Smithsonian Channel is continuing its international expansion by launching in the UK – its first European service – on February 12th. Already available internationally in Canada, Singapore and Latin America, British and Irish viewers will have access to the network’s award-winning programming in HD on Virgin (Channel 295), Sky (Channel 195) and Freesat (Channel 175), […]
M6 Group has entered into negotiations to acquire Lagardère’s FTA and pay-TV networks (with the exception of international classical music and ballet channel Mezzo). The project anticipates the full takeover of FTA DTT kids channel Gulli, along with pay-TV channels pre-schooler channels Canal J and TiJi, entertainment and music channels Elle Girl TV, MCM, RFM […]
European rugby union’s premier international tournament the Guinness Six Nations Championship has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) analytics, machine learning, and deep learning services to deliver more in-depth insight into the Championship and enhance the match experience for rugby fans around the world. As well as providing the technology behind the live broadcast of on-screen […]
The BBC Director General has confirmed to an MPs committee it will probably establish an HQ for its European operations in either Brussels or Amsterdam. Tony Hall told the Public Accounts committee a small office would be set up in a continental capital in order that country of origin restrictions once the UK is out […]
Award-winning British dramas Bodyguard, Killing Eve and McMafia have been revealed as the top programmes requested on BBC iPlayer in 2018. The most popular show of the year was Bodyguard, with the first episode becoming BBC iPlayer’s biggest ever programme, with 10.8 million requests across the year. All six episodes of the political thriller appear […]
Italian financial newspaper MilanoFinanza is reporting that Italian TV broadcaster Mediaset is confirming its ambition to create a European FTA player. Investment bank Exane/BNPP has looked at the situation, and suggests its own key take-aways from the article: 1) Mediaset has been working for over a year to create a European FTA player and is […]
The BBC is looking at Belgium, Ireland and The Netherlands for a new international headquarters after Brexit to allow the corporation to continue to broadcast across the EU. Belgium’s prime minister, Charles Michel, has revealed he held discussions on the possibility in Davos with the BBC’s director-general, Tony Hall. “Belgium is often on the shortlist […]
Professional services company Fincons Group has partnered with audio and video watermarking technology specialist Verance Corporation to accelerate and expand the development of Next Gen TV experiences in the US and Europe. The partnership combines Fincons Group’s expertise deploying Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) applications with the Verance Aspect watermark technology, which enables Next Gen […]
Research from the Phoenix deployment of Next-Gen Television shows that the new service delivering live, over-the-air TV could increase broadcast TV viewing and drive sales of new television receivers in the US. The research was the result of consumer lab testing by research consultancy Magid recently conducted in conjunction with the Phoenix Model Market project […]
The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK’s House of Commons has published a short report in reaction to the BBC’s formal response to the Committee’s report on equal pay at the BBC. That report also considered the use of Personal Service Companies, licence-fee funding for people over 75, and the future of […]