A group of major Russian television channels expects to pay up to $40 million (€35.2m) to buy the rights for broadcasting 2018 FIFA World Cup matches, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko has revealed, according to Russian news agency TASS. “We have been announced the figure of $110 million for the World Cup broadcasting rights,” […]
Augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) dealmakers invested over $800 million (€705m) in Q2 2017, after a quieter first quarter. This rounded out over $2 billion invested across 27 AR/VR sectors in the last 12 months, as analysed in Digi-Capital’s latest Augmented/Virtual Reality Report. While investment hasn’t hit the record peak of Q1 2016 (when $1.2 […]
Samsung has launched the first HBO app in Spain that will allow viewers to access the premium US streaming platform on their Smart TVs. The app is available on all Samsung Smart TVs manufactured from 2012 to the present, a total of over 3 million sets. The launch sees Samsung enrich its streaming TV offer […]
Ara Aprikian, COO at French commercial broadcaster TF1, says the multichannel strategy adopted by the company is now a firm success. Talking to French daily Le Figaro, he said the proof was in the higher audience numbers across all of its channels. In particular the fresh positioning of TMC has been a priority, according to […]
German media giant Axel Springer is in exclusive talks to buy TV channel Sport1 from Constantin Media according to reports. Axel Springer is bidding in excess of €80 million for the sport platform, which consists of TV, radio, mobile and Internet offerings. Sky is said to have dropped out of the running.
Two aborted launch attempts are bound to raise heart-rates and blood pressure, but SpaceX successfully sent a giant Intelsat (I-35e) satellite on its way to orbit at its third launch attempt. The success meant a third launch for SpaceX in less than two weeks. SpaceX used an all-new rocket for the launch and the mission’s […]
BT Sport has agreed a multi-year extension to its relationship with Dynamic Ad Insertion technology provider, Yospace. The announcement follows a successful 12-month period during which time Yospace enabled advert placement in over 700 major sporting events for the broadcaster, including Premier League, The Emirates FA Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, Aviva Premiership […]
The loss of SES-owned AMC-9 on June 17th because of its on-board problems at 83 degrees West, and even reports of the satellite’s breaking up, has meant major changes for SES’ clients. AMC-9’s transmission payload is inert so there is no danger of interference to other satellites in its path. According to a detailed report […]
Pay-TV and digital entertainment services protection specialist Conax has agreed a reseller agreement with ZTE Corporation, a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions. A key aspect of the partnership is bundling Conax’s Connected Access next-generation IPTV security client with ZTE’s complete offering targeting the global IPTV market. The reseller agreement strengthens […]
The Kudelski Group, a specialist in digital security, has announced a patent cross licence agreement with US telco conglomerate AT&T. The agreement provides AT&T worldwide access to Kudelski Group’s patent portfolio that covers fundamental aspects of end-to-end video distribution. “We are extremely pleased to enter into this agreement with AT&T” said André Kudelski, Kudelski Group […]