News – Page 16
-
NewsBroadcasters launch Turkish news channel
BBC News, Deutsche Welle, France 24 and Voice of America have collaborated to launch +90, a Turkish news channel on YouTube.
-
NewsAT&T to sell Hulu stake
Comcast and Disney remain the two stakeholders to back the Hulu streaming service after AT&T confirmed it has sold its share to Hulu for $1.43 billion.
-
NewsDisney reveals streaming service details
Disney has confirmed its streaming service will launch in November with new originals and a host of favourites from Disney and Pixar, as well as The Simpsons and Star Wars.
-
NewsSony's 16K screen & Disney+ to launch in November
Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
-
NewsGoogle Cloud and MediaKind unite
NAB 2019: MediaKind and Google Cloud partner to deliver personalised and immersive user experience.
-
NewsUS broadcasters to roll out next-gen TV
NAB 2019: Fox and NBC among TV broadcasters in the US to collaborate on the deployment of ATSC 3.0 for next-generation TV viewing experiences.
-
NewsNAB boss hits out at tech giants
NAB 2019: Tech giants and social media firms should be subject to greater regulation, according to NAB president and chief executive Gordon Smith.
-
NewsGuide to UHD production released by UHD Forum
NAB 2019: A guide to end-to-end UHD workflows has been released by the UHD Forum in a bid to define best technological practice for the creation and delivery of UHD and HDR formats.
-
NewsBBC and Discovery "largest ever" content deal
Discovery and BBC Studios have agreed the future terms of UKTV and announced Discovery will launch a global SVOD service powered by BBC’s natural history catalogue.
-
NewsITV closes in on programmatic ad tech deal
UK broadcaster ITV is edging closer to rolling out a programmatic ad tech platform for its live and on-demand service ITV Hub as it plays “catch up” with its use of data and analytics.
-
NewsNetflix eschews Apple alliance
Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings has confirmed that the SVOD service won’t be available via Apple TV, which is expected to be announced next Monday.
-
NewsOneWeb secures $1.25bn in new funding
After the launch of six satellites last month, OneWeb has secured its largest fundraising round to date with a total of $1.25 billion in new capital.
-
NewsPSBs future jeopardised by VOD
The House of Lords has launched a public inquiry to investigate the future of public service broadcasters amid rising concerns Netflix and Amazon will overthrow traditional broadcasters.
-
NewsSMPTE calls for papers to define the future of storytelling
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers has opened its call for technical manuscripts focussed on the future of media distribution and developments with forward-thinking cutting edge technology applications.
-
NewsPressure mounts on digital giants
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has called on Australia’s competition authority to break up Google, as the UK’s House of Lords recommend a digital super-regulator to oversee the tech giants.
-
NewsOneWeb launches first broadband satellites
OneWeb has launched its mega-constellation satellites today after announcing yesterday during Mobile World Congress it will deliver connectivity to Africa and the Middle East by 2021.
-
NewsBBC & ITV to launch UK-based Netflix rival
The BBC and ITV have confirmed rumours that they will launch a new streaming service for UK audiences, more than ten years after a similar project was proposed and then blocked.
-
NewsDAZN accelerates into Spain
Innovation and partnerships will be the key to DAZN’s success, says the firm’s senior vice president Peter Parmenter, who spoke at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona the day before DAZN launched its platform in Spain.
-
NewsUK Space Agency invests £18m in OneWeb
The UK Space Agency has invested £18 million in London-based firm OneWeb, which plans to use satellite connectivity to aid 5G technology communications.
-
NewsSVOD viewing to equal broadcast TV by 2023
China and North America will lead the market for streaming video on-demand services with subscribers set to grow to 743 million in the next four years.
