Eenensys, designers and manufacturers of digital TV transmission technologies, working with their Korea partner SMC NS, has been selected by Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) in Korea to supply its new ATSCheduler and IPGuard products for the launch of ATSC 3.0 DTT services in February this year. Korea is leading the rollout of the new IP-based […]
There were reports in the British press this past weekend which suggested that 21st Century Fox and Sky’s lobbyists were briefing UK parliamentary members on their plans for the acquisition by Fox of the rest of Sky (61 per cent) it does not already own. Importantly, the briefings are stressing that the future of Sky […]
Spanish satellite and telecommunications operator Hispasat has unveiled its Hispasat 36W-1 satellite (H36W-1) at its Madrid headquarters. The satellite will be put into orbit on January 27th using a Soyuz launch vehicle and will be launched from the European Spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana. Hispasat 36W-1, which is currently at Kourou, has 20 Ku-band […]
Portuguese commercial broadcaster TVI has reached an agreement with national DTT network operator Meo to reduce the fee paid for the distribution of its TV channel. Although the price agreed was not revealed, a Meo source explained that the reduction of carriage fees reflects the changes in the spectrum occupied by each broadcaster on the […]
According to Brazil’s official body responsible for digital adoption, GIRED, the nation’s capital Brasilia is making rapid progress towards total adoption of digital TV. GIRED says 338,000 digital converter boxes/receivers and antennas were supplied, representing 90 per cent of the total base of TV homes in the region. The regional government is issuing free-of-charge digital […]
Television, home video and new media content distributor Beta Film has extended its existing service contract with global media services provider MX1, a wholly-owned subsidiary of satellite operator SES. This new long-term contract extends and expands the existing agreement, which began in 2009, and covers a wide range of services, including content, picture, data and […]
Owners of the Nintendo Wii U in the UK are no longer be able to use the BBC iPlayer app through their games console. The Wii U version of the streaming app was removed from the console’s eShop in August when Nintendo chose not to renew its licence agreement with the BBC, but was still […]
Following Netflix’s recent announcement of downloadable content, another SVoD service has revealed plans to do the same. World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Chief Marketing and Revenue Officer Michelle Wilson has told Variety that offline viewing and downloadable content are “definitely on the roadmap” for its WWE Network sometime this year. The WWE Network is now officially […]
Mike Darcey, who was Sky’s COO for 14 years until departing in 2012 for a job on Murdoch’s newspaper division, has said he believes that both Sky and BT Sport will be considerably less aggressive when bidding for new sports rights. In a blog post, Darcey explains that BT Sport now knows that simply adding […]
Most of the main pay-TV operators in Sub-Saharan Africa lowered their prices during 2016 to ward off competitors. The knock-on effect was that other platforms lowered their fees, according to findings from Digital TV Research’s Sub-Saharan Africa Pay-TV Forecasts report. “With a limited number of DTT licences on offer,