Online video portal YouTube will deliver a present to its premium Red subscribers on December 19th in the form of a holiday-themed musical show called entitled The Keys of Christmas. It stars Mariah Carey along with YouTube musical star Rudy Mancuso, as well as performances by DJ Khaled, Fifth Harmony and a cameo from Mike […]
Netcracker Technology has expanded relationship with SKY, a satellite pay-TV provider in New Zealand. The engagement will consist of Netcracker providing additional staff augmentation services to ensure that SKY has the appropriate personnel and expertise in order to maximise the use of Netcracker’s recently upgraded Revenue Management solution and optimise customer experience. Netcracker’s solutions and […]
WPP’s media investment group GroupM has affirmed its 2016 global ad expenditure forecast and shared its revised outlook for 2017. A variety of economic factors across the globe see another year of modest growth in advertising as brands continue to be pressured for performance in low-growth environments. Despite the overhang of uncertainty tied to outcomes […]
Despite the ongoing dispute with French group Vivendi, Italian broadcaster Mediaset is pushing ahead with its pan-European digital platform. According to Mediaset VP and CEO Pier Silvio Berlusconi, although the original idea was proposed to Vivendi, the project could now include broadcasters in France, Germany, Spain and the UK. He explained that the platform is […]
Premium entertainment streaming service Hulu now supports streaming in Ultra HD. “As TV and movie lovers ourselves, we want to makes sure viewers can watch their favourite shows and movies in the best possible quality,” says Ben Smith, Head of Experience. “4K Ultra HD gives content creators a more immersive canvas for their stories. So […]
Q3 Dutch TV revenues have seen an increase, driven by summer price hikes from key pay-TV players Ziggo and KPN. Revenues grew by 5.8 per cent to €485 million, according to Telecompaper’s Dutch Television Market 2016-Q3 report. Ziggo’s TV revenues grew by just over 8 per cent in the quarter to around €285 million, whie […]
4KUniverse, a general entertainment Ultra HD channel, is the latest in a series of networks to join SES’s fast-growing Ultra HD line-up being delivered to cable operators and other television platforms across North America A mix of documentaries, sports, movies, and TV shows aimed at Millennials and Generation-X viewers, 4KUniverse will make its debut in […]
Music streaming service Pandora Internet Radio is on the verge of being bought by US pay-radio operator SiriusXM. A CNBC report notes that Pandora’s share price rose last week almost 16 per cent on the news of the probable sale, and adding that Pandora’s directors were happy to have discussions with SiriusXM. SiriusXM’s chairman Greg […]
Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX is expected to return to flight with a Falcon 9 rocket on December 16th, and to launch a cluster of satellites for space telephone and data company Iridium. However, SpaceX has yet to receive a clean bill of health in the shape of a formal investigation to a September 1st […]
Controversial Arabic channel al-Manar was taken off air last December because of its lack of balance and its support of Hezbollah. The channel was alleged to have breached Arabsat’s contract terms. On December 2nd a Lebanese court ruled that Arabsat should put the channel back on air “as soon as possible”. Judge of Urgent Matters […]