Beatriz Pineda, a leading digital media supply chain expert with HBO and Sony, will help accelerate the development and availability of tools that objectively define video quality as Senior Director, Product Strategy at SSIMWAVE®. Pineda will bring market insights honed during nearly two decades in the production, distribution and equipment sectors to her new role, which will involve ensuring the closest possible alignment between SSIMWAVE’s Video Quality Automation products and the needs of … [Read more...] about HBO, Sony veteran Beatriz Pineda joins SSIMWAVE as Product Strategy head
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‘Friends: The Reunion’ to premiere exclusively on HBO Go and HBO
Could we BE any more excited? Friends: The Reunion special will debut same time as the U.S. on Thursday, May 27 at 3.01pm exclusively on HBO GO, with a same-day broadcast on HBO at 9 pm. Friends stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer return to the iconic comedy’s original soundstage, Stage 24, on the Warner Bros. Studio lot in Burbank for a real-life unscripted celebration of the beloved show. For the first time in 17 years, the … [Read more...] about ‘Friends: The Reunion’ to premiere exclusively on HBO Go and HBO
Viu and HBO Asia to air second season of ‘The Bridge’ starting 15 June
Viu, a leading pan-regional OTT video service from PCCW Media Group with more than 41 million monthly active users, announced that the 10-episode second season of Endemol Shine Group’s The Bridge, produced by Viu and in association with HBO Asia Originals, will begin airing on Viu, HBO GO and HBO across Asia on 15 June 15. It will premiere at 9:00 p.m. in Singapore and Malaysia, 8:00 p.m. in Western Indonesia and Thailand and simulcast across all other markets. One new episode of the production … [Read more...] about Viu and HBO Asia to air second season of ‘The Bridge’ starting 15 June
WarnerMedia’s ‘HBO GO’ service secures four new distribution partners in Taiwan
WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks & Sales has secured another four new partners in Taiwan for the distribution of HBO GO. Its regional streaming service is now available to subscribers of Kbro, TWM Broadband, CABLE GIANT CATV and Pingnan CATV. “These partnerships are significant and build on our long-standing relationship with Kbro, one of the leading cable TV, broadband and media companies in Taiwan,” said Clement Schwebig, Managing Director of WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks & … [Read more...] about WarnerMedia’s ‘HBO GO’ service secures four new distribution partners in Taiwan
HBO GO debuts in Taiwan with TBC
HBO GO has launched in Taiwan for the first time, together with leading multi-system cable operator, Taiwan Broadband Communications (TBC). Available now, introductory offers are open to TBC’s current cable TV subscribers who can access the streaming app with additional monthly or annual fees. Bundle packages are also available to existing subscribers to TBC’s premium movie plan, its HBO plan or its premium entertainment plan. In addition to global hits like Westworld (Season 3 is airing now … [Read more...] about HBO GO debuts in Taiwan with TBC
HBO’s new series run debuts on HBO GO and HBO
Written and produced by Vicky Jones, HBO’s new half-hour comedy series Run, debuting same time as the U.S. exclusively on HBO GO and HBO, follows a woman whose humdrum life is thrown upside down when she receives a text from her college sweetheart inviting her to drop everything and meet him in New York to fulfill the pact they made 17 years earlier. New episode premieres every Monday at the same time, with a same day encore at 10.30pm on HBO. Starring Emmy® winner Merritt Wever … [Read more...] about HBO’s new series run debuts on HBO GO and HBO
