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Magna Systems and Engineering (Magna), with support from the Australian Government’s Regional Media Support Fund, has completed a systems integration project for the National Broadcasting Corporation of Papua New Guinea (NBC PNG), delivering a fully file-based production and content-sharing environment that replaces the broadcaster's legacy tape and manual processes. NBC...

The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) and its anti-piracy arm, the Coalition Against Piracy (CAP), join with TrueVisions, the Premier League, beIN SPORTS and UEFA in congratulating Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation (DSI) following its successful enforcement action against the alleged operator(s) of several pirate websites, including BaygonHero, a...

Australian's NBN Co has announced that more than 99 per cent of the approximately 600,000 premises remaining in its Fibre to the Node (FTTN) upgrade program will have access to an nbn Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) upgrade by December 2030. This has been revised from the 95 per...

DAZN Media+ has unveiled Sports Audience Graph, a multi-sport fan database based on real behaviour from six million first-party sports fans, built since Kayo SPORTS’ launch in 2018. Announced at DAZN Media+'s Upfront at The Cutaway, the solution matches club members and Kayo SPORTS viewers against verified transaction data, and...

DAZN Media+ has partnered with AudienceProject, a provider of independent cross-media measurement, to introduce unified cross-media audience measurement across its premium video ecosystem. The partnership will provide advertisers with a consistent view of campaign reach and frequency across Kayo SPORTS, BINGE, Foxtel Go and linear TV. The agreement follows the...

DAZN Media+ is partnering with premier sporting screen technology company SureVision to bring brands into the nucleus of live sport with in-stadium, on-the-ground advertising. SureVision represents some of the most premium on-ground advertising inventory in Australian sport, from the iconic Gabba stadium to 4 Pines Park, the home of the...

DAZN Media+ is taking sports fandom beyond the live broadcast with the launch of Club Kayo, a new creator-powered sports media ecosystem designed to put creators, communities and brands at the heart of Australia’s biggest sporting conversations. The ecosystem kicks off with four dedicated creator teams: Club Kayo Cricket, Club...

DAZN Media+, the innovative advertising arm formerly known as Foxtel Media, has unveiled its new brand at the company’s 2027 Upfronts – the debut media event at The Cutaway, Barangaroo’s recently reopened cultural and event destination. The rebrand follows DAZN’s acquisition of the Foxtel Group in 2025. Operating in more...

DAZN Media+ is entering the next evolution of media trading, introducing an AI-powered Sales Agent designed to make it faster and easier for advertisers and agencies to discover, evaluate and transact premium video inventory. The agentic solution will enable advertisers, agencies and technology partners with buyer agents to connect directly...

As the largest performance venue within Jakarta's Taman Ismail Marzuki arts and cultural complex, Teater Besar is a 1,200-seat theatre designed for large-scale productions. Its stage and production infrastructure support theatre, musicals, concerts and other cultural performances, with each production having its own technical requirements. To support these demands,...

Silver Trak Digital and its specialist archive division, DAMsmart NZ, have completed a landmark recovery and digitisation project, restoring the complete vision record of the 2003 World Netball Championships in Kingston, Jamaica, to broadcast-ready quality and preserving a significant chapter of World Cup netball history that was at risk...

STTGDC has announced the completion of its acquisition by a KKR-led consortium comprising funds managed by global investment firm KKR and Singtel, and unveiled a refreshed global brand, marking the beginning of the company's next chapter as a global digital infrastructure platform. The transaction strengthens STTGDC's ability to execute a...

CNN has successfully concluded the inaugural edition of CNN Academy in Japan, delivering an intensive, skills-focused journalism training experience designed to empower the next generation of multimedia storytellers. The programme featured a hybrid curriculum centred on digital storytelling in the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Participants first completed virtual coursework...

Welcome to the third edition of ICA In Focus, an ICA research and industry insights publication. This third edition, Digital Mark II: Australia’s Digital Cinema Infrastructure Renewal Challenge, is the first major research release under ICA’s No Cinema Left Behind campaign. This report outlines the evidence, not the policy solution. The...

One of Australia's longest-standing independent music and pro audio retailers, Turramurra Music, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month, marking five decades since founder Rob Stevens started the business in 1976. The milestone will be marked with a 50th Birthday Sale from 3–11 September and a special in-store celebration on...

BCNEXXT, the developer of the advanced playout platform Vipe, has announced that premium entertainment brand Foxtel has selected Vipe to underpin playout for its award-winning live channels and on-demand libraries. The deployment will support 38 channels spanning thematic programming, live events and special-event coverage. Vipe's software-defined architecture enables Foxtel...

Quortex, the video company carved out from Synamedia by Lumine Group, has announced that Odisha Television Network (OTV), a regional broadcaster in East India, has selected Quortex to replace its legacy hardware with advanced video processing software. Under the agreement, Quortex will manage OTV’s end-to-end on-premises network and power...

Ahead of IBC2026, Eluvio has announced that it was selected to power Pasifika+, a new direct-to-consumer streaming service for Pacific Cooperation Broadcasting Limited (PCBL), that will extend the collective reach of Pasifika TV and its media partners to Pacific Island communities and fans across the globe. Eluvio’s Content Fabric...

Gravity Media has announced the renewal of its multi-year relationship with Stawell Gift Event Management to create and produce the complete broadcast production of the iconic Powercor Stawell Gift until 2031. The Powercor Stawell Gift is one of the most iconic events on the athletics calendar, regularly reaching an audience...

Techtel has been appointed by Digicel Pacific to design and deliver a new digital television head-end platform to support the telecommunications provider's broadcast and content delivery services across Papua New Guinea. The project will see Techtel deliver a complete replacement of Digicel Pacific's existing head-end infrastructure, providing a modern, scalable...