MultiChoice, the South African entertainment company, is about to see itself spun off from parent Naspers, and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on February 27th. This week, the company held an investor roadshow presentation in Johannesburg and the message from the broadcaster’s senior executives is that its DTH service, DStv, is doing far better […]
Woody Allen is suing Amazon Studios for breach of contract in refusing to distribute his latest movie. The 83-year-old Hollywood director, actor and writer is seeking some $68 million in damages, after accusing the company of backing out of a multi-picture deal without cause. Amazon released two of Allen’s films and also distributed his TV […]
The C-band Alliance (CBA) of Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat and Telesat has written to the FCC stating that several recent submissions to the FCC are wrong in their contentions that a potential “market-based approach” (where the CBA sells off its C-band spectrum itself) violates the USA’s Communications Act and is “inconsistent with precedent”. Most objectors, including […]
Analysis from Mediavision shows that household spend on media subscriptions increased substantially in Sweden during 2018. Video makes up two thirds of the monthly spend of which digital pay-TV continues to attain the majority. However, SVoD services such as Netflix, Viaplay, HBO Nordic among others grow the fastest. During 2018, Swedish households upped SVoD spend […]
Sky Sports will be the only place in the UK and Ireland to watch the US, London and Dublin shows of the Bellator MMA 2019 tour, starting later this month. This one year deal with Bellator ensures that all US fights on the tour, as well those in London and Dublin, will air exclusively on […]
Vodafone UK, Qualcomm Technologies and Ericsson are conducting ‘over the air’ tests with 5G technology and a device that is similar in size to the 5G mobile phones that are being developed. Vodafone has begun lab tests of a 5G smartphone ‘form factor’ test device with a Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 5G modem using Ericsson radio […]
Swisscom has paid CHF196 million (€172.4m) to acquire the frequency bands needed for the future 5G network, securing the conditions for the commercial operation of the 5G network in Switzerland. By the end of 2019, it is expected that 5G will have been successively rolled out to 60 Swiss towns and communities, providing customers with […]
Netflix has acquired worldwide distribution rights to award-winning documentary Knock Down the House, which chronicles the campaigns of four female progressive candidates including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, against powerful incumbents in the 2018 midterm elections. The Sundance Institute this wek announced Knock Down the House as the winner of the Festival Favorite Award, selected by audience votes […]
FloSports, a specialist live digital sports and original content, and Rugby Europe, the governing body responsible for the management of international competitions for the 48-member unions across Europe, have announced a partnership to provide live and on-demand coverage of the 2019 Rugby Europe Championship in North America, Latin America, Middle East and North Africa exclusively […]
A study commissioned by communications and media software and services provider Amdocs reveals that UK consumers are not getting enough from their TV and video subscription services, and are demanding more personalised bundles. The survey, conducted by