Thai public service broadcaster ETV has chosen a playout system from PlayBox Neo as the core of its high-definition educational television channel. The project was coordinated by GBS Alliance (Thailand) Company Limited, a broadcast systems integration specialist based in Nonthaburi. The newly completed installation comprises two complete Channel-in-a-Box solutions in a main and auxiliary configuration with automatic protective switchover.ETV approached GBS Alliance to advise on a replacement for … [Read more...] about ETV Thailand upgrades to latest generation PlayBox Neo Broadcast Playout
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Beyond Rights announces new deals for Spring/Summer slate titles
Beyond Rights is pleased to confirm a series of deals for titles from its Spring/Summer programming slate, launched just ahead of MIPTV earlier this year. End of the Rope (6 x 60), an obs-doc/reality series from Big Coat Media about the high-octane world of rope access technicians, was pre-sold to UKTV and has subsequently been sold to RTI Mediaset in Italy and Bell Media‘s Canal D for French Canada. Re-titled as Extreme Heights Repair Team in the UK, the series has just had its premiere on … [Read more...] about Beyond Rights announces new deals for Spring/Summer slate titles
Cignal Cable acquires stake in Sky Cable Corp.
Cignal Cable Corporation (“Cignal Cable”) today entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement with Sky Vision Corporation (“Sky Vision”), ABSCBN Corporation (“ABS-CBN”), and Lopez, Inc. for the acquisition of 38.88% of the total issued and outstanding capital stock (the “Sale Shares”) of Sky Cable Corporation (“Sky Cable”), one of the leading companies that offers cable television and broadband services under the Sky Cable brand, for a total consideration of Php2.862Bn. The investment of Sky Cable … [Read more...] about Cignal Cable acquires stake in Sky Cable Corp.
A+E Networks tentpole drama ‘If You Wish Upon Me’ gears up for worldwide premiere
A+E Networks®’ drama series If You Wish Upon Me, an A+E Studios production starring Ji Chang-wook, Sung Dong-il, and Choi Soo-young, is set to have its worldwide premiere release on August 10th. If You Wish Upon Me is a transformational story of an impoverished man with a troubled past and a twisted attitude accidentally joining Team Genie, which carries out the last wishes of patients in hospice care. As a member of the team, he starts caring for people other than himself for the … [Read more...] about A+E Networks tentpole drama ‘If You Wish Upon Me’ gears up for worldwide premiere
JW Player launches the industry’s most complete and scalable video platform solution for broadcasters
JW Player (JWP), the leading video platform for broadcasters, publishers, and video-driven brands, has announced it will be unveiling a brand new end-to-end solution at IBC. This solution makes it easy for broadcasters to deliver compelling digital video experiences, accelerate their streaming strategy, and grow their business. The complete broadcaster solution integrates 24/7 Live Channels and Studio DRM into the JWP video platform to enable broadcasters to stream videos (Live or VOD) … [Read more...] about JW Player launches the industry’s most complete and scalable video platform solution for broadcasters
All3media International announces new sales for hit series ‘Annika’
UKTV’s leading crime drama channel, Alibi, has co-commissioned a second season of the hit Black Camel detective drama Annika (6x60’) with US broadcaster MASTERPIECE and All3Media International. The critically-acclaimed series is based on the hugely successful BBC Radio 4 drama, written by Nick Walker. The second series will see the return of Nicola Walker (The Split, Unforgotten) as DI Annika Strandhed, Jamie Sives (Guilt, Frontier) as DS Michael … [Read more...] about All3media International announces new sales for hit series ‘Annika’