Measat Satellite Systems has expanded its video neighbourhood in South Asia with the distribution of News24, Sagarmatha TV and Prime TV. “We are delighted to welcome and distribute News24, Sagarmatha TV and Prime TV via the Measat video distribution network” said Raj Malik, Senior Vice President – Sales, Measat. “The addition of these channels is […]
Deutsche Telekom will build and operate the network of the future for the Stuttgart Region, laying the foundation for digitalisation of the area. The company is investing a total of up to €1.1 billion. The Region is providing a funding programme valued at up to €500 million to the commercial rollout. Deutsche Telekom and the […]
Spanish multiplay telco Telefónica has acquired the pay-TV rights to the UEFA Champions League and Europa League for the next three seasons (2018-2021) for €1.08 billion. The operator will pay Mediapro €360 million per season for all European matches whose rights Telefónica will be able to resell to third parties. Telefónica and Mediapro have also […]
The announcement that CanalPlay is to close in France is another reminder of the growing requirement for major content investment to compete in the increasingly dynamic subscription video sector, particularly amongst local services. CanalPlay will join the list of high profile closures worldwide over the last couple of years, all with significant parent companies; that […]
BBC Director General Tony Hall has been elected as the new President of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Delphine Ernotte Cunci, Chief Executive Officer of France Télévisions, will serve as Vice-President. Both were elected by absolute majority at the EBU’s 80th General Assembly in Tirana and will take up the new roles from January 1st […]
DC Entertainment, the iconic comic book brand and home to an array of legendary superhero characters such as Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman, has revealed the first details of its soon-to-launch SVoD service, in partnership with Warner Bros. Branded ‘DC Universe’, the service will offer subscribers access to exclusive content, including original shows Titan (available […]
Lutz Schüler is swapping the top job at one Liberty Global division for another after being appointed chief operating officer of Virgin Media having served since 2011 as Unitymedia CEO. He will take on the role from September 10th and report directly to Virgin Media CEO Tom Mockridge. “For the past eight years Lutz has […]
A senior executive at Samsung’s Visual Display business says it’s time to start establishing common standards for 8K broadcasting. Currently, it is only Japan that’s making the running in 8K transmissions although plenty of content-producers are making 8K programming, mainly in the natural history and documentary areas. Japan will start full 8K broadcasts on December […]
Google is reportedly looking to enter the video games business, with plans for a streaming platform to rival Xbox and PlayStation. The reports, which originated from gaming new site Kotaku, site five different sources, all claiming that Google are planning ‘some sort of streaming platform’ and that they’re already in the midst of recruiting and […]
The total active DTH pay-TV subscribers in India dropped slightly during the first quarter this year. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) says its quarterly performance indicator shows that the overall active subscriber numbers dropped to 67.53 million from 67.56 million. The surprise fall follows a consistent upward trend in DTH which continued throughout […]