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New channels on Virgin TV at no extra cost

Apr 16 2020

New channels on Virgin TV at no extra cost

Virgin Media TV V6 subscribers will be able to tune-in until May 16, 2020 without costing them an extra penny on their monthly bill. This time around, Virgin Media has focused on bringing some of the best documentary, nature and historical content to its viewers. Customers can now enjoy popular programmes from Alibi, Animal Planet, […]

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By Expat • UK Media News, Virgin Media • Tags: Covid-19, Virgin Media TV

OneWeb Files for Chapter 11 Restructuring to Execute Sale Process

Mar 27 2020

OneWeb Files for Chapter 11 Restructuring to Execute Sale Process

Negotiating Debtor-in-Possession Financing to Support its Ongoing Business and a Sale Process LONDON, UK, March 27, 2020 – OneWeb (“OneWeb,” “the Company”), the global communications company with a mission to bring connectivity to everyone everywhere, announced today that the Company and certain of its controlled affiliates have voluntarily filed for relief under Chapter 11 of […]

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By Expat • SATELLITES • Tags: Chapter 11, OneWeb

The UK’s PSB broadcasters call on Government to work with them to support freelancers

Mar 25 2020

The UK’s PSB broadcasters call on Government to work with them to support freelancers

The UK’s PSB broadcasters call on Government to work with them to support freelancers The UK’s public service broadcasters (BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, S4C) have today come together to ask the Government to work with them to support freelancers working in the broadcasting industry during this unprecedented period. In a joint letter to […]

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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, ITV, S4C

EBU praises Public Service Media’s crisis role

Mar 25 2020

EBU praises Public Service Media’s crisis role

As the COVID-19 (coronavirus) situation escalates in Europe and worldwide, audiences are turning in increasing numbers to public service media (PSM) for evidence-based news content in a rapidly developing – and changing – situation. In a report looking at PSM audience performance during the COVID-19 crisis, the EBU’s Media Intelligence Service found that, at key […]

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By Expat • Europe, International News • Tags: Covid-19, EBU

Netflix and YouTube reducing video-streaming quality in Europe

Mar 20 2020

Netflix and YouTube reducing video-streaming quality in Europe

Netflix and YouTube are both reducing video-streaming quality in Europe to reduce the stress on residential broadband networks caused by the coronavirus pandemic forcing people to stay home. Netflix is reducing the bit rate on video streams, but not the resolution, for the next 30 days in the EU and UK, the BBC reported. The […]

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By Expat • Europe • Tags: Netflix, YouTube

BBC unveils children’s iPlayer experience for family viewing

Mar 20 2020

BBC unveils children’s iPlayer experience for family viewing

Families and children can now easily discover a wide range of entertaining and educational shows and films, with the launch of a new children’s experience on BBC iPlayer. Rolling out on internet-connected TVs from today, it brings together the best from CBBC and CBeebies, and other suitable BBC programming, all in one place. When selecting […]

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By Expat • BBC iPlayer • Tags: BBC iPlayer

COVID-19: Guiana Space Center suspends launch campaigns

Mar 17 2020

COVID-19: Guiana Space Center suspends launch campaigns

Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the need to fully implement the measures decided by the French government, launch campaigns underway at the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in French Guiana have been suspended. These launch preparations will resume as soon as allowed by health conditions. This exceptional measure is designed to protect the health of […]

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By Expat • Satellite Launches

CABSAT 2020 postponed

Mar 9 2020

CABSAT 2020 postponed

CABSAT 2020, the MEASA event for the broadcast, satellite, digital media and entertainment industries, has been postponed. The 26th edition of the event will now be held from October 26 to 28. A release issued by CABSAT said: “Whilst the UAE remains completely safe for travel and has deployed the strictest medical and hygiene protocols, […]

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By Expat • International News, Middle East & North Africa • Tags: CABSAT 2020

NHK to broadcast Tokyo 2020 in 8K

Mar 6 2020

NHK to broadcast Tokyo 2020 in 8K

Japanese public broadcaster NHK has announced it will provide 8K coverage of select events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympics Games, including the opening and closing ceremonies. The ultra-high-definition (UHD) technology will be used during coverage of seven Olympic disciplines, including athletics, swimming, judo, soccer, table tennis, badminton, and volleyball. For the Paralympics, NHK […]

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By Expat • 8K Super Hi-Vision, Japan

Freeview Play coming to Android TV devices

Feb 27 2020

Freeview Play coming to Android TV devices

Google has signed a new deal with Freeview that is bringing Freeview Play to Android TV devices. The agreement means Android TV users will gain access to more than 85 live Freeview channels and over 20,000 hours of on-demand content from ITV Hub, BBC iPlayer, All 4 and UKTV Play. Shalini Govil-pai from Google said: […]

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By Expat • Freeview • Tags: All4, Android TV, BBC iPlayer, Freeview Play, ITV Hub, My5, UKTV play

ITV Studios steps up European drama

Feb 25 2020

ITV Studios steps up European drama

ITV Studios has cemented its ambition to deliver European drama to international audiences today with the announcement of a number pre-sales for the ambitious, archaic latin drama Romulus, as well as a raft of deals for its burgeoning selection of non-English language productions. Cattleya, Groenlandia and Sky’s Romulus (10 x 60’), which reconstructs the epic […]

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By Expat • ITV • Tags: ITV Studios, Romulus

50% of UK homes have SVoD services

Feb 20 2020

50% of UK homes have SVoD services

The proportion of UK homes with a subscription to at least one of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video or Now TV passed 50% for the first time in Q4 2019, standing at 50.5%. 14.27 million homes access at least one of these services, a quarter-on-quarter increase of +4.4% or almost 600,000 homes since Q3 2019. All […]

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By Expat • Online, United Kingdom • Tags: Streaming, SVoD

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