Following previous experimentations featuring ballet (in 2016) and opera (in 2017), Arte has announced the launch a new 4K/HDR technical trial period from September 12th to 22nd. The Franco-German channel has partnered with Amazon CloudFront, AWS Elemental, Anyware Vidéo, ATEME, Cobalt, Globecast, Molotov, Philips, SES, TDF and Technicolor to produce a 4K HDR10 homogeneous version […]
SES is urging its C-band clients in the US to ensure that their receiving dishes are properly licensed with the FCC. A White Paper, originally written back in April, is being re-publicised with the headline “urgent attention required” because any unregistered C-band antennas must be notified to the FCC by October 17th in order to […]
The pressure on traditional multichannel subscriptions abated in the second quarter – a positive direction that is further supported by the forwarded momentum of virtual services Sling TV and DirecTV NOW, according to the Q2 2018 U.S. Multichannel Subscriber Report by Kagan, the media research group in S&P Global Market Intelligence. Combined, the cable, DTH and
With the battle for its football pay-TV subscribers ongoing, Vodafone has launched a new promotion that offers its pay-TV service for free for a year. This is Vodafone’s response to the low cost promotions currently being offered by Movistar and Orange in their fight to capture Vodafone’s 400,000 football subscribers following the British company’s decision […]
Connected TV households now make up nearly three-quarters of all US households, but those penetration levels don’t necessarily add up to a huge advertising market—yet. eMarketer forecasts
The controversy over which satellite is illegally beaming out pirated signals deepened with a statement August 16th from Qatar-based beIN Sports. The broadcaster accuses beoutQ and Arabsat as facilitating blatant sports piracy “on an industrial scale”. beIN says that independent examinations by three of the world’s “leading digital security, media solutions and technology companies” have […]
BT Sport has agreed a new deal to show exclusively live Ligue 1 Conforama football and the Coupe de la Ligue in the UK and Republic of Ireland until 2021. Football fans will be able to enjoy action from the French top flight league with up to five live and exclusive Ligue 1 Conforama games […]
Arianespace’s current workhorse rocket, its Ariane 5 model, will be replaced by the much more flexible Ariane 6 versions with a test flight scheduled for 2020 and speedy commercialisation during 2021-2022. But it is now clear that the European Space Agency (ESA) is planning for important follow-on rocket developments to these Ariane 62 and 64 […]
XUMO, the US live OTT service, has released growth metrics for its free streaming TV service, reporting a rise in viewership of 325 per cent and a 90 per cent increase in user consumption over the past year. Underscored by this traction, XUMO also announced the launch of 6 additional premium channels across 4 new […]
Facebook has reached an agreement with UEFA to stream the Champions League in Latin America. Facebook has acquired the TV rights to show 32 live matches for the next three years in Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, including the whole European Champions League and the European Super Cup. All Facebook users in the relevant countries […]