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Spain: DAZN eyes NBA rights (Advanced Television)
Published February 13, 2020Sports streaming platform DAZN is in advanced discussions to acquire the NBA rights in Spain from the start of the 2020/21 season. A deal could be worth as much as €9 million per season according to a report by sports business outlet Palco23. Telefónica has held NBA rights in the country for 25 years, airing […]
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ProSiebenSat.1 Entertainment becomes SevenOne Entertainment (Digital TV Europe)
Published February 13, 2020German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1’s entertainment business – which houses its TV channels, content and digital businesses – is changing its name to SevenOne Entertainment. ProSiebenSat.1 Deutschland, which includes the group’s TV channels, will be bundled into the new SevenOne Entertainment Group along with advertising arm SevenOne Media. The change follows on from the restructuring of […]
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Sky commits to 80 original series in 2020 (Advanced Television)
Published February 13, 2020Sky has announced its largest ever slate of programming for 2020, alongside the commission of 10 new Sky original programmes in drama, comedy and entertainment, as it seeks to combat the rise in SVoD players such as Netflix and Disney+. The news was unveiled at Sky’s Up Next showcase event in London, where the pay-TV […]
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Localisation challenge will see EPL continue to rely on broadcast partners (CSI Magazine)
Published February 13, 2020The EPL’s executive director William Bush said the balance will be in favour of territorial broadcast rights deals for some time to come due to localisation challenges. The English Premier League, one of the world’s most popular and valuable sports leagues, will continue to mainly rely on lucrative sports rights deals with local broadcasters despite […]
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Sky and HBO’s ‘The Third Day’ gets immersive with Punchdrunk (TBI Vision)
Published February 13, 2020Sky Studios, HBO, Brad Pitt’s production company Plan B and immersive theatre specialists Punchdrunk and writer Dennis Kelly have partnered to create a live event experience around upcoming drama series The Third Day. Starring Naomie Harris and Jude Law, The Third Day project will tell three, stand-alone but interconnected stories, on Sky Atlantic, as well […]
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Sohonet Levels Up Remote Post Collaboration for Studios with Introduction of ClearView Pivot (Sohonet)
Published February 13, 2020Sohonet, the global experts in connectivity, media services and network security for the media and entertainment industry, is introducing ClearView Pivot, a solution for real-time remote editing, colour grading, live screening and finishing reviews at full cinema quality. The new solution will provide connectivity and collaboration services for productions around the world and is currently […]
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Blackbird Named Official Cloud Video Production Partner of SVG Europe (4rfv.co.uk)
Published February 13, 2020Blackbird has been named as the Official Cloud Video Production Partner of SVG Europe. The agreement, which runs for the duration of 2020, will see SVG Europe use Blackbird’s cloud video editing platform to rapidly edit and package video clips of seminars, presentations and interviews from its events and publish them to social media channels. […]
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HBO Max Landing Most of New WarnerMedia Programs (TVTechnology)
Published February 13, 2020HBO Max is expected to launch to consumers in May, and WarnerMedia is making sure that it has plenty of content to fill its new streaming service, per a new report from Ampere Analysis. Inversely, as the number of titles commissioned for HBO Max increase, the number of shows approved for cable have begun to […]
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NEP Europe Expands IP Production Capability (Rapid TV News)
Published February 12, 2020As it preps for what it believes will be a bumper summer of premier live sporting events, NEP Europe has enhanced its production capability with Grass Valley live IP production solutions. The outside broadcast specialist is growing its capabilities across its OB and flypacks fleet and has the ambition of strengthening its position as one […]
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MWC 2020 cancelled (Broadband TV News)
Published February 12, 2020THE GSMA has decided to cancel MWC 2020 following the withdrawal of several companies citing concerns about the coronavirus. In a statement, it says that “with due regard to the safe and healthy environment in Barcelona and the host country today, the GSMA has cancelled MWC Barcelona 2020 because the global concern regarding the coronavirus […]
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MIPTV to Welcome All International Kitchen Studios (The Kitchen)
Published February 11, 2020The Emmy Award Winning Kitchen International, language localization studios, will be represented at MIPTV next month by executives from all twelve worldwide Kitchen locations. Set to take place in Cannes, France, from March 30-April 2, 2020, MIPTV promises to again be one of the most important international trade shows in the entertainment industry. Celebrating three […]
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Ooona adds ContentArmor Forensic Watermarking Capabilities to OOONA Manager & OOONA Tools (OOONA & ContentArmor)
Published February 11, 2020Ooona, the world’s leading provider of professional management and production tools for the localization industry, announced today that they are partnering with French company ContentArmor, a global video forensic watermarking provider, to add ContentArmor’s forensic watermarking product as an option for Ooona’s customers. ContentArmor’s advanced forensic watermarking technology allows copyright holders to identify the source […]
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Starzplay enters MENA region drama partnership with Fremantle (Rapid TV News)
Published February 11, 2020Global producer and distributor Fremantle is to bring a collection of premium dramas to viewers in MENA in partnership with subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service Starzplay. The agreement includes Fremantle’s Euston Films crime series Baghdad Central, written and created by the BAFTA-nominated writer Stephen Butchard and based on the novel by Elliott Colla. Set in 2003, […]
