The BBC has announced what it describes as two “cutting-edge” trials to bring the FIFA World Cup live to audiences in Ultra HD and virtual reality. “The BBC has brought major live broadcasting breakthroughs to UK audiences throughout the history of the World Cup,” commented Matthew Postgate, BBC Chief Technology & Product Officer. “From the […]
Following its acquisition of the football TV rights for France, Spanish TV group Mediapro is to launch a channel dedicated to La Ligue 1. The channel will air the live games as well as highlights of the football competition every week. The channel will be 24/7 with distribution available to all TV operators in France. […]
Univision Communications has announced that Vincent Sadusky will be its next chief executive officer, taking over the Hispanic media giant as it grapples with difficult times. Sadusky is a veteran of the Hispanic-media world, having previously worked for Telemundo, Univision’s main rival. “Vince is distinctly qualified to lead UCI through the next phase of its […]
The European Commission has once more approved, with conditions under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of Ziggo by Liberty Global. The merger was first approved in 2014. Following the annulment of this approval by the General Court in 2017, the Commission has reassessed the merger. Before the transaction, Ziggo and Liberty Global were separate […]
Consumers in the UK are watching more digital video content than ever before with mobile viewing on the rise, according to eMarketer’s latest time spent with video forecast. The forecast, which is included in eMarketer’s UK Digital Video and TV forecast report, shows that adults in the UK will spend just under an hour (59 […]
Altice France has revealed that SFR Sport will be rebranded as RMC Sport from July 3rd, with the aim of becoming “the Netflix of Sport” according to CEO Alain Weill. Composed of five premium channels (RMC Sport 1 for European football; RMC Sport 2 for basketball, athletics and rugby; RMC Sport 3 for equestrian and […]
Portugese public broadcaster RTP and telco NOS have reached an agreement to broadcast the upcoming World Cup tournament in Russia in 4K through a specific channel, branded ‘RTP 4’, which will use 4K HDR technology. The channel will be on air from June 14th to July 15th and will be distributed on NOS, Meo and […]
The recent Royal Wedding can teach us some valuable lessons about the future of television suggests Larry Gerbrandt. The US viewership numbers are in for the recent telecast of the wedding of Britain’s Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle and they tell a fascinating story on how viewers are still using traditional linear […]
India’s giant DTH broadcaster Dish TV, now with the merged Videocon d2h under its belt, says that during the upcoming year it will expand its 450 company-owned service centres throughout the country and 5500 company technicians, and use the staff to make around 1 million home visits every month. The combined businesses now have a […]
605, an advanced data and analytics company focused on the media and entertainment industries, has launched The 605 Impact Index, a new, scientifically-based approach for measuring the impact of TV advertising on both branding and sales, also known as the ‘top and bottom of the marketing funnel.’ Building on its pioneering TV analytics work with […]