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 […]
Nov 28 2017
The Alliance For Creativity and Entertainment and the Coalition Against Piracy have teamed up to shut down an illicit IPTV operation in Australia. The company allegedly sold devices bundled with a 12-month subscription to pirated movies, TV shows, and sports but under pressure, agreed to close down. Instead of companies like the MPAA, Amazon, Netflix, […]
Mar 7 2017
A man in the in the city of Hartlepool in the UK, who sold illegal Internet TV boxes that allowed pubs and clubs to screen pay-to-view TV free of charge has received a suspended prison sentence and been ordered to pay £250,000 (€289,000). Malcolm Mayes received a ten-month prison sentence suspended for one year when […]
Jan 6 2017
Key Features → Satellite multiscreen video delivery to smartphones and tablets → Linear TV and on-demand → Free-to-air and premium content with simple Digital Rights Management integration → Seamless integration with existing OTT services and mobile applications → Ubiquitous coverage with guaranteed quality of service irrespective of local internet connections → Suitable for public venues […]
Dec 12 2016
Following the first legal case involving a supplier of IPTV systems which enable viewers to watch unauthorised content, a man from the East Midlands city of Nottingham has been jailed. Terry O’Reilly was sentenced to four years in prison. A second supplier who worked with O’Reilly, Will O’Leary, pleaded guilty and received a two-year suspended […]
Oct 14 2016
Bangladesh, which has only recently permitted DTH satellite operator RealVu to start, has now placed a ban on the country’s IPTV and VoD service providers. The local regulator (Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, BTRC) already has something of a reactionary reputation. In 2013 it slapped a similar ‘ban’ on online blogging, as well as limited competition […]
Aug 9 2016
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 9): Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) plans to roll out 4K quality display via its internet protocol television (IPTV) service, HyppTV, with Huawei Technologies (M) Sdn Bhd as the project’s technology partner, which will make HyppTV the first TV operator in Malaysia to provide the ultra high definition (HD) broadcast quality. HyppTV customers […]
Apr 13 2016
The number of homes paying for IPTV in Western Europe overtook pay satellite TV ones in 2015. According the Digital TV Western Europe Forecasts report, IPTV subscriptions will climb by nearly 7 million (up by 27 per cent) between 2015 and 2021. IPTV revenues will reach $5.77 billion in 2021 – up by $1.2 billion. […]
Jan 25 2016
Sky will unveil its pricing structure for its new Sky Q Ultra-HD set-top box during its latest quarter’s results announcements on January 29th. Analyst reports suggest the new ‘all in’ pricing model will start above the current £90 per month for Sky’s all-embracing top-level sports & movies bundles. Equity analysts at investment bank Nomura suggested […]
Nov 27 2013
VuTV officially launched today on Freeview channel 238. VuTV provides Freeview viewers with compatible Freeview HD devices low-cost access to a range of pay TV channels. A subscription to the service will cost £6.99 a month, VuTV requires a broadband speed of at least 2Mbps. Channels currently available are: Comedy Central, MTV, CNN, Lifetime, HISTORY, […]
Jun 22 2011
BT has launched the full version of BBC iPlayer on its IPTV service BT Vision, enabling users to watch hundreds of hours of on-demand TV. The launch of iPlayer, first announced last November, replaces the selection of BBC programmes previously available on BT Vision’s TV Replay platform. A phased implementation of iPlayer on BT Vision […]
Channel launches and updates on Freeview
ITV announces closure of CITV
BBC switch from SD to HD on satellite
Joint UK/international BBC News service from March
Loss of channels on Freesat 4K TV Boxes after a reset
Digital UK becomes “Everyone TV”
Rollout of BBC One HD for the English regions
ITVX launch month delivers 55% increase in ITV’s streaming viewing and 65% increase in online users
New Broadcast 2040+ researchBBC to switch off all SD satellite channels
May 22 2019
IPTV reception overtakes DTT in France
According to the CSA’s Audiovisual Equipment Observatory report, which looks at audiovisual equipment used by households in metropolitan France, IPTV, which was running equal with DTT in 2017, has now overtaken terrestrial reception with 56.7% of homes having an IPTV connection compared to 53.7% that receive TV through digital terrestrial network known as TNT. Satellite […]
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By Expat • France • Tags: CSA (Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel), DTT, IPTV