As it looks to aggressively scale up operations across international markets, ZEE5 Global has made some key appointments strengthening its Product and Tech team. Rahul Vaz has been appointed to head up the Product team. Rahul most recently served as Sr. Product Director – Voot and will be based out of the ZEE5 Global office in Mumbai. Rahul comes with an extensive experience of over 18 years. Through stints at People Interactive, Hungama Digital and most recently with Viacom’s Voot, he has … [Read more...] about ZEE5 Global strengthens its Product and Tech leadership team
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Foxtel selects CommScope to help redefine TV viewing in Australia
CommScope announced its continued partnership with Foxtel, Australia’s leading Pay TV operator, to bring The New Foxtel Experience to subscribers across the country. The New Foxtel Experience leverages CommScope technology to deliver thousands of hours of TV and on-demand movies as well as access to Netflix for subscribers through Foxtel’s iQ4 set-top box. Whether subscribers are streaming videos, recording live programming, or browsing through Foxtel’s massive on-demand library, the … [Read more...] about Foxtel selects CommScope to help redefine TV viewing in Australia
BBC Studios renews distribution deal with MEASAT in partnership with Globecast
MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd., (MEASAT), in partnership with Globecast, has announced that BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC, has renewed its agreement to distribute its BBC channels across Asia via the MEASAT-3 satellite. “We are delighted to continue the partnership with Globecast, supporting BBC Studio’s channel distribution across Asia,” said Yau Chyong Lim, Chief Operating Officer, MEASAT. “This service extension with MEASAT and Globecast shows the strength of our … [Read more...] about BBC Studios renews distribution deal with MEASAT in partnership with Globecast
ZTE and China Unicorn win Best Network Intelligence Award at Broadband Awards 2019
ZTE Corporation, a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, today announced that ZTE and Guangdong branch of China Unicom have won Best Network Intelligence Award at Broadband Awards 2019 held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands by virtue of Intelligent Configuration Check Based on "Role Fingerprint". Based on ZTE's transport integrated management and control product- ZENIC ONE, the solution adopts the … [Read more...] about ZTE and China Unicorn win Best Network Intelligence Award at Broadband Awards 2019
A+E Network signs new broadcasters for Project Blue Book season 2
Building on the global success of its hit drama series Project Blue Book, Executive Produced by Robert Zemeckis, A+E Networks has signed a new slate of broadcasters for Season 2. Additional markets include Viasat World (15+ Pan CEE markets) and RTL (Germany), both of which also picked up Season 1 of hit UFO drama series Project Blue Book, it was announced today by Richard Tulk-Hart, Managing Director, International Content Sales & Co-productions, A+E Networks. The new broadcasters … [Read more...] about A+E Network signs new broadcasters for Project Blue Book season 2
GoQuest Media signs up two Russian crime dramas
Strengthening the company’s scripted portfolio, independent content distributor GoQuest Media Ventures has acquired two new gripping crime dramas for worldwide distribution. The deal sees GoQuest Media Ventures acquire the Russian dramas, Paper Pusher (16 x 48’) and The Policeman’s Wife (16 x 48’), produced by Russia’s largest private broadcasting company NTV. Paper Pusher follows Detective Andrey Vershinin a typical pen pusher, a police archives dweller who doesn’t know how to fight or use fire … [Read more...] about GoQuest Media signs up two Russian crime dramas