German sports channel Sport1 has struck a partnership agreement with Blockchain-based fan engagement company Starzz LLC that will see it take a stake in the outfit. Starzz will be given a place on Sport1 TV, digital, audio and social media platforms. The pair have also agreed to develop joint approaches in the area of Web3 […]
Fox has made a strategic investment in blockchain-for-video specialist Eluvio that will accelerate the adoption of Eluvio’s platform across the broader media and entertainment industry, according to the company. The pair have also announced that Eluvio will provide the underlying technology platform for Blockchain Creative Labs, Fox Entertainment’s and Bento Box Entertainment’s recently launched non-fungible […]
Digital video distribution technology specialist Divitel has teamed up with Ledger Leopard, a blockchain enterprise solutions provider, to implement blockchain technology to the its managed video distribution operational processes. The project will be fully operational and ready to market by end of end of 2022, according to Divitel. The company says that Divitel video carrier […]
Digital media management and licensing company Bitmax has partnered with blockchain-based digital media rights and content management company MTonomy to license and provide new release content to the latter. Through this partnership, cryptocurrency users around the world will be able to buy and rent Bitmax’s video content, including movies, documentaries, TV series and digital shorts, […]
Kudelski Security, the cybersecurity division of the Kudelski Group has launched Blockchain Security Centre (BSC), making available its cryptography expertise for the evolving blockchain developer community. The BSC will provide new offerings and has a concrete roadmap to develop foundational technologies that help integrate security into and around blockchain solutions for enterprises and within public/private […]
Peer-to-peer technology company BitTorrent has announced plans to ‘tokenise’ its Windows-based µTorrent Classic client in a bid to improve network speed. The new token, which will also be called BitTorrent (BTT), will be issued by the BitTorrent foundation in a move designed to increase the overall speed of torrents. Users will be able to exchange […]
US cable and entertainment giant Comcast’s cable advertising division has launched what it describes as the next phase of an industry initiative to create a secure way to use data and share information based on blockchain technology. Comcast is working together with Viacom, Charter Communications’ advertising sales division Spectrum Reach and others to create Blockgraph, […]
Ukrainian over-the-top service, Divan.TV, has announced plans to ‘tokenise’ its offering, creating a new blockchain-enabled version of its platform. The company said that Divan.TV 2.0 aims to “eliminate intermediaries and benefit users, content owners, and advertisers” and will be part of a new wave of blockchain technology companies that it expects to revolutionise the pay […]
Singapore-based streaming outfit Vidfish has officially launched a new subscription video-on-demand service with 12,000 hours of premium Chinese content, aimed at the global market. Vidfish’s content library is already available in more than 190 countries. Building from a soft launch, the Vidfish app now has 150,000 registered users, with the average user spending about 36 […]
Blockchain entertainment studio, SingularDTV, has unveiled plans to launch a digital distribution portal next year. Speaking at IBC, Singular DTV’s co-founder and president of entertainment, Kim Jackson, discussed its development of a peer-to-peer exchange that will directly benefits artists and rights holders. “Simply, what we are up to is creating a digital supply chain from […]
