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Disney+ adding IMAX Enhanced sound by DTS
Following its success as the biggest IMAX exclusive event release ever, Queen Rock Montreal will make its global streaming premiere on May 15th on Disney+ as the first concert film available with IMAX Enhanced sound powered by DTS. It will debut alongside the availability of IMAX Enhanced sound for 18 Marvel films. The announcement was…
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Ofcom: New guidelines to improve VoD access services
Ofcom has announced changes to its Access Services Code and associated best practice guidelines, to improve the accessibility of TV and on-demand programmes for UK audiences. Access services include subtitles, signing and audio description. They help people with access needs, including blind and deaf people and those with sight and hearing loss, to understand and…
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Ant & Dec finale pulls 5.3m peak audience
Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway final peaked with 5.3 million viewers on ITV1 on April 13th, bringing the final series (for now) to a close with a two-hour special. This contributed to ITV1 having the biggest share of viewing across any channel on the day. The final episode averaged 4.6 million viewers with a 34…
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A1 Group integrates Netflix in 6 countries
At the end of 2023, A1 Group announced the signing of a multi-year partnership agreement with Netflix. Following the launch of Netflix at A1 North Macedonia, Netflix is now also available in Austria, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. “With the launch of A1 & Netflix bundle offers in what is now the sixth…
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Amagi and AD Digital launch MAVTV Brasil’s FAST channel
Amagi, the global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV (CTV), and AD Digital, renowned for its nearly three decades of service and solution integration expertise in the Brazilian market, have unveiled the launch of MAVTV Brasil’s FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV) channel by SEV7N Sports. This launch positions MAVTV Brasil as…
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Sandbox launches edutainment FAST Channel in UK, IE
Sandbox Group, the leading provider of digital subscription content services for children and families worldwide, has launched a new free ad-supported (FAST) channel on Netgem TV. PlayKids TV will be distributed in the UK and Ireland through Netgem’s ISP partners including TalkTalk TV, Community Fibre TV and BetterTV. The new kids channel, PlayKids TV, offers…
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What platforms, brands and agencies hope to get out of the Possible conference in year 2
This article was first published Feb. 23, 2024. As the Possible conference gears up for its second year, it faces the possibility of a sophomore slump. After all, year one in April 2023 generated solid attendance of 2,464 as well as a few headlines, mainly courtesy of one Elon Musk, who used his appearance in…
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AI Briefing: Cloud giants’ AI ambitions create new partnerships — and new competitive concerns
It’s spring, and the cloud giants are raining heavily on the gardens of AI. Last week, Google’s annual Cloud Next event was replete with AI-related updates ranging from content creation and personalization to new features for enterprise adoption. However, the tech giant also announced new partnerships for its ecosystem with startups like Lytics and Pantheon,…
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Singapore: More site-blocking orders
The Asia Video Industry Association’s Coalition Against Piracy (CAP) has welcomed the Singapore High Court’s latest order to block another 26 illegal streaming sites and more than 100 associated domains responsible for the distribution of illegally streamed content in Singapore. The Court’s order follows on from a similar order obtained in Singapore by the Premier…
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ROXi, Pearl TV launch interactive TV channels across US
Interactive entertainment company ROXi has announced partnerships with the major US broadcasters and a collaboration with Pearl TV to rollout interactive TV Channels nationwide, leveraging ROXI’s new FastStream technology for NextGen TV. The new FastStream powered Interactive TV Channels will be immediately differentiated from traditional Broadcast TV Channels in that: – Channels start at the…