slide (Digital TV Europe)
Published January 9, 2020Cord-cutting has begun to hit Europe, with the EMEA region contributing losses of 660,000 pay TV subscribers to an overall global decline of over two million in Q3 2019, according to the latest Multiscreen Index for Informitv. According to the report, pay TV services providers globally lost 2.09 million subscribers in the quarter. While the […]
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BT goes with Ateme’s BISS-CA encryption technology (CSI Magazine)
Published January 9, 2020BT is the first media and broadcast provider in the UK to supply the industry with the anti-piracy encryption technology from Ateme, having used its encoder to protect Premier League live broadcasts this season. The company first used Ateme’s encoder, which uses BISS-CA (Basic Interoperable Scrambling System Conditional Access) encryption, during BT Sport’s transmission of […]
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Discovery to launch HGTV in Italy and 11 CEE territories (Broadband TV News)
Published January 9, 2020Discovery is launching its popular home and lifestyle channel HGTV as a free-to-air channel in Italy. It will go live on February 2 and will also be available on Italy’s streaming entertainment platform dplay. Later in the quarter HGTV will launch as a pay-TV channel in 11 Central European markets, including Romania, Hungary and Serbia. […]
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DTC the new trajectory for OTT in 2020 (Advanced Television)
Published January 9, 2020ABI Research believes that 2020 will represent a profound step toward a future where more OTT content goes Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) and VoD reaches 900 million subscriptions worldwide. Analysts at the global tech market advisory firm have identified trends that will – or won’t – shape the technology market the next twelve months. “After a tumultuous […]
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TransPerfect Strengthens Latin American Localization Presence for Entertainment Clients with Acquisition of Chulengo (TransPerfect)
Published January 8, 2020TransPerfect, the world’s largest provider of language and technology solutions for global business, today announced the acquisition of Chulengo, a Buenos Aires–based provider of dubbing, voiceover, post-production, and other audiovisual services. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Chulengo will become a division of the TransPerfect family of companies and will continue to be […]
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Google receives DMCA takedown request for NFL VPN streaming guides (Digital TV Europe)
Published January 7, 2020A DMCA takedown notice has been sent to Google on behalf of the NFL, requesting the removal of sixteen URLs that “promote the use of their software to illegally stream NFL games.” As first spotted by TorrentFreak, the DMCA request was sent by British IT reseller NetResult on behalf of the NFL and cites 16 […]
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Portugal: Benfica FC launches OTT service (Advanced Television)
Published January 7, 2020Portuguese football team Benfica has become the first club in the country to launch an OTT subscription service. The streaming service, branded Benfica Play and built by Insys Video Technologies, offers exclusive interviews with the Primeira Liga club’s current and ex-players, as well as behind-the-scenes content from matchdays and training sessions. Club members will be […]
