Mar 5 2019
STV has confirmed two new partnerships with international content providers, Flame Distribution and Jukin Media to provide additional programming and choice for viewers as its video on demand service, STV Player, continues to expand. Jukin Media is owner/ operator of multimedia entertainment brands FailArmy, The Pet Collective, and People Are Awesome; those immensely popular properties […]
Mar 5 2019
Sky has launched a new streaming service for Austria, called Sky X. Offering an OTT alternative to its traditional satellite services, the pay-TV provider aims to attract customers with a transparent offer and fixed prices on Sky X. The package Fiction for EUR 19.99 a month will include all films and series from Sky, rather […]
Mar 4 2019
Channel 5 has signed its first content partnership deal for streaming service My5. The agreement with HOT Telecommunication Systems is for a selection of four original Hebrew language drama series produced by the Israeli cableco. All of the content will debut on My5 in the spring of this year and will be subtitled in English. […]
Mar 1 2019
Business news channel CNBC HD simulcast has now joined Sky. As of today, Sky HD and Q users will see CNBC HD on channel 505, while the standard definition version has moved to channel 890. CNBC carries the latest from the financial markets, with live programming Monday-Friday from Asia, Europe and the USA, plus executive […]
Feb 28 2019
Channel 4 today relaunched its Video-on-Demand (VoD) service, All 4, with a fresh new visual identity, a new iOS app and an invitation for selected registered users to trial All 4 +, a paid-for upgrade which runs programmes without ads in commissioned content. The visual identity rebrand, developed by Channel 4’s in house agency 4creative […]
Feb 27 2019
ITV has confirmed it is in the final stages of bringing its SVOD joint venture with the BBC to the UK. ITV used its annual report to confirm that the BBC and ITV are in the “concluding phase of talks to bring BritBox, the subscription video on-demand service, which has over 500,000 subscribers in North […]
Feb 26 2019
Financial news channel CNBC has commenced free-to-air tests in HD on the Astra 2E satellite. CNBC is one of the last news channels to make an HD service available in the UK and Ireland. The channel commenced test transmissions as an encrypted service at the beginning of the week, the channel has now switched to […]
Feb 25 2019
STV today announces the launch of STV Player+, an ad-free subscription video on demand service for Scots at home and abroad. This is STV’s first direct to consumer offering and allows STV to enter the fast-growing pay TV market for the first time. STV Player+ will provide access to all of STV’s must-see programming in […]
Feb 20 2019
Sky has very announced that price rises are on the way for both broadband and TV customers with a small change in the terms and conditions. The changes will come into effect on April 1, the text explains, though it does not reveal what the exact figures will be. “Sky Entertainment: £22 per month (pm) […]
Feb 11 2019
The BBC is announcing a change to its scheduling to create a special slot devoted to showcasing the best of BBC Three programming. Beginning at 10.35pm, between Monday and Wednesday every week, select BBC Three programmes from the award-winning channel will showcase in a new, regular destination after the News at Ten on BBC One. […]
Feb 6 2019
With 19 million homes, the U.K. move is the single-biggest launch ever for the joint venture of CBS Corp.’s Showtime Networks and the Smithsonian Institution. CBS Corp.’s Smithsonian Channel, a joint venture between Showtime Networks and the Smithsonian Institution, is launching its first European service in the U.K. on Tuesday, continuing its push into international […]
Mar 5 2019
NHK to start simultaneous online streaming in Japan
The Cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe approved a bill Tuesday to revise the broadcast law to allow NHK to start simultaneous online streaming of its television programmes. “We would like to meet public demand for the ability to watch programs on their smartphones,” communications minister Masatoshi Ishida said. The bill is expected to […]
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By Expat • Japan, Online • • Tags: 2020 Tokyo Olympics, NHK, Shinzo Abe