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RTS Scotland announces winners of the 2020 Student Television Awards
The Royal Television Society’s (RTS) Scotland Centre last night honoured the winners of its 2020 Student Television Awards.
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Disney+ activates in UK & WarnerMedia and HBO Max announce Warner Max
3-7 Feb: Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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Preview: IBC365’s 5G week
2019 saw initial deployments of 5G in markets from Asia to Europe and the US, yet 2020 is set to be the year that next gen mobile technology goes mainstream. Ahead of MWC2020, IBC365 looks at how this will impact media and entertainment as part of next week’s 5G Week.
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IBC extends deadline for Technical Paper submissions
IBC has extended the deadline for submissions for Technical Papers for IBC2020 to 10 February 2020.
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UK to review decriminalising BBC licence fee
The UK government has announced a new consultation into the future of the BBC licence fee that could threaten a major overhaul at the Corporation.
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DPP predicts globalisation to impact M+E
The DPP has published its annual media industries predictions revealing the challenges and opportunities affecting media supply chain.
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SPI/Film Box launches “lean back” AI VOD service
SPI/ Film Box has launched a new content streaming service called FilmBox Plus.
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Black Dragon Capital to acquire Belden’s Grass Valley
The entirety of Grass Valley will be acquired by a private equity firm led by former Avid CEO Louis Hernandez, with aims to accelerate the business into a cloud-based technology leader.
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Sky pledges net zero carbon emissions by 2030
Sky has announced plans to go carbon neutral within the next decade by cutting emissions internally, across its suppliers and for its customer base worldwide.
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Telestream founder to re-join as CEO
Dan Castles has returned to lead Telestream through its next phase of growth after being appointed as its new CEO.
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RTS opens 2020 Bursary scheme
The Royal Television Society (RTS) has launched its bursary scheme for 2020, further expanding opportunities and eligibility for students across the UK.
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Orange chooses Ericsson and Nokia for 5G rollout
French operator Orange has selected Ericsson and Nokia as its 5G equipment suppliers as it aims to meet the deployment deadline of this year in France.
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BBC launches first multiplayer online game
BBC Children’s has launched a new free game for its young viewers, based on original IP, and putting safe environment at the forefront.
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ViacomCBS poaches NBC’s George Cheeks
ViacomCBS has appointed former NBCUniversal executive George Cheeks as the new president of CBS Entertainment Group.
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Sky NZ completes purchase of Spark’s Lightbox OTT
Spark has completed the sale of its Lightbox streaming service to Sky New Zealand for an undisclosed fee.
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Disney overhauls Hulu with D2C business
The Hulu business will be integrated into Disney’s direct-to-consumer business and its CEO Randy Freer is set to exit the company.
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Roku and Fox resolve Super Bowl streaming deal
In the wake of the Super Bowl 2020, Roku and Fox reached an agreement to distribute Fox channels on the Roku platform after viewers took to Twitter to share outrage over a potential loss of service.
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1917 wins big at 2020 Bafta Awards
1917 was the big winner at the annual EE Bafta awards, picking up seven gongs including Best Film, Best Director and Best Cinematography.
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DPP: Delivering the IP future
The DPP has released a new report that aims to shed light on the technologies that will enable the media and entertainment industry to deliver an all-IP future for content distribution.
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Roku blocks Fox one day before Super Bowl 2020
Fox channels have been removed by Roku blocking customers from streaming the Super Bowl after a carriage dispute remained unresolved.