Liverpool has announced it is to submit a “compelling bid” to host Channel 4’s new national headquarters. Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson and the Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram have joined forces to lead the bid saying today “Channel 4 would find a soulmate in Liverpool” with a move that would breathe new […]
Roku has announced it will soon make its Enhanced Voice Search feature available to Roku users in the UK. Enhanced Voice Search enables users to use their voice to find entertainment to watch. The new feature will be available for Roku players through the Roku mobile app, and for the Roku Streaming Stick+ through the […]
Travelxp, the global travel channel, will next week join the UK Freeview platform. Confirming the news, Prashant Chothani, CEO of Travelxp, said: “We are delighted to announce that from Monday, the 30th of April 2018, Travelxp will be launched for mainstream audiences in the UK through the popular Freeview DTT-based platform which has the largest […]
Sharp used the pre-IFA Global Press event last week to announce the price of its Aquos 70” display – at measly €11,199 for European buyers. The units will be in stores by the end of April. The displays were announced at Berlin’s IFA show last August, and Sascha Lange, Sharp’s VP/Marketing & Sales, said the […]
Raketech has launched TVsportguide.com, a TV listings platform and mobile app that delivers real-time TV listings for the most popular sports in the UK. The product was created to match the most popular sports fixtures with real-time TV broadcast listings and online streaming services available within the UK. The online guide is supported by content […]
India’s smallest DTH operator, Reliance Big TV (RBTV) has paid its overdue transmission fees to the country’s satellite transponder operator, Antrix. Antrix handles the commercial dealings of India’s State Research Operation (ISRO) which controls all transponder traffic coming into India. RBTV has been cleared by India’s Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal of restrictions. RBTV […]
QYOU Media, a curator of ‘best-of-the-web’ video for multiscreen distribution, has revealed that its programming formats now reach an addressable audience of more than 300 million consumers globally. This marks a threefold increase in distribution reach in six months, fueled by significant new partnerships across Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. New partnerships with iflix, […]
SES has expanded its technical reach in Ghana and now serves four million TV homes, compared to two million in 2015, according to the Satellite Monitor study commissioned by SES. The study shows the leading position of SES in the Ghanaian TV landscape, as SES now reaches two-thirds of TV homes in the country, the […]
Netflix and DreamWorks Animation Television have announced an upcoming Fast & Furious animated series, the first series in an expansion of their ongoing multi-year deal for original animated kids and family programming. Following Comcast-NBCUniversal’s acquisition of the animation studio, the relationship has been expanded to include a first look at DreamWorks Animation animated series based […]
2017 was a stellar year for the recorded music business, according to MIDiA research. Global recorded music revenues reached $17.4 billion in 2017 in trade values, up from $16 billion in 2016, an annual growth rate of 8.5 per cent. Streaming has, unsurprisingly, been the driver of growth, growing revenues by 39 per cent year-on-year, […]