DISH has announced that its DISH Anywhere app is now available on Android TV devices, bringing more choice and flexibility to how customers watch video content on their big screens. While DISH Anywhere has been available on Android mobile devices since 2013, customers can now use Android TV media players and smart TVs for the […]
International distribution specialist Globecast is carrying seven Arabic-language channels (Alaraby, Dubai TV, Sama Dubai, Kuwait TV, Panorama Films, Panorama Drama and Sky News Arabia) to the US using Hotwire Communications. It means Globecast Americas is now handling 29 international channels. Fort Lauderdale-based Hotwire uses its fibre-optic network to deliver these channels to clients. Jonathan Bullock, […]
Cinedigm, JungoTV and Karate Combat have agreed a distribution deal, putting the new professional martial arts league’s content on Combat Go, the global martial arts digital-first network. With this deal, Karate Combat’s landmark league takes karate into the mainstream with a patented fighting pit that provides dynamic cinematic views. Combat Go is a first-of-its-kind 24/7 […]
TeraVolt and 3 Screen Solutions announced that German Bundesliga football club FC St. Pauli has launched a new online video service for fans based on ‘Jupiter’, the new end-to-end multiscreen sports video platform devised by TeraVolt which takes advantage of 3SS’ 3READY front end solution. 3READY at Jupiter’s front end enables broadcasters and service providers […]
Agama Technologies, the specialist in video service quality and customer experience, has announced the launch of a fully containerised solution for monitoring, analytics and customer insights. This new functionality will be showcased at TV Connect, Digital Transformation World, ANGACOM and IBC. The continuous evolution of OTT and other video services increase demand for flexible deployments […]
Hulu, the US streaming service, has announced that it now has over 20 million subscribers, up from the 17 million back in January. The company said: “total engagement: is up by 60 per cent. That 20 million total is spread across Hulu’s various service tiers including its core ad-supported service, Hulu with No Commercials, and […]
Global sports provider Eleven Sports has secured live and exclusive rights to all La Liga matches in the UK and Ireland. The partnership will begin from the start of the 2018/19 season and will run for three years until the end of the 2020/21 season. Sky had held the TV rights to Spanish top-flight football […]
Sky has confirmed it will broadcast the Royal Wedding live on Sky News in Ultra HD via its Sky Q platform. Coverage will start at 9am on May 19th, and will also be simulcast on Sky One. “Sky continuously searches for ways to innovate and bring better coverage to its customers,” commented David Gibbs, Director […]
MasMovil, the fourth largest telco in Spain, may be the focus of a new consolidation move in the market. Its shareholders – mainly venture funds and private groups – are reportedly willing to sell the company in the next two or three years. MasMovil has significantly increased its value over the last year with a […]
Intelsat had a reasonable set of results on May 1st, but it was a decision by the FCC to examine how its C-band spectrum might be utilised by the upcoming 5G technology that drove Intelsat’s share price to extremely dizzy heights that day. At one stage, Intelsat’s stock jumped 42 per cent before settling back […]