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Masstech launches new Adobe Premiere Pro panel for Kumulate (Broadcast Pro ME)
Published January 21, 2020Kumulate is a modular platform which allows users to build a storage ecosystem, utilising asset management, workflow orchestration and transcode modules to store media assets efficiently. Media management solutions company Masstech has launched the Adobe Premiere Pro panel for its workflow management platform Kumulate. Adobe Premiere Pro users can now access Kumulate, from directly within […]
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BARB offers data across multiple screens (Advanced TV News)
Published January 21, 2020BARB, the UK television audience measurement currency, has started to report unduplicated programme reach and time spent viewing figures across multiple screens, marking the third deliverable from the four-stage Project Dovetail initiative. The new figures are reported on a daily basis across three screens (TV sets, tablets and PCs), and are available through existing data-processing […]
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Disney+ UK launch brought forward, pricing set (Deadline)
Published January 21, 2020The Disney+ European launch date has been brought forward by a week to March 24. The studio has also confirmed pricing of £5.99/€6.99 ($8) per month, or £59.99/€69.99 for an annual subscription. The service will be available on that date in UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, and Switzerland. Additional Western Europe markets, including […]
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Synamedia partners with USSI Global (Yahoo Finance)
Published January 21, 2020Synamedia, the independent video software provider, has entered into a strategic partnership with USSI Global, a provider of network, broadcast and digital media services, to serve joint customers in the US. Through this collaboration, USSI will provide technical and logistics support, fulfilment and deployment services for both new and existing Synamedia video network customers. The […]
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Original programming and VOD drives UKTV growth (Broadband TV News)
Published January 21, 2020UKTV’s new seven-channel portfolio has seen growth of 4% in 2019. UKTV Original commissions saw their best year ever accounting for seven out of the top 10 programmes across the network. Drama and Yesterday both saw gains in 2019 and finished the year as two of the top 10 non-PSB channels. Drama achieved its best […]
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Realtek and Jiuzhou Partner with NAGRA on Android TV Reference Program for Pay-TV Operators (NAGRA Kudelski)
Published January 20, 2020NAGRA, a Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.S) company and the world’s leading independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, announces today that Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 2379.TW), one of the world’s leading network and multimedia IC providers, and Shenzhen Jiuzhou Electric Co., Ltd., one of the world’s leading one-stop provider for digital TV […]
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Disney kills ‘Fox’ name for film, TV title still in limbo (TBI Vision)
Published January 20, 2020Disney has removed the Fox name from any film studios inherited in last year’s US$71 billion acquisition, but no decisions have been made on any Fox TV networks. There was already some confusion, with the acquisition not including Fox News or the Fox broadcast network which remained part of Fox Corp. It is also believed […]
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Netflix: New Sky deal; French focus; Gibhli get; Royal interest (Digital TV Europe)
Published January 20, 2020Netflix has made a number of announcements, including extending its multi-year agreement with Sky in the UK. The streamer initially signed a distribution deal with Sky in 2018 to bring its app to the Sky Q platform. In a release, Sky said this new deal will expand upon the initial agreement, and give customers the […]
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Growth in subscription stacking continues (Broadband TV News)
Published January 20, 2020The number of households subscribing to three or more subscription-video-on-demand services is continuing to increase. A survey conducted by Ampere Analysis shows a growth of 6.3 percentage points in so-called subscription stacking since Q3 2018; in the United States the percentage is up by 6.6 points. The internet survey shows around two in five Internet […]
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Tony Hall quits as BBC DG (Advanced Television)
Published January 20, 2020Tony Hall is leaving as director general of the BBC in the summer, after seven years in the role. Lord Hall said it had been “a hard decision”, adding: “If I followed my heart I would genuinely never want to leave”. He said he felt it was important the BBC had the same leader for […]
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Convergent Risks Expands US Office to Offer Additional Services (Convergent Risks)
Published January 17, 2020Convergent Risks announces the expansion of its US offices to support new service offerings and provide more space to host studio and vendor events such as security training and engineering support relevant to the TPN security assessment process. The new office is strategically located across the street from the MPA and TPN in Sherman Oaks, […]
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MESA Europe’s Content Workflow Management Forum: 6 weeks to go
Published January 16, 2020One of the most anticipated events in the annual MESA Europe calendar , the Content Workflow Management Forum (featuring the Localisation Technology Showcase) will once again provide a platform for high level discussion on the dynamics and trends helping to shape workflow management efficiencies. 2020 will see the launch of a number of new, high […]
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Masstech wins Technology & Engineering Emmy award for contribution to media storage management (Masstech)
Published January 16, 2020Masstech Innovations Inc has been awarded a Technology & Engineering Emmy by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) in their 71st Annual Awards. Masstech was honored for its work in Early Development of HSM Systems that Created a Pivotal Improvement in Broadcast Workflows alongside fellow contributors Dell, IBM and Quantum. Solutions that […]
