All articles by George Bevir – Page 6
-
News
Avid appoints new board director
Aspera founder and Emmy Award winner Michelle Munson has joined Avid’s board of directors.
-
News
Tesla to offer in-car Netflix and YouTube
Tesla drivers will soon be able to watch Netflix and YouTube on their vehicles’ dashboard display, according to company founder Elon Musk.
-
News
Ofcom adds TV participant protection rules
Ofcom wants broadcasters to take better care of people who take part in factual and entertainment shows amid growing concern about the welfare of those who appear on TV.
-
News
SoftBank unveils $108bn tech investment fund
SoftBank Group has launched a second investment fund as it looks to back further development of market-leading, tech-enabled growth companies.
-
News
NBC pushes cross-platform ads for Tokyo 2020
NBC Universal is encouraging advertisers to focus on the total number of viewers rather than primetime ad slots as the broadcaster gears up for next year’s Tokyo Olympics.
-
News
Apple files mixed reality headset patent
Apple appears to be edging closer to developing a mixed reality headset following the company’s application to patent expression tracking technology.
-
News
UK VFX firm DNEG poised for London IPO
VFX firm DNEG is set for a listing on the London stock exchange, according to Sky News.
-
News
DPP delivers documents for IMF deployment
The DPP has released four documents to support the industry’s deployment of IMF for broadcast and online.
-
News
Dailymotion to pay Mediaset €5.5m for copyright infringement
Online platform Dailymotion has been ordered to pay Mediaset €5.5m in damages for copyright breaches relating to 995 videos that date back to 2006.
-
News
Dalet snaps up Ooyala’s OTT workflow unit
Dalet is to acquire the Ooyala Flex Media Platform business as it looks to bolster its SaaS-based services offering and sign up customers in new sectors.
-
News
Sky appoints new group CTO
Sky UK chief technology officer Mohamed Hammady has been promoted to a group role following the retirement of Didier Lebrat.
-
News
Sony invests in Nevion to boost IP offering
Sony is set to bolster its end-to-end IP offering having struck a partnership and investment deal with Nevion.
-
News
NEP agrees deal for Sweden’s HDR Group
The NEP Group is to acquire HDR Group, a full-service production services firm based in Stockholm, Sweden.
-
News
Fox Sports turns to Watson for AI-powered highlights
Fox Sports has teamed up with IBM to use the firm’s AI platform as part of its analysis and coverage of the Women’s World Cup.
-
News
Amazon unveils Dolby Vision-equipped 4K TV
Amazon has launched its first Fire TV Edition TV with support for Dolby Vision.
-
News
IOC awards new Olympic Games broadcast deal
Broadcast rights for the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympic games have been handed to Infront Sports and Media, which will be the exclusive free-to-air rights holder in Sub-Saharan Africa.
-
News
Comcast leads addressable ad initiative
Comcast is to partner with fellow US cable TV providers Charter Communications and Cox Media to develop an addressable ad offering.
-
News
Advertisers and social media firms to tackle fake content
Publishers and platforms will be encouraged to do more to tackle the scourge of fake and dangerous online content by an alliance of the world’s most recognisable brands and media buying agencies.
-
News
BT in talks to join ITV and BBC’s Britbox streaming consortium?
BT is reported to be considering backing upcoming streaming service Britbox, which is backed by ITV and the BBC.
-
News
BBC launches Step into Tech scheme
The BBC has launched a scheme to encourage more women to pursue a career in software engineering.