May 19 2017
Eutelsat has agreed to sell its 33.69 per cent stake in Madrid-based Hispasat to Abertis. Abertis is itself in the process of being acquired by Italian infrastructure company Atlantia. The agreement follows a process initiated in July last year when Eutelsat exercised a pre-agreed ‘PUT’ option on Abertis. Eutelsat will receive €302 million for its […]
May 19 2017
Peter Kay’s Car Share and returning dramas Doctor Who and Line Of Duty proved popular with BBC iPlayer viewers in April, with the three series making up the entirety of the top ten most-requested episodes. Data shows requests were up by 23 per cent on this time last year, reaching 274 million in April. Four-part […]
May 18 2017
Quest+1 was downgraded on Freeview earlier in the year, retaining a three hour slot in the early morning at the bottom of the Entertainment channel listing, in order to keep a basic presence on Freeview, but rendering it useless for most viewers. From 1st June 2017, its broadcast hours on Freeview channel 92 will change […]
May 18 2017
The new BBC Scotland TV channel is seeking partnerships with BBC Three and BBC Four in order to maximise its £30m budget. BBC Scotland chief Donalda MacKinnon told Broadcast that has already held “constructive conversations” with BBC Three controller Damian Kavanagh and BBC Four channel editor Cassian Harrison about how the services can work together. […]
May 17 2017
London – 17 May, 2017 – Sky is pleased to announce the extension of its long-standing partnership with NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies. The extensive multi-year agreements cover Sky Cinema and NBCUniversal International Networks’ (NBCUIN) suite of channel brands for Sky’s customers in the UK, Ireland, Germany and Austria. The […]
May 17 2017
This year’s festival season kicks off with a bang, with Sky Arts broadcasting a major music festival live and in Ultra HD for the very first time with Sky Q. The channel will be the exclusive home to the 2017 Isle of Wight festival, with live TV coverage from headline acts including David Guetta, Rod […]
May 16 2017
The UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League finals will be available for absolutely anyone to watch on TV and online, with the former also set to be shown in 360° virtual reality, 4K UHD on YouTube and 4K UHD with Dolby Atmos in a series of broadcast firsts for the biggest game in world […]
May 16 2017
Telecommunications, Media and Technology investor Zegona is selling its Spanish quad-play cable business Telecable to Euskaltel for a total value of up to €701 million, comprising an Enterprise Value of €686 million and up to €15 million deferred payment. The Enterprise Value consideration includes €186.5 million cash and 26.8 milion shares in Euskaltel (15 per […]
May 16 2017
LUXEMBOURG, 16 May, 2017 — SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) and LG Electronics (LG) will demonstrate OLED TV’s cutting-edge 4K High Frame Rate (HFR) broadcast at the tenth SES Industry Days conference in Luxembourg on 16 and 17 May. The 4K HFR content will be transmitted live via an ASTRA satellite at […]
May 16 2017
Streaming service FilmOn X has reached settlements in its copyright dispute with the major US networks regrading whether Internet streaming services can use the same automatic copyright licence granted to ‘traditional’ cable companies, following a Ninth Circuit ruling in favour of the broadcasters. According to Ryan Baker of Baker Marquart, the attorney for FilmOn X, […]
May 15 2017
The European Commission has urged the European Parliament and member states to finalise key legislation and complete its Digital Single Market strategy by 2018. In its mid-term review of the 2015 Digital Single Market plan, published last week, the EC said that “good progress has been made” overall, and that it has delivered 16 key […]
May 19 2017
EU approves content portability rules
The European Parliament has approved new content portability rules that will let EU citizens access their online film and TV subscriptions while visiting other EU countries. Yesterday’s vote confirms the agreement reached between the European Parliament, Council and Commission in February and will remove restrictions so that EU citizens can use services like Netflix, HBO […]
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By Expat • Europe • • Tags: European Parliament, European Union