Lauren, left, and David Liess are filming an HGTV show, “Best House on the Block,” that will debut this fall. “I think HGTV has given people some self-confidence to take on houses they wouldn’t ordinarily have taken on,” Lauren Liess says. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post) When Kuangchi Chang and her husband, Robert Peterson, were planning a kitchen renovation in 2015, they drew on a lot of professional help. And we’re not talking only about the contractors who transformed the den and sun porch of their 1970s Colonial into a sleek white-and-gray cucina. Chang, a confessed HGTV fanatic, watched countless episodes of rehab shows such as “Property Brothers,” “Love it Or List It” and “Flip or Flop” to get ideas. “Those programs helped me imagine how I could completely rethink our layout,” she said. “We moved the kitchen to a completely different area in the house, installed an extra window and … [Read more...] about As seen on TV: Home makeover shows have totally upended homeowners’ expectations
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Telecom Italia, Mediaset sign TV content accord
MILAN (Reuters) – Telecom Italia (TIM) <TLIT.MI> said on Thursday it had signed a TV content agreement with Mediaset <MS.MI> that will give its customers access to the Italian broadcaster’s free-to-air channels starting from January next year. “The new accord marks a further step forward in the content strategy set out in the DigiTIM Plan, focused on delivering the maximum value to TIM customers combining the top television experience with the best connectivity,” TIM said in a statement, without providing any financial details of the deal. (Reporting by Agnieszka Flak) … [Read more...] about Telecom Italia, Mediaset sign TV content accord
As seen on TV: Many homeowners find inspiration in home makeover programs
Lauren, left, and David Liess are filming an HGTV show, “Best House on the Block,” that will debut this fall. “I think HGTV has given people some self-confidence to take on houses they wouldn’t ordinarily have taken on,” Lauren Liess says. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post) When Kuangchi Chang and her husband, Robert Peterson, were planning a kitchen renovation in 2015, they drew on a lot of professional help. And we’re not talking only about the contractors who transformed the den and sun porch of their 1970s Colonial into a sleek white-and-gray cucina. Chang, a confessed HGTV fanatic, watched countless episodes of rehab shows such as “Property Brothers,” “Love it Or List It” and “Flip or Flop” to get ideas. “Those programs helped me imagine how I could completely rethink our layout,” she said. “We moved the kitchen to a completely different area in the house, installed an extra window and … [Read more...] about As seen on TV: Many homeowners find inspiration in home makeover programs
TV and Movies Merchandise
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2018--’s latest market research report on the forecast the market to grow at a CAGR of close to 9% during the period 2018-2022. The increase in the number of mobile applications is a major factor driving the market’s growth.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180510005555/en/Technavio has published a new market research report on the global TV and movie merchandise market from 2018-2022. (Graphic: Business Wire)The development of mobile gaming applications with regard to new movie and TV show releases has been growing over the years. Production houses are introducing mobile and video games based on movie characters. This type of merchandise helps in promoting the character among the public. The growth of smartphone penetration is driving the development of these mobile applications. In 2017, close to 63% of the global population was expected to own a smartphone. In … [Read more...] about TV and Movies Merchandise
Intertrust Wins TV Connect’s Prestigious Award for the Best Over the Top (OTT) Platform Service
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2018--Intertrust Technologies Corporation, the inventor of Digital Rights Management (DRM), is pleased to announce that its Kiora ™ offline content delivery platform, won the “Best OTT Platform Service” award at the TV Connect Awards Ceremony held on May 9 th, 2018 in London. The award is held in conjunction with the TV Connect event currently taking place at the Olympia in London.Kiora is Intertrust’s OTT platform, which provides attractive and secure OTT video service experiences to consumers in low to no bandwidth locations. Composed of an innovative back-end cloud platform and edge video distribution appliances, Kiora creates local Wi-Fi based content zones for consumers to enjoy protected video content on their smartphones and other portable devices. Kiora’s content zones can be placed in a wide variety of environments ranging from cars, trains and airplanes to buildings with weak network connections in developing … [Read more...] about Intertrust Wins TV Connect’s Prestigious Award for the Best Over the Top (OTT) Platform Service