In a move that enhances the Isle of Man’s status as a media cluster, satellite operator SES has opened new teleport on the island. Laurence Skelly MHK, Minister for Enterprise, formally opened the new state-of-the-art facility in the presence of Steve Collar, President and CEO of SES, and Martin Halliwell, Chief Technology Officer of SES. […]
Indian DTH operator Independent TV (previously known as ‘Big TV’), and backed by Reliance Communications, is losing money hand-over-fist. In its full-year results (to March 31st) the DTH operation’s revenues crashed 45.4 per cent and representing a nine-fold increase in losses over the previous year. Reliance Communications (RCom) said that the company has entered into […]
Rapid technological change is driving demand for intellectual property rights and growth in the global intellectual property (IP) systems of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) – the global forum for intellectual property policy, services, information and cooperation – while IP is increasingly important in policy making and international trade, according to comments made by WIPO […]
Multichannel programmer UKTV’s on demand and catch-up TV app is now available on all Samsung TVs sold from 2015 onwards. With thousands of hours of Dave, Drama, Really and Yesterday programming on offer, the free UKTV Play app offers anytime viewing, access to box-sets, previews of new shows, exclusive content and personalisation with a dedicated […]
London-based speciality satellite operator Avanti says it has signed a seven-year wholesale capacity lease worth $12 million annually, and $84 million in total. Avanti has not named the client other than to say it is a “major international satellite service provider”. The contract kicks in mid-2019 and in its statement to the London Stock Exchange, […]
Bonnier Broadcasting, part of Bonnier the Nordic region’s leading media company, has chosen Paywizard, the pay-TV subscription, billing and customer relationship management (CRM) specialist, to boost growth of its subscription-based OTT services. “We currently have a solution in place for subscribers to our C More and TV4 services using a combination of systems with minimal but […]
The BBC is marking the 60th anniversary of Blue Peter next month by digitising every single episode and allowing fans to share their favourite moments online. The move is part of a celebration of the diamond jubilee of the corporation’s longest-running children’s programme, which will also feature a live special on BBC2 on October 16th […]
FreeWheel, a Comcast Company, has released its Q2 2018 Video Monetization Report (VMR), which tracks marketplace trends on premium video consumption and advertising across STB VoD, OTT, Desktop, Smartphone and Tablets. The report found that in Q2 2018, the majority of premium, digital video ad views (57 per cent) in the US were delivered to […]
Amazon has unveiled Fire TV Recast, a new companion DVR that lets users in the US watch, record, and replay free over-the-air TV programming on Fire TV, Echo Show, and on compatible Fire tablet, iOS, and Android devices. Users can connect Fire TV Recast to a HDTV antenna for instant access to free over-the-air TV […]
A lack of major international televised sports events and continued decline in viewing were key contributors to rising CPMs on the flagship channels of Europe’s major commercial TV networks in 2017, according to the a report from Kagan, the TMT arm of S&P Global Market Intelligence. Key highlights from the report include: The cost of […]