Canada’s PSP Investments, with around C$136 billion (€92bn) of assets under management, is reportedly leading a handful of potential buyers for the UK’s Arqiva, which holds a near monopoly on broadcast and transmissions for British terrestrial TV companies. Arqiva is also a major player in the supply of connectivity for many of the UK’s cellular […]
Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel has acted quickly to shut down Facebook users who attempted to broadcast pirated versions of the world-title welterweight boxing bout between Australia’s Jeff Horn and Filipino title-holder Manny Pacquiao. Foxtel’s Main Event channel held the broadcasting rights to the fight, charging customers A$59.95 to watch it, but shortly after the final […]
Sky has made a $2 million (€1.75m) equity investment in Circle Media Labs, an early-stage technology company specialising in connected devices. Sky said the investment would provide it with additional insight into developments within the field.
Lagardère’s kids’ DTT channel Gulli has launched a pan-Arabic version, branded Gulli Bil Arabi, in 18 territories across the Middle East. The channel is carried on pan-Arabic operator My-HD, and has been specifically tailored to the lives of kids in Algeria, Bahrein, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Somalia. The programming line-up contains international shows from Gulli […]
In a move that acknowledges the way the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s remit has evolved, the Prime Minister and Culture Secretary Karen Bradley have agreed a departmental name change. The Department will continue to be referred to as DCMS in all communications, but is now the department for Digital, Culture, Media and […]
A key meeting of government officials, political leaders, industry regulators, business heads and international and local experts in Taipei has called for removal of investment constraints in the multichannel video industry, and increased attention to online piracy, as the Taiwan market reshapes itself as an all-digital (and often mobile) regional communications hub. Participants in the […]
The countdown for the launch of Intelsat 35e was halted with just 9 seconds to go when a computer monitoring the Falcon 9 rocket’s guidance, navigation and control criteria aborted the launch. The launch was scheduled for the later afternoon of July at 07.36 Florida-time. SpaceX says it is looking into the problem and has […]
In a sign that broadcasters are increasingly keen to expand their transmissions beyond the established Middle East DTH duo of Arabsat and Nilesat, comes news that Turner Broadcasting’s Cartoon Network Arabia has signed with YahLive on its MENA beam. CNN has been on YahLive since 2014. Viewers across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) […]
Discovery and Swisscom have extended their long-term partnership. The entire Discovery portfolio and newly acquired premium live sport on Eurosport, most notably exclusive Friday night Bundesliga football, will be accessible to Swisscom viewers, delivering on the Discovery commitment to bring more premium content to consumers. In a significant expansion of the relationship, Swisscom and Teleclub […]