New York - Viacom Inc. and Twitter announced a partnership to deliver social video advertising campaigns around the most popular shows and biggest events throughout Viacom's network portfolio, which includes MTV, VH1, CMT, Nickelodeon, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV Land, Spike and more. Viacom is the latest media company to join the Twitter Amplify programme. The partnership will launch with the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, during which MTV will deliver real-time, sponsor-supported … [Read more...] about Viacom and Twitter partner to deliver social video campaigns for marquee shows and events
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Encompass Asia Pacific builds region’s first MEGAPOD
Singapore – Encompass Digital Media, one of the world’s top digital media services providers and a leader in global satellite and terrestrial connectivity, announced that its Asia Pacific facility will double its current multichannel broadcast monitoring and playout capacity through the construction of a seven million US dollar MEGAPOD. This is the region’s first comprehensive over-the-top (OTT) services facility enabling Encompass continue to meet the growing demands of … [Read more...] about Encompass Asia Pacific builds region’s first MEGAPOD
Tvinci brings multi-device OTT to BroadcastAsia and CommunicAsia
Tel Aviv, Israel– Tvinci, a leading pay-OTT platform provider, will be showcasing its fully deployed OTT 2.0 platform at BroadcastAsia and CommunicAsia 2013, showing how it drives personalised social TV services across tablets, smartphones, connected TVs, set-top-boxes and web. Visitors to BroadcastAsia and CommunicAsia have an opportunity to discuss and view demonstrations of Tvinci’s deployments. In January 2013 Tvinci announced that it is powering Toggle, thecross-device TV … [Read more...] about Tvinci brings multi-device OTT to BroadcastAsia and CommunicAsia
Red Bull Media House expands Asia-Pacific footprint with MediaCorp partnership
Singapore - Red Bull Media House has partnered with MediaCorp – Singapore’s only free-to-air network, to feature Red Bull Media House content as one of the key offerings and attractions of its new Toggle personal entertainment service. The MediaCorp alliance is the second major deal in Singapore for Red Bull Media House, after a partnership with cable television provider StarHub. Consumers in the wider Asia-Pacific region can enjoy Red Bull Media House content as well … [Read more...] about Red Bull Media House expands Asia-Pacific footprint with MediaCorp partnership
British exhibitors in Singapore for BroadcastAsia and CommunicAsia 2013
British companies from the Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Broadcast and Satellite industry will showcase a wide range of products, services and technologies at the event. They include mobile solutions, VOIP, mobile security, audio, media asset management, transmitters, graphic solutions, subtitling solutions, cables, connectors and streaming media. The companies will be exhibiting either independently or as part of a UK pavilion group presentation organised by Trade Fair … [Read more...] about British exhibitors in Singapore for BroadcastAsia and CommunicAsia 2013
ABS-CBN pioneers media convergence with telco Globe
ABS-CBN Convergence has announced the expansion of its telecommunications business via a network sharing agreement with Globe Telecom. The partnership, which converge two separate industries, enables ABS-CBN to deliver ABS-CBN content and offer traditional telecoms services on mobile devices. Through the network-sharing agreement, Globe will provide capacity and coverage on its existing cellular mobile telephony network to ABS-CBN Convergence on a nationwide basis. The parties may also share … [Read more...] about ABS-CBN pioneers media convergence with telco Globe