Eleven Sports, and Portuguese TV operator, TVI, have announced the extension of a free-to-air (FTA) carriage agreement for the UEFA Champions League in Portugal for the 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons. The extended partnership means TVI will continue to show one game per match-week featuring a Portuguese team for the next two seasons. TVI will also […]
Italian public broadcaster RAI has lost the battle for FTA broadcast rights to the UEFA Champions League for the period 2019-2021. This follows a decision by the Italian court to reject an urgent appeal submitted by RAI against Sky Italia, according to a report in Il Sole 24 Ore. This will enable the pay-TV broadaster […]
Following its launch in 2009 by Eutelsat to allow viewers living in areas not covered by IPTV or DTT to receive free DTH programming, digital satellite service Fransat has attracted two million users in metropolitan France. Since its inception, Fransat has evolved into a complete HDTV bouquet, in addition to delivering FTA DTT channels, pay-TV […]
South Africa’s media regulator ICASA is to hold a formal examination into the country’s ‘must carry’ rules. To date, they permit MultiChoice and other pay-TV operators to carry the nation’s SABC public channels without paying a fee. The rules have been in place since 2011. SABC wants this pattern to be changed, and to force […]
Italy’s largest TV broadcasters all ended 2018 in the black, with the exception of RAI and La7, which achieved break-even. According to local daily Italia Oggi, Sky Italia led on turnover with around €3 billion (+3.8 per cent compared to 2017), while profit amounted to €99.59 million. The pay-TV broadcaster could further extend its lead […]
Spain’s public broadcaster RTVE has made the first stand-alone TV live transmission using 5G in the country during the broadcasting of a news programme. Within the framework of EuCNC 2019 and 7th Global 5G Event in Valencia, the broadcaster carried out the live transmission for the regional news programme of Castilla La Mancha and Valencia. […]
The BBC is providing coverage of all 18 courts in HD live for the first time ever at Wimbledon for 2019. In addition, BBC Sport’s digital service at Wimbledon will be larger than ever this year. The BBC’s ultra-high definition trials are being expanded, so that viewers with compatible TVs will be able to watch […]
Altice Portugal has partnered with public broadcaster RTP on Portugal’s first TV broadcast using 5G technology. During the trial, a pre-commercial 5G ecosystem was activated from the client terminal to service platforms. A router was developed to support the new technology, consisting of a new 5G wireless control network and a series of active antennas. […]
More people around the world are tuning into the BBC than ever before, reaching a new high of 426 million a week – an increase of 50 million (13 per cent) over the year, according to new figures released by the Corporation. The Global Audience Measure (GAM) shows BBC News has an audience of 394 […]
South Africa’s public broadcaster SABC is asking the country’s government to provide it with a Rand 3.2 billion (€1.9bn) guarantee to help stop a blackout of broadcasts. The guarantee is needed to permit SABC to secure commercial borrowings. The country’s Sunday Times newspaper reported that SABC is “saddled” with debts to local authorities, signal distributors […]