Oct 22 2019
(Fornebu/Stockholm, 22 October 2019) Telenor Group and Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) today announced the formation of a new company that combines Canal Digital and Viasat Consumer (satellite pay-TV & broadband-TV operations). This will create a vibrant Nordic TV distribution business and capture synergies in a maturing direct-to-home (DTH) segment. Telenor and NENT Group will […]
Oct 22 2019
ITV can today announce that its on-demand service the ITV Hub has over 30m registered users. The Hub has increased from 21m registered users in October 2017 and 26m this time last year to reach over 30m users well ahead of ITV’s previously announced target of hitting that figure in 2021. ITV announced as part […]
Oct 22 2019
London, October 22, 2019 – Discovery, Inc. today announces the launch in the U.K. and Ireland of dplay, the leading real life entertainment streaming service. The ad supported streaming service launches this week and includes all the great content from Discovery’s free-to-air channels; Quest, Quest Red, DMAX, Food Network, Really and Home. Fans will now […]
Oct 2 2019
Zimbabwe, a nation that’s mired in corruption and by any normal measure is bankrupt, is looking for some $690 million (€632m) for its 2020 budget year in order to finance its media sector. Harare local newspaper, The Herald, is reporting that the cash is needed to ensure that citizens and international audiences receive news and […]
Oct 1 2019
San Francisco, CA – October 1, 2019 TuneIn, the leading live global streaming and on-demand audio service, today announced the launch of The BetR Network, a 24/7 channel delivering the latest news, insights and analysis around the sports betting markets. Beginning today, listeners can tap their TuneIn app or ask their smart speaker to experience […]
Oct 1 2019
ITV Studios today unveils the reorganisation of its international distribution and commercial business, which strengthens its position as a creator, producer and distributor of world-leading programmes. The new structure will be operational from January 2020 and focuses on three centres of excellence which will work closely together and with ITV Studios’ world-class international production business. […]
Sep 27 2019
MOSCOW, September 27. /TASS/. Previously delayed launch of the Proton-M launch vehicle with European satellite Eutelsat-5WB and the US MEV-1 is scheduled for October 9 at 13:17 Moscow time, according to the state commission’s decision, a source in the rocket and space industry told TASS on Friday. “By the decision of the state commission, which […]
Sep 27 2019
BritBox, the ITV and BBC owned streaming service, has confirmed it will be available on Samsung TVs, Freeview Play set-top boxes and TVs and YouView set-top boxes in a move giving it access to millions of homes across the UK. The service is focussed on the UK made content and is coming to the UK […]
Sep 26 2019
UK-based OTT provider TVPlayer has been acquired by Alchimie. According to Alchimie, which is an international content aggregation and dynamic digital distribution company, the deal will accelerate its move into the UK SVoD market. TVPlayer has 2.6 million registered users in the UK, and 50,000 subscribers, who can watch more than 100 free and pay-TV […]
Sep 26 2019
Los Angeles, CA – September 26, 2019 – In advance of ATSC-3.0 IP-enabled broadcast transmission in 2020, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® today announced “NEXTGEN TV” as the go-to-market name for this groundbreaking television technology. In coordination with broadcasting companies, device manufacturers and standards engineers at CTA’s Technology & Standards Fall Forum, the association also […]
Sep 26 2019
London, UK, 26 September 2019: Arqiva, one of the UK’s leading communications infrastructure and media services providers with significant investments in essential communications infrastructure, announces its results for the year ended 30 June 2019. Robust results reflect a strong performance delivered across Arqiva’s core business in a year of major project delivery. Highlights Revenue growth […]
Oct 23 2019
China Media Group Readies For 8K
China Media Group, the new name for the cluster of 47 TV channels including 7 international services, beamed by the former China Central TV, is preparing to launch 8K services. Rong Chen, one of the high-profile Chinese delegation who presented at the recent MIPCOM programming market in Cannes, told delegates to the event’s UHD screenings […]
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