Discovery has announced its first commission with British motoring presenter Richard Hammond. Produced by Chimp, Richard Hammond’s BIG! will sees the host embark on a global adventure – from the UK to Germany and the US – to explore the world’s biggest structures and machines. Each episode will take Hammond to a new location and […]
In 1994, ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Limited became the first Indian content company to foray into international markets. 25 years later, today its digital entertainment platform ZEE5 took a giant leap forward to become the first ever OTT platform to offer Indian content customized for mainstream audiences across markets-at such a large scale. The huge love […]
Tuzki, the WeChat emoticon, has scored a starring role in Tencent Pictures’ upcoming Chinese drama, Second Time is a Charm. The famous rabbit IP is owned by Turner Asia Pacific, a WarnerMedia company, and has established itself as an instantly-recognisable figure in China both on- and off-screen. Its use has been licensed to Tencent for […]
Satcube, a disruptive development company in the satellite communications arena that manufactures game-changing portable terminals enabling high-performance broadband access anywhere, will demonstrate its award-winning Satcube Ku satellite terminal at Satellite 2019, May 6th – 9th. Throughout the exhibition, Satcube will hold feature demonstrations at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Booth 2511. Satcube Ku highlights […]
Liberty Global has announced the appointment of Lutz Schüler as CEO of Virgin Media, the company’s operations in the UK and Ireland, effective June 11th. Schüler joined Virgin Media as Chief Operating Officer in September 2018, after eight years running Liberty Global’s operations in Germany. Tom Mockridge, who has been Virgin Media CEO since Liberty […]
Mega-constellation OneWeb promises to start commercial services in 2021. CEO Adrian Steckel, speaking to The Australian newspaper, said that the first important stage is to start launching batches of Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) satellites at a rate of 35 a month, every month, from this coming December. OneWeb, in partnership with Airbus, is now building […]
Spain’s Mediapro has seen its international TV business grow, with 79 per cent of revenues now coming from abroad. The company ended 2018 with €1.96 million revenues, up 20 per cent on the previous year, and an EBITDA of €222 million. With an investment of €69 million, Mediapro has acquired TV rights to French Ligue […]
TalkTalk TV customers can now stream Prime Video content via the TalkTalk TV set top box. Customers who already have a Prime Video subscription will be able to add the service by logging into the app via their set top box. TalkTalk TV customers who don’t currently have a Prime Video subscription can take advantage […]
India’s Telecoms Regulatory Authority (TRAI) has demanded that pay-TV broadcaster Airtel Digital TV get its house in order following a succession of failures to address subscriber concerns. To show how tough its demands are, TRAI is insisting on total compliance within five days, that is by this coming weekend. TRAI also warned that other pay-TV […]
Pay-TV revenues in Eastern Europe will peak at $6.95 billion (€6.2bn) in 2019 – before slowly falling to $6.59 billion by 2024. Analogue cable revenues will drop by $844 million over this period, so digital pay-TV revenues will increase by $502 million to $6.56 billion. Simon Murray, Principal Analyst at Digital TV Research, said: “Tough […]