Arqiva, the media services and communications infrastructure operator, has secured a deal with Hearst Networks to migrate the global broadcaster’s services to its fully cloud-based VoD processing platform, as part of an extension to the two companies’ existing VoD partnership. The new contract will see Arqiva continue to deliver VOD assets across 40+ pay-TV and […]

Tennis Channel is partnering with LTN to migrate its 24/7 sports network from satellite to IP-based distribution. By adopting a managed IP distribution solution, the Sinclair-owned Tennis Channel aims to expand its audience reach and unlock new revenue opportunities across traditional broadcast and digital platforms. Tennis Channel is the only place in the US to […]

Virgin Media O2 has created a new specialist team of more than 500 multiskilled and fully converged customer care agents to support UK customers with issues across both fixed (broadband, landline and TV) and mobile services. Comprised of around 250 new hires and 280 existing care agents who have received additional training, this new team […]

Qvest, a specialist in media-focused services, is expanding its partner network in North America to provide media organisations with enhanced workflow efficiencies and future-ready content distribution solutions. By strengthening its long-standing partnerships with Signiant and Telestream and forming a new alliance with Providius, Qvest says it is reinforcing its position as a premier system integrator […]

The BBC is asking audiences to have their say about the future of the organisation, by launching a public engagement exercise. From today [March 27th], BBC account holders across the UK will start to receive an online questionnaire to help identify what they want from the BBC now, and what they want from it in […]

InfoSum, the data collaboration platform, and ITV have announced the extension of their strategic partnership. This renewal follows four years of collaboration that has underpinned ITV’s addressable advertising capabilities. Since 2021, the partnership has enabled ITV to develop sophisticated audience targeting solutions without compromising viewer privacy. This is made possible by InfoSum’s decentralised technology, which […]

NHK public broadcaster, and in particular its Science and Technology Research Laboratories (STRL), has succeeded in developing a real-time multi-layer video encoder which is compatible to the international video coding standard VVC (Versatile Video Coding). The development will enable people to watch two (or more) different types of content through one broadcasting channel. This is […]

The Swedish joint-industry committee MMS (Mediamätning i Skandinavien AB) has announced its decision to award Kantar Media the contract to deliver the Swedish television & online video audience measurement currency service. The contract followed a competitive tender process and will see Kantar Media build a new nationally representative panel of 2,700 reporting households. The new […]

Relo Metrics, the AI-driven sponsorship, data and analytics platform for real-time data-driven decisions, has announced that its Relo Census product now includes F1, bringing census-level data set to the sport. This expansion enables F1 brands, teams, and agencies to benchmark sponsorship performance, track brand exposure, and optimise investments, with speed and accuracy. The official launch […]

Planetcast, a provider of broadcast tech and media services, has been chosen by beIN Asia Pacific as its strategic technology partner to enhance the management and delivery of programming for 14 HD sports channels serving Southeast Asia and Australia. Leveraging Planetcast’s advanced NexC suite of cloud-first products and services, the collaboration will enable beIN to […]