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BritBox now on Roku

BritBox, the subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) streaming service from BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC and UK commercial broadcaster ITV, which went live in the US in March 2017, has launched on streaming service Roku. After a seven-day free trial, BritBox is $6.99 (€6.52) per month and gives subscribers access to thousands of hours […]

April 20, 2017

Arianespace wins Intelsat/SKY Perfect JSAT launch

Arianespace says that it has won the launch contract for an upcoming joint Intelsat (Horizons 3e) and SKY Perfect-JSAT satellite. Boeing is building the satellite and it should be ready for launch towards the end of 2018. The Horizons 3e portion of the joint-mission satellite will complete Intelsat’s global Epic network. The high-throughput satellite’s C-band […]

April 20, 2017By Chris Forrester

Nielsen, Google team for ad impression measurement

Global performance management company Nielsen has been named to Google’s Marketing Mix Model Partner programme. As a preferred partner, this programme enables Nielsen to collect Google advertising impression and spend data directly from Google in a standardised, granular and accurate way. Collectively, this

April 20, 2017

Encompass VoD services for Sony

Encompass Digital Media, a global technology services company delivering end-to-end video playout and distribution solutions, has announced that Sony Pictures Television Networks has selected its CloudVOD platform and geographically diverse Digital Network Operations Centers (DNOC) to distribute VoD assets for Sony’s US channels, including getTV, Cine Sony, and Sony Movie Channel to major US multichannel […]

April 20, 2017

Sling TV goes OTT on LG Smart TVs

OTT TV platform Sling TV has become the first live and on-demand over-the-top (OTT) service available on LG Electronics’ line-up of smart TVs. Sling TV now supports most 2016 webOS 3.0 Smart TV models, and will be available on LG’s 2017 webOS 3.5 enabled-models in the coming months. LG joins more than 15 platforms currently […]

April 20, 2017

Fubo scores Chelsea TV deal

US sports-first streaming pay-TV service fuboTV will now offer Chelsea TV, the English Premier League club’s channel featuring 24-hour-a-day programming, to Fubo Premier subscribers as an add-on package for $5.99 (€5.59)/month. fuboTV will be the first third-party platform in the United States to make Chelsea TV available to its customers. Chelsea’s official channel is the […]

April 20, 2017

MX1, Vubiquity global linear distribution deal

Satellite operator SES has confirmed that its wholly-owned global media services company MX1, and media technology solutions and premium content services provider Vubiquity, have signed a multi-year linear distribution deal. The new service offering combines Vubiquity’s linear transport portfolio with MX1’s service infrastructure and future-proof content aggregation management and delivery technology. These capabilities offer broadcasters, […]

April 20, 2017

Spain: DTT and IPTV boom causes satellite freefall

Contrary to the rest of Europe, Spaniards mainly watch TV via DTT. This – combined with an increasing demand for IPTV – is putting satellite and cable TV in freefall. A report from SES Astra reveals that 60 per cent of Spanish viewers watch TV via DTT versus 26 per cent on average in the […]

April 19, 2017From David Del Valle in Madrid

France: VoD take-up growing

According to audience measurement and survey company Médiamétrie, acquiring video content online among the French is increasing. The company’s study, VOD360, notes that the viewer now has several on-demand options watch his or her favourite movies, series or documentaries, be it rental, subscription or purchase. While rental has been an important factor, the study suggests […]

April 19, 2017

O’Reilly out at Fox

21st Century Fox has confirmed that Bill O’Reilly, star anchor of its Fox News Channel, will not be returning to the network after the conclusion of a pre-planned holiday. In a Statement, the company said: “After a thorough and careful review of the allegations, the Company and Bill O’Reilly have agreed that Bill O’Reilly will not […]

April 19, 2017