Acclaimed adult animation BoJack Horseman will be available for free for the first time to UK viewers starting on February 25th on DMAX, Discovery’s new free to air male entertainment channel. The acquisition deal with global content leader Lionsgate includes local licensing rights for seasons 1-6. BoJack Horseman follows the life of a formerly famous […]
TiVo, a global player in entertainment technology and audience insights, has announced that Sky Mexico, a provider of subscription television services in Mexico, Central America and the Dominican Republic, has signed a new metadata deal to use TiVo as the primary metadata provider for its next-generation platform. The new agreement enables Sky Mexico to consolidate its […]
InterDigital, a mobile technology research and development company, has announced that LG Electronics has extended its licence to use Hillcrest Labs’ Freespace MotionEngine software in its Smart TV’s for an additional three years. Hillcrest’s Freespace MotionEngine is a pioneering software that enables the point-and-click and motion control features of the LG Magic Remote, which comes […]
Italy’s Antitrust Authority has fined Sky Italia €7 million for failing to provide “clear and immediate” information to potential subscribers that it did not have all Serie A’s games in its football package this season. From this season, streaming platform DAZN has been airing three out of the ten weekly matches, leaving Sky Italia with […]
Canal Plus is in preliminary talks to acquire Qatar-based beIN Sports, according to reports in France. The French broadcaster could be seeking to push forward with a deal before summer, allowing them to boost subscriber numbers by 3.5 million. The acquisition of beIN Sports would also enable Canal Plus to expand its portfolio of sports […]
A study by Florida International University Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work researchers about screen time shows that children are spending more time watching television than ever before. Comparing pre-mobile device usage in 1997 to when mobile devices were widely available in 2014, the study found that television consumption still significantly outpaced […]
5G will transform the sports experience for fans in stadiums and at home, according to research conducted by Ovum for Amdocs, a provider of software and services to communications and media companies. Seventy-six per cent of network operators in Europe
At the inception of Cisco’s Mobile Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast more than a decade ago, mobile (or cellular) traffic represented less than five per cent of total IP traffic crossing global networks. Today, the role and reliance placed on mobile networking has dramatically increased. There has been worldwide rise
Electronics giant Samsung has announced it is ceasing production of Blu-ray players, and has completely axed plans to release a new high-end 4K model later this year. The news follows reports that recent box office hits such as The Favourite and Stan & Ollie will skip UHD home releases completely. “Samsung will no longer introduce […]
Australian multiplay telco Telstra has introduced its third-generation Telstra TV which it says is another leap forward for affordable entertainment in Australian homes. Available from February 26th, the new third-generation Telstra TV is described as sleeker and smaller than its predecessors, and comes bundled with a new Wi-Fi voice-enabled remote that can also turn a […]