Insight TV, a producer and broadcaster of adventure travel and extreme sports genres in true 4K, has announced a distribution deal with Almatel Kazakhstan with the trademark Alma TV, the largest cable television and data transmission network in Kazakhstan. The contract will see Insight TV broadcast its 4K linear channel to subscribers of the Alma […]
Olympusat, one of the largest independent media companies specializing in the ownership, distribution, production and technical services of Spanish and English-language networks, was in attendance at the 7th edition of the Miami Media and Film Market (MMFM), where Carlos Lopez – VP of Marketing and Communications of Olympusat, and Pablo Lopez – Art Director, offered […]
Sweden based Pirate Bay may have to amend its file-sharing after Europe’s supreme court said it may be breaking copyright rules by helping users download films, TV shows and music for free. The Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) said Pirate Bay’s role as a host meant it may be liable for […]
Ooyala has released its Q1 2017 Global Video Index, revealing, for the first time, long-form content represents the majority of time spent watching video on every screen. This quarter’s report also tracks variances in video consumption between the East and West coasts of the US, the continued growth of mobile, as well as emerging trends […]
The diplomatic arguments between Saudi Arabia and Qatar show no signs of abating. A senior Saudi official at the International Law Association, Dr Majid Garoub, speaking to Bahrain-based Gulf News, says that the political position in the region meant that Saudi Arabia would have to re-negotiate with FIFA on the rights to broadcast football. The […]
Children and teenagers are increasingly watching TV through a smartphone and using on demand services, as viewing habits among young people continue to shift towards mobile and on demand streaming, a study has shown. Research by MediaCom showed
Ericsson foresees continued rapid growth of mobile connectivity as global mobile data traffic increases to eight times its current level by 2022. This traffic is the equivalent of: The population of Spain streaming HD video 24 hours per day for a month A single subscriber streaming HD video continuously for 3.55 million years 31 billion […]
Seventy-five per cent of social video publishers are optimistic about the revenue-generating potential of their assets, according to a survey conducted by Wochit. Based on responses from representatives of publishers, brands, agencies and other content creators, the findings demonstrate the increasing importance of social video as a path to monetisation while also offering insights on […]
The main European countries of origin for EU 28 TV content in Netflix’s catalogues are the UK with 160 titles (or 44 per cent of the total EU28 TV titles available in the 8 Netflix catalogues studied), France with 72 titles (20 per cent) and Germany with 52 titles (14 per cent). Together, these three […]
France Telecom-owned Orange TV is adding five new TV channels to its entertainment pay-TV offer in Spain: Sundance TV HD, Dark HD, Nick Jr, MTV HD and MTV Live HD. Subscribers can view these channels without paying any additional fees. With these new additions, Orange strengthens its cinema and TV series content and music and […]