International Media News.
Aug 3 2016
The BBC has confirmed that the BBC iPlayer radio app is now officially available around the world. iPlayer Radio first became available outside the UK last month in the Republic of Ireland and the USA. Now the app is available internationally via the relevant country-specific app stores for iOS, Android and Amazon. Users who downloaded […]
Jul 29 2016
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced the launch date for its new Olympic Channel, where fans can experience the Olympic Movement all year round. Starting August 21st, after the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games Rio 2016, the Olympic Channel platform will be available worldwide via a mobile app for Android and iOS devices and […]
Jul 29 2016
Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat has unveiled its full-year results, with EBITDA up 2.9 per cent at €1.164 billion, and based on revenues that were up just 0.2 per cent (at constant currency) at €1.529 billion, and thus maintaining its 76 per cent EBITDA margin. However, its contracted backlog fell back 9.5 per cent (to €5.6 […]
Jul 26 2016
A new global survey from digital platform security specialist Irdeto and global analyst firm SNL Kagan has found that video service providers, including pay-TV and OTT operators, and content producers around the world believe that one of the key drivers for operators’ implementation of 4K ultra high definition (UHD) is the expectation that consumers will […]
Jul 14 2016
Plans to merge the BBC News Channel with international TV service BBC World News have been abandoned by the BBC. The controversial plan was originally devised as part of a cost-saving initiative, that could have seen the merged channel trying to balance covering major news stories of UK interest with major international news stories. Another […]
Jul 5 2016
ITU has announced a new standard for High Dynamic Range Television that represents a major advance in television broadcasting. High Dynamic Range Television (HDR-TV) brings an incredible feeling of realism, building further on the superior colour fidelity of ITU’s Ultra-High Definition Television (UHDTV) Recommendation BT.2020. ITU’s Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) has developed the standard – or […]
Jul 3 2016
Al Jazeera English HD is now available on the Astra 1 satellite position at 19.2 degrees East, which reaches over 40 million households in Europe. Earlier this year, Al Jazeera HD was launched on Eutelsat’s Hot Bird (13 degrees East), covering Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Hot Bird is primarily used in Eastern and […]
Jun 30 2016
Brazilian pay-TV operators NET and Claro TV have confirmed that the Opening Ceremony of the forthcoming Rio Olympic Games will be made available in 4K Ultra HD. In partnership with the SporTV channel, the experimental transmission will be made available to subscribers with compatible set-top boxes. The broadcast marks the second time that NET and […]
Jun 30 2016
Brazilian pay-TV operators NET and Claro TV have confirmed that the Opening Ceremony of the forthcoming Rio Olympic Games will be made available in 4K Ultra HD. In partnership with the SporTV channel, the experimental transmission will be made available to subscribers with compatible set-top boxes. The broadcast marks the second time that NET and […]
Jun 21 2016
SES considers satellite vital to the success of the future video landscape and provides the answer to delivering high quality video, anywhere, and to any device. This solution is detailed in the new SES White Paper – Satellite Captures the Wave of Video Growth – published at its Investor Days event. The White Paper details […]
Jun 21 2016
As the subscriber base of SVoD services continues to grow (9 million subscriptions in the UK, 91 million subscriptions in the US), social video platform YouTube still enjoys the biggest share of viewers in the UK, whilst subscription service Netflix takes the top slot in the US. Across the 10 countries in the research, 46 […]
Aug 3 2016
Channel 4: The Baker & The Beauty
Channel 4 is to air a Hebrew-language drama after picking up an Israeli romantic comedy from Keshet International. The first episode of The Baker & The Beauty will air on Channel 4 during August. The Baker and the Beauty is a romantic comedy that follows the impossible love story between a simple baker and an international […]
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By Expat • Channel 4, International News • • Tags: Baker & The Beauty, Hebrew, Noa Hollander