The Spanish OTT service operated by Sky has launched an app to make the package available to all PlayStation 4 owners. PS4 users can now download the app to watch Sky’s 14 pay-TV channels and over 3,600 hours of VoD content for €10 a month, with the first month free under a starter promotion. PS4 users […]
James Pitaro has been appointed the new president of ESPN and the co-chair of Disney Media Networks. Pitaro had been the chairman of Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media since 2016. He was formerly a vice president and head of Yahoo! Media, including leading Yahoo! Sports. His appointment is effective immediately. “As a passionate and […]
An ISPreview reader poll, which was conducted between January 18th and March 1st, has suggested that the vast majority (75.1 per cent) of respondents would rather have a truly standalone broadband connection than a bundle. A third would also like UK ISPs to offer shorter contracts. At present most
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched a Hispasat satellite into orbit in the early hours of March 6th from its Cape Canaveral launch site. However, a planned landing of the rocket’s first stage did not take place as hoped because of bad weather at the floating landing site. Lift-off was at 05.33 GMT and […]
According to local reports out of Kiev, Israel’s satellite operator Spacecom has held talks with the State Space Agency of Ukraine (SSAU) with the intention of creating a Ukrainian satellite communications system to operate in a joint-venture with Spacecom. Spacecom operates the Amos fleet of satellites. The SSAU’s website says that the discussions on the […]
The Indian Media and Entertainment (M&E) sector reached almost INR1.5 trillion (€18.3 billion) in 2017, a growth of around 13 per cent over 2016. With its current trajectory, it is expect to cross INR2 trillion by 2020, at a CAGR of 11.6 per cent. The digital segment led growth, demonstrating that advertising budgets are in […]
Global sports provider Eleven Sports has launched Eleven Prime, a new dedicated sports channel on social video service, Twitch. Eleven Prime will operate 24/7 on Twitch and will offer fans a variety of live sports including basketball, baseball, football and hockey, as well as coverage of sports with dedicated, underserved fan bases such as darts […]
There’s a strange dichotomy between South Korea’s two technology giants. On the one hand LG Electronics said March 5th that its OLED TV displays will be responsible for around 20 percent of its sales this year (and a greater proportion of profits). Last year OLED sales were responsible for 15 percent of overall sales. “LG […]
TV4 Entertainment, a global player in streaming channels, and Multi Channels Asia (MCA), a developer and operator of thematic-based channels in the Asia-Pacific region, have created a strategic joint venture to localise and distribute TV4 Entertainment’s portfolio of channels and original productions throughout Asia. The new venture, operating under the name Omni Channels Asia, leverages […]
TiVo has announced that Sharp will further utilise TiVo’s G-Guide HTML across Sharp 4K smart TVs and Ultra HD Blu-ray recorders in Japan, TiVo’s G-Guide xD app and remote schedule recording service for its Blu-ray recorders. This renewal with TiVo allows Sharp to continue delivering one of the industry’s most advanced interactive programme guides to […]