Charlie Ergen’s DTH pay-TV Dish Network definitely has a role in the success of the T-Mobile/Sprint giant merger. Dish will pay in $5 billion for certain wireless assets, including Boost Mobile, and this has opened the door for a Dept. of Justice approval for the merger. Dish’s funding is reportedly split two ways, with $1.5 […]
Portugal Telecom’s quad-play service Meo has partnered with AMC Networks International Southern Europe (AMCNISE) and Atresmedia Internacional to launch España TV, a package of seven TV Spanish language TV channels. The channels are Antena 3 Internacional (news, current affairs and entertainment); A3Series (Spanish series); A3Cine (recent Spanish movies); The Cocina Channel (gastronomy); Decasa (decoration, beauty, […]
ProSiebenSat.1 is considering launching Joyn, its streaming joint venture with Discovery, in markets outside Germany, ProSiebenSat.1 CEO Max Conze, speaking to WirtschaftsWoche, confirmed the news, saying the broadcaster is looking at taking the Joyn model elsewhere in Europe once the key features of the platform and the future premium offering were in place. He said […]
Video content budgets across India, Korea and Southeast Asia climbed 12 per cent in 2018 to reach circa $10 billion, according to the latest edition of Asia Video Content Dynamics, published by Media Partners Asia. Asia Video Content Dynamics tracks investment, production and consumption for TV, film and online video across India, Korea and Southeast […]
Vodafone and O2 Telefónica UK have agreed to share 5G active equipment, such as radio antennas, on joint network sites across the UK. This means more people will get 5G sooner, helping to build a competitive digital economy and encouraging innovative new services that use 5G’s speed and greater reliability. Vodafone and O2 have also […]
It seemingly comes as no surprise to locals in South Africa that once again the country’s government has delayed publication of its long-awaited Digital Spectrum plan. On June 20th, during his ‘state of the nation’ speech, the country’s president Cyril Ramaphosa promised the new policy covering unassigned high-demand spectrum would be published within 30 days. […]
South Korea’s LG Display is planning to invest some $2.54 billion (Won 3 trillion) into new OLED production lines. LG Display, in a statement, said it intended to expand its existing market-leading position in the OLED TV retail sector. The decision comes following the domination by lower-cost Chinese panels in the LCD market, and the […]
Sky has launched a new Parents’ Guide on Sky Q, providing in-depth ratings for more than 3,500 movies. Created in partnership with Common Sense Media, the non-profit organisation dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families, the new Parents’ Guide gives families the extra details they need to make more informed choices about which […]
The Tour de France is proving a big hit with cycling fans this year with high audience figures reported from EBU Member broadcasters. The 2019 Tour de France is being hailed as one of the most exciting editions since the end of 1980s, with particular excitement during the two Pyrenees stages on July 20th (Tarbes […]
The launch of Eutelsat’s latest satellite is being readied by International Launch Services from Kazakhstan. The key components of the launch rocket were sent to the Baikonur cosmodrome on July 22nd. The launch is doubly-important. First, so that Eutelsat’s new craft E5 – West B can replace the aging Eutelsat 5 West A craft. Eutelsat […]