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DAZN seeking investment to save service (Broadband TV News)
Published May 26, 2020Len Blavatnik’s DAZN is said to be exploring its options to secure its financial future. Dubbed “The Netflix of Sport”, DAZN has been a big spender in its acquisition of European football and boxing. However, the global Covid-19 pandemic has meant subscribers have paused their payments, telling the streaming service they are disappointed at the […]
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NENT Studios UK acquires The Dead Lands (Rapid TV News)
Published May 26, 2020In its first drama acquisition since the recent incorporation and rebranding of DRG, NENT Studios UK has confirmed that it has taken on eight-hour fantasy-action-adventure series The Dead Lands. Set in a mythical Aoteoroa-New Zealand, in a time before time, The Dead Lands tells the story of Waka Nuku Rau (Te Kohe Tuhaka, 6 Days, […]
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Mediaset España launches global SVOD service Mitele Plus (TBI Vision)
Published May 26, 2020Mediaset España has launched an international version of its Mitele Plus subscription streaming service, offering a raft of Spanish and international drama, docusoaps, mini-series and gameshows. The Mitele Plus Basic package costs just €3 ($3.30) per month or €30 per year – considerably less than rivals including Netflix – and provides access to programmes from […]
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Dailymotion, Huawei Video partnership (Advanced TV)
Published May 26, 2020Video technology provider Dailymotion has formed a strategic partnership with Huawei Video, Huawei’s Entertainment Service, which delivers its consumers a varied selection of international and local video content. Through this global partnership, Huawei Video has integrated Dailymotion’s video player technology in its application. The technology package includes a robust white-label video player, a large volume […]
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SoftAtHome, RDK Collaborate on service provider video (Rapid TV News)
Published May 26, 2020Independent broadband, video, and analytics software firm SoftAtHome has announced a project with the RDK community to build a streaming and broadcast video solution. For the video industry, RDK provides common methods for a number of key tasks including managing video tuning, conditional access, DRM, stream management and diagnostics. The RDK platform is designed to […]
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Nordija taps Yospace for Telenor Sweden media project (Digital TV Europe)
Published May 26, 2020Ad tech outfit Yospace and middleware provider Nordija have completed an integration that will Nordija bring Yospace´s server-side dynamic ad insertion technology to its customers. Pre-integration with Yospace will enable Nordija´s customers to deliver ads across multiple devices and platforms, according to the pair. The pair are working together to deliver a project for Telenor […]
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AWS & Bundesliga to deliver real time game analysis (Business Wire)
Published May 26, 2020Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the German Bundesliga will debut the first two Bundesliga Match Facts powered by AWS during tonight’s highlight match at 18:30 CET featuring Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayern Muenchen on broadcast television in over 200 countries. The two new statistics, Average Positions and Expected Goals (xGoals), will give fans deeper insights into […]
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5G network boost for Sweden (Advanced TV)
Published May 26, 2020Swedish telcos Tele2 and Telia have both launched 5G networks, with Tele2 May 24th claiming it switched on Sweden’s first 5G network and Telia saying that it was inaugurating its first major commercial 5G network in Stockholm on May 25th. From June onwards, Tele2’s customers will be able to enjoy the next generation mobile network […]
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UK’s FreeSports teams up with Ekstraklasa (Broadband TV News)
Published May 26, 2020The British broadcaster FreeSports has entered into a partnership with the Polish premier football league PKO BP Ekstraklasa. As a result, it will show games from the league, which is one of the first to resume during the coronavirus pandemic, from this Saturday, May 30. The deal between the two parties begins with two games […]
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Streaming video boom leading homes with kids to upgrade broadband (Digital TV Europe)
Published May 26, 2020Over a fifth of US households with larger families have upgraded their broadband connections to accommodate greater streaming consumption during the coronavirus lockdown period in significant numbers, according to research from The Diffusion Group (TDG). The research outfit found that 21% of broadband households with three or more children at home upgraded their internet service […]
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Hybrid Approach To Language Dubbing (Video Age International)
Published May 22, 2020Since the start of dubbing in Europe in the 1940s, the model hasn’t changed much. Dubbing studios spent (and still spend) the vast majority of their time hiring dubbing actors to dub American movies. And these studios, which are located in large European, Asian, or Latin American cities, have not increased their pool of dubbing […]
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The VSI Group Reopens Studios Worldwide (VSI)
Published May 21, 2020All VSI facilities throughout the EMEA region have now resumed in-studio recordings, including all seven of our locations in the FIGS territories. We have welcomed back staff at 22 of our global facilities and for our operations in LA and Buenos Aires, where government-mandated lockdowns are still in place, our teams continue to record remotely. […]
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Entertainment Industry’s Coronavirus Hit Estimated at $160 Billion Over 5 Years (Hollywood Reporter)
Published May 21, 2020Advertising revenue growth will be affected most in absolute dollar terms, but theatrical will see the biggest relative hit at 11 percent, with Ampere Analysis forecasting a $24.4 billion growth loss. The global entertainment sector is set to “lose $160 billion of growth” as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic over the next five […]
