Leading independent distributor Hat Trick International (HTI) has signed a first-look deal with Pat Younge and Narinder Minhas’ recently launched production company, Cardiff Productions, to represent its forthcoming factual and scripted series on the global market. Based in the heart of Wales, Cardiff Productions is a brand new factual, scripted and digital company launched in May 2020 after the founders exited the award-winning Sugar Films. The company is jointly owned by executives Pat … [Read more...] about Hat Trick International signs first-look deal with Cardiff Productions
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A+E Networks® promotes Liz Soriano to Senior Vice President, International Programming
A+E Networks® has promoted Liz Soriano to Senior Vice President, International Programming, which was announced by Steve MacDonald, President, Global Licensing & International, to whom she reports. In her new role, Soriano oversees all of A+E’s global programming services to its linear and digital channel brands and content sales clients in more than 250 territories around the world. This includes activities related to product knowledge advisement, programming and scheduling strategies, … [Read more...] about A+E Networks® promotes Liz Soriano to Senior Vice President, International Programming
Short-format OTT platform Biiggbang Amusement launches as it aims to have the world’s largest content library
Owing to the pandemic, the consumers have developed a voracious appetite for OTT entertainment, being constantly on the lookout for binge-time breaks and interesting content to watch. To satiate the unceasing hunger for compelling stories, Biiggbang Amusement is here with an exciting fusion of the most in-demand trends in the world of modern entertainment – short form crisp content and seamless online entertainment. Spearheaded by the seasoned entrepreneur, Sudip Mukherjee and his Co-Founder … [Read more...] about Short-format OTT platform Biiggbang Amusement launches as it aims to have the world’s largest content library
Firstlight Media, SSIMWAVE partner for video quality optimization
Firstlight Media and SSIMWAVE® are partnering to drive broader adoption of AI-powered solutions that measure, manage, and optimize video quality at multiple points in the delivery chain. The two companies are teaming to enable OTT and pay-TV providers to seamlessly implement SSIMWAVE’s SSIMPLUS® system in conjunction with Firstlight Media’s modular, cloud-based streaming platform that is built on Gen 5 architecture and delivers step-changes in performance, flexibility, and scale. The … [Read more...] about Firstlight Media, SSIMWAVE partner for video quality optimization
Firstlight Media’s cloud-native OTT platform to support new streaming venture Struum
Firstlight Media announced that they are collaborating with the television industry’s newest OTT service, Struum, to deploy their new cloud-native streaming platform that is built on revolutionary Gen 5 architecture. As part of a longstanding development relationship, Firstlight Media will leverage Microsoft Azure’s hyperscale cloud platform and its own microservices-based architecture to create for Struum an agile, scalable, extensible service. The service will enable consumers to seamlessly … [Read more...] about Firstlight Media’s cloud-native OTT platform to support new streaming venture Struum
Eric Signorile, Matt Herren tapped for SSIMWAVE sales expansion
SSIMWAVE®, the video quality solutions innovator, announced that it has secured new content, streaming, and pay-TV expertise to address the growth of new sales and business development opportunities in the new year. Eric Signorile, whose background includes Limelight Networks, iStreamPlanet, Comcast Technology solutions, and others, has joined SSIMWAVE as director of sales. Matt Herren, formerly with Endeavor Streaming/NeuLion and a consultant to a variety of content and technology companies, … [Read more...] about Eric Signorile, Matt Herren tapped for SSIMWAVE sales expansion