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By Jonathan Easton Pro wrestling outfit will turn its attention to international deals after securing a big-money distribution agreement with NBCUniversal. Late last month, the company tied up a deal which effectively sees the company sell its WWE Network SVOD to Peacock. The agreement, worth a reported US$1 billion, will see the WWE Network cease to operate as a standalone product in the US, and instead have all its live and on demand content offered via Peacock from March 18. On the company’s latest earnings call, chief finance officer Nick...

By Godson Umejiego, Correspondent USA Sony Electronics Inc. has teamed up with Sketchfab, an online platform to share and sell 3D artwork, for a modeling challenge to design and showcase new innovative robot concepts. Sony Electronics recently announced its focus on 3R technology – reality, real-time and remote being their emphasis on future innovations. This challenge centers around the theme of reality with robots as an increasingly integrated part of today's "new normal," and inspiring the more than 3 million artists and designers on Sketchfab to take their creativity to...

By Ron Chen, Correspondent ASEAN Region Hitachi ABB Power Grids has been selected to deploy its innovative energy storage solution to support the development of Singapore's first Virtual Power Plant (VPP) project. The project, launched in 2019, is developed by the Energy Research Institute @ Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (ERI@N) and is jointly funded by Singapore's Energy Market Authority (EMA) and Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp). Hitachi ABB Power Grids' e-mesh™ PowerStore™ battery energy storage system (BESS) is a critical part of the VPP infrastructure, providing grid stability by balancing intermittent generation...

By Emmanuel Oluebube, Correspondent UK With the COVID-19 pandemic contributing to delays in clinical trial enrollment and routine cancer screening and treatment, many barriers have arisen preventing patients from seeking and receiving timely care for cancer. The full impact of COVID-19 on the oncology development and treatment landscape one year later is currently unknown, and it will be some time before it can be completely assessed, says GlobalData. Oncology and Hematology Senior Director at GlobalData, Fern Barkalow, PhD, comments: “Short-term factors, such as clinical trial enrollment suspensions and delayed diagnoses...

By Josephine AKaerr, Special Correspondent The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has organized the first peer learning session on the Programme for Country Partnership (PCP) for high-level representatives of current PCP countries and those interested in the PCP model. The session focused on stakeholder coordination, partnerships and resource mobilization, as well as the establishment of industrial parks as key to advancing inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID) within the framework of the PCP. During the session, UNIDO Director-General, LI Yong, stressed that "the most important elements of the PCP...

By Jonathan Easton Over the past six months, Amazon, Discovery and TELE System Digital have become members of the industry association. The additions take the total membership of 77 companies from all areas of the broadcast and broadband industry, with existing members including the likes of Sky, Google and Rai. The HbbTV Association is a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes. The body’s chair, Vincent Grivet, said: “We are honoured and excited about gaining...