Mediapro-owned new DTT channel Gol has reached an agreement with La Liga to broadcast free-to-air one football match from the Primera División and four from the Segunda División, along with highlights, every weekend over the next three years. The deal is valued at €55 million. Last December, Mediapro also reached an agreement with La Liga […]
An independent research study commissioned by the Wireless Broadband Alliance, to mark the inaugural World Wi-Fi Day on June 20th, reveals the extent of the digital divide that exists globally – most notably in some of the world’s largest cities. The study reveals the majority (57 per cent) of the global urban population remains unconnected, […]
With billions of devices expected to be connected in the coming years, media and entertainment (M&E) companies are well-positioned to seize an early advantage as an enabler and receiver of IoT applications, according to the EY report Internet of Things: Human-machine interactions that unlock possibilities. The total potential for IoT in the M&E space is […]
Multinational cable, fibre, telecommunications, contents and media company Altice is reorganising its group management structure ahead of the closing of the acquisition of Cablevision by Altice USA. The new group management structure reflects the global presence of Altice N.V. centred around Europe and the US and ensures critical senior leadership, entrepreneurial spirit and best-in-class management […]
China’s media regulator has placed strict limits on foreign produced and even “foreign inspired” programming. The rule is designed to boost innovation of home-grown programming. BBC Monitoring is reporting that “overseas” programmes with imported formats and copyrights are not allowed to be broadcast on satellite TV channels without the approval of local regulators and a […]
UK advertising is set to see the seventh successive year of recovery and the nation will remain one of the fastest-growing media markets in 2016 with +6.3 per cent increase in spending taking the industry to a predicted investment of £17.3 billion (€22.5bn), according to the latest media and marketing forecast figures from GroupM, the […]
AMC Networks International Iberia, producer of thematic TV in the Iberian market, is partnering with Machinima, the global many2many programming service focused on gamer culture, to launch the first SVoD channel dedicated to gaming, eSports and heroes in Spain and Portugal across pay-TV operators, smart TVs and on iOS/Android apps. Programming will feature Machinima’s most […]
Channel 4 has made its fourth deal from its Commercial Growth Fund, striking an airtime-for-equity arrangement with digital magazine newsstand, Readly. As part of the new seven-figure partnership, Readly will be able to launch its first ever TV advertising campaign in return for the broadcaster taking a minority equity stake in the all-you-can-read digital newsstand […]
SES considers satellite vital to the success of the future video landscape and provides the answer to delivering high quality video, anywhere, and to any device. This solution is detailed in the new SES White Paper – Satellite Captures the Wave of Video Growth – published at its Investor Days event. The White Paper details […]
Demand in the Chinese market for TVs with screen sizes 55-inches and larger remains strong, as sharply declining prices in the category fuel consumer upgrade activity. With many new Chinese TV brands offering steep discounts, shipments of big-screen TVs in China increased nearly 80 per cent in the first quarter of 2016, compared to the […]