When it comes to adoption of SVoD services such as Netflix or Amazon Prime Video, the UK lags behind the US and Canada by some distance. But research carried out by investment bank RBC Capital Markets reported by eMarketer found that Netflix, in particular, was gaining ground on the UK’s leading free VoD providers. Among […]
Italian public broadcaster Rai has launched its new multimedia platform, with free access via app and PC, both online and offline. RaiPlay offers users a constantly updated catalogue of content. It includes 14 RAI channels in live streaming (Rai1, Rai2, Rai3, Rai4, Rai5, RaiNews, RaiSport1, RaiSport2, RaiMovie, RaiPremium, RaiYoyo, RaiGulp, RaiStoria, RaiScuola), a TV Guide, […]
21st Century Fox has accused Netflix of illegally hiring two of its executives in a lawsuit filed late last week. Fox alleges that Netflix has been conducting a “brazen campaign to unlawfully target, recruit, and poach valuable Fox executives by illegally inducing them to break their employment contracts with Fox to work at Netflix,” reported […]
Viceland, the new 24 hour TV channel from global youth media brand Vice, has launched on Sky channel 153 and NOW TV. The 24-hour lifestyle and entertainment channel will take young audiences across the globe to offer a contemporary take on youth cultures, covering music, food, drugs, identity, sex, fashion, sports and more. Overseen by […]
The Spanish TV company Atresmedia has reached an agreement with the Argentine cable operator Cablevision Argentina to distribute in the basic tier two more channels, Atresmedia and Hola TV to be added to the current Antena 3 International. With this new deal, the company strengthens its position in Latin America as one of the world […]
South Africa has confirmed it has supplied 650,000 low-cost set-top boxes to the South African Post Office for distribution to poorer families in order to receive digital transmissions. However, the analogue to digital conversion process is as slow as ever. Last year’s June 2015 switch-off date slipped badly amidst allegations of corruption and mismanagement, and […]
Up until now, Multichoice/DStv has dominated African sports viewing thanks to its portfolio of ‘SuperSport’ channels. Now StarTimes is aggressively pushing its own exclusive sports line-up. Typical is how it is offering football to Nigerian and other viewers across Africa. Tying into the new season of football, StarTimes is now offering more than 50 live […]
Today’s US consumers expect a world in which they always have high-speed access to anything they want, whether it be music, video, or basic information reports iGR, a market strategy consultancy. Internet and data access while both at home and on-the-go is inextricably woven into the personal, social and business fabric of modern life. Not […]
MTG’s latest original production – it’s first foray into kids’ programming – will premiere on its video streaming service Viaplay on December 1st in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The 24-episode series The Big Experiment will be made available exclusively on Viaplay to viewers across the Nordic region. It is presented as a Christmas calendar […]
Afrostream is now available on Orange TV in the Pass Vidéo section, The SVoD sevice offers access to the best Afro-American, Caribbean and African content. Afrostream offers hundreds of hours of unlimited programmes: films, series, documentaries, concerts and more. The videos are in HD, in French and in their original version with subtitles. Afrostream is […]