Discovery Communications has completed an agreement with Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo to increase its ownership stake in its successful OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network joint venture. Under the terms of the transaction, Discovery paid $70 million (€59m) to acquire an additional 24.5 per cent stake in OWN from Harpo, Inc., after taking into account net debt at the network, […]
In a frightening comment on the state of video theft and piracy, Brazil’s Pay-TV Association (ABTA, Associação Brasileira de Televisão por Assinatura) says that household piracy in the nation costs the sector some BRL 6 billion (€1.52bn) annually. At a seminar on the problems, hosted by daily newspaper O Globo, ABTA consultant Antonio Salles Neto, […]
A national study commissioned by WP Engine and conducted by the Centre for Generational Kinetics explores the mindset, preferences, and expectations of Generation Z, Millennials, Generation X and Baby Boomers for their current and future digital experiences. “The Future of Digital Experiences” study, which surveyed 1,005 people in the EU ages 14 – 59, found […]
Freeview and Sony have announced the successful roll out of Freeview Play on selected Sony BRAVIA TV models. The subscription-free catch-up and on-demand platform provides access to BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All 4, Demand 5 and UKTV Play. Viewers with compatible Sony TVs will now be able to scroll back from the TV guide to […]
Films produced in Europe made up 28 per cent of films broadcast by a sample of TV channels during the 2015 – 2016 season. This sample contains a total of 131 TV channels from 18 different EU member countries. These findings come from a new report published by the European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the […]
BAMMA, the European Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) entertainment brand, has announced a broadcast deal with ITV. The deal will see BAMMA become the first MMA promotion to broadcast on the ITV network with live coverage of BAMMA 33: Scope Vs. Lebout from Newcastle on ITV4 on December 15th. BAMMA Managing Director Ashley Bothwell commented: “With […]
ETSI has launched a new Industry Specification Group called Augmented Reality Framework (ISG ARF). This new group aims to synchronise efforts and identify key use cases and scenarios for developing an Augmented Reality (AR) framework with relevant components and interfaces. It will provide technical requirements for AR specifications in order to ensure interoperable implementations that […]
Amino Technologies a UK-based provider of digital entertainment solutions for IPTV, Internet TV and in-home multimedia distribution, has provided the following trading update for the year ended November 30th 2017. The Group expects to report a full year performance that demonstrates continued customer traction for its IP / cloud video software solutions and devices, despite […]
DHX Media, a global children’s content and brands company, has licensed more than 450 half-hours of children’s content to Tencent, a provider of internet value-added services, such as entertainment and social media, in China. In this multi-year deal, DHX Media’s new Teletubbies and Inspector Gadget series, as well as Twirlywoos, Super WHY!, Animal Mechanicals, and […]
Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, has completed a second successful season of full coverage of the FIA World Endurance Championship from circuits around the world. It also provided coverage of the world famous 24 Hours of Le Mans as well as the six-race European Le Mans Series and Michelin Le Mans Cup series. […]