The June 30th quarter-final of the Euro 2016 football tournament between Portugal and Poland marked the kick-off of seven consecutive matches that Rai, Italy’s national public broadcaster, and Eutelsat are offering Italian TV homes in Ultra HD. The pair say the initiative marks Rai’s most ambitious foray into Ultra HD, which represents the next big […]
Spanish TVoD service Wuaki.tv now has 2.5 million registered users in the country – an increase of 500,000 over the last 6 months. Smart TVs are still the preferred device for Wuaki.tv users, receiving 51 per cent of all requested videos, followed by tablets with 14 per cent, smartphones with 12 per cent and desktop […]
Liberty Global’s Dutch cable operator Ziggo is set to launch an app for the Horizon platform to distribute a bouquet of Italian language channels. The new app, branded TV Italiano, will consist of live streams of Rai Uno, Rai Due, Rai Tre, Rai Storia, Rai News 24 and Mediaset Italia, and will launch in September. […]
Pre-orders for the PlayStation 4 virtual reality headset have already sold out in the US, with shortages also predicted for the UK. According to games review site IGN, the final wave of pre-order headsets – which went live on June 30th – were snapped up ‘within minutes’. In the US, the PlayStation VR is released […]
The FIA Formula E Championship – the electric single-seater car race series inaugurated by motorsport’s governing body – is to live-stream the 2015-16 season finale of the series in London’s Battersea Park, directly to Facebook using Grabyo. Grabyo is an official live streaming partner of Facebook, allowing rights holders to broadcast live events to the […]
For the past six weeks or so Intelsat has been trying to restructure some of its older debt (in the form of bonds) but has been held back by a threat from an investor (Aurelius Capital) that Intelsat had violated its bond covenants. The possibility of litigation soured the conventional banking refinancing plans. Intelsat has […]
Pro-copyright consumer education body The Industry Trust for IP Awareness and Entertainment One UK (eOne) has launched an exclusive David Brent: Life On the Road trailer that sees Ricky Gervais asking audiences not to pirate his new film in his typical deadpan style. Starring Ricky Gervais as himself, the 35-second exclusive piece to camera delivers […]
Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company, has announced the launch of music channel Vintage TV on Freeview. Thee channel is now available nationally to Freeview viewers in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland within the broadcast coverage of Arqiva’s HD multiplexes, which cover approximately 76 per cent of UK households. The channel will […]
Measat Satellite Systems has confirmed the launch of eGG (“Every Good Game”), South East Asia’s first dedicated 24/7 HD eSports channel. The channel is now available to pay-TV operators via Measat-3a at 91.5°E. eGG’s content includes gaming tournaments, walkthroughs, expert guides, documentaries, game house tours and more. The HD channel fills a gap in Asia’s […]
French broadcasting group France Télévisions and global media solutions provider Globecast have signed a five-year deal to renew their partnership to bring iconic cycling events, including the Tour de France, to screens. This year’s Tour starts on July 2nd. France Télévisions has partnered with Globecast for the latter to supply comprehensive transmission services. This multi-year […]