MIPTV 2014 – CANNES. 11,000 television and digital executives, including some 4,000 buyers, descended on Cannes this week for the 51st edition of MIPTV, said the show’s organisers, Reed MIDEM.
SatLink launches new Hot Bird DVB-S2 platform
MIPTV 2014 – CANNES. SatLink Communications has announced the launch of a new DVB-S2 platform on Eutelsat’s Hot Bird satellite.
Eurocinema VOD prefers subtitling to dubbing
MIPTV 2014 – CANNES. Miami-based VOD service Eurocinema prefers to bring original versions of European movies rather than dub them into English, says president and CEO Sebastien Perioche.
Discovery going to the dogs with DogTV
MIPTV 2014 CANNES. Discovery Communications has made an investment in DogTV, which is the first television network created just for canines.
Talpa licences Civolution’s SyncNow
MIPTV 2014 – CANNES. Civolution has announced that Talpa has licensed its SyncNow Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) technology.
Opera makes smart TV publishing easy
MIPTV 2014 – CANNES. Opera has simplified the publishing process for getting content on smart TVs powered with the Opera TV Store.
Lagardère Entertainment creates LED
MIPTV 2014 – CANNES.Lagardère Entertainment, a subsidiary of Lagardère Active, has created a division at the convergence of two worlds: television and new media.
Gamific.TV powers games with HbbTV
MIPTV 2014 – CANNES. French interactive TV developer Gamific.TV is showcasing two games using the HbbTV standard.
BBC and ZDF to co-produce nature series
MIPTV 2014 – CANNES. German public broadcaster ZDF will be the German co-producer of the new BBC production One Planet, BBC Worldwide announced at MIPTV 2014 in Cannes.
RAI creates new subsidiary
MIPTV 2014 – CANNES. Italian pubic broadcaster RAI is creating a new subsidiary that will comprise the Trade Department of RAI, RAI Net’s commercial activities and the digital sell-thru of RAI Cinema.