From this summer, Brits will be able to watch movies and TV series on demand and subscription-free, with the launch of CHILI. A pay-per-movie service, CHILI gives movie and TV fans unique access to new cinema releases on the big screen and also offers merchandise, physical DVDs/Blu-rays and exclusive content via the its digital magazine, […]
Commercial rollouts of 5G and larger than previously forecasted deployments of cellular IoT are focal points in the latest edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report. The forecast for cellular IoT connections has nearly doubled since November 2017. It is now expected to reach an estimated 3.5 billion in 2023, driven by ongoing large-scale deployments in […]
Spanish TV group Atresmedia and Mexican TV company Televisa have signed an agreement to launch Novelas Nova, a SVoD service, on Atresmedia’s OTT platform, Atresplayer, devoted to TV soap operas (Telenovelas). The service will have over 5,000 hours of content becoming the largest TV soap opera offering in Spain with premieres like La Candidata, La […]
A report in Le Figaro, and reported by equity analysts at Deutsche Bank, says that media ad-agency Zenith expects French commercial broadcaster TF1 to “recover” most of the €50 million it spent on the TV rights package for the FIFA World Cup. The bank says that if this translates to €40 million of ad-sales then […]
MobiTV, a global player in application-based pay-TV video delivery solutions, has announced it is the first multi-tenant video delivery solutions provider to secure hosted streaming delivery rights for more than 210 major networks, including C-SPAN Networks, Disney and ESPN Media Networks, Fox Networks, Fuse Media Networks, Hallmark Channel, Game Show Network, NBCUniversal, Pac-12 Networks, Reelz, Showtime, […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has reached agreement with Formula 1 regarding the extension of its exclusive media rights to Formula 1 in Denmark, Norway and Sweden until 2021, and will offer fans every practice session, qualifier and race from the motorsport competition over the next three seasons live on a combination of NENT Group’s […]
Florida Today report that rocket launch company SpaceX will increase the size of its planned facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in the state. A NASA-generated environmental study on the scheme says that the facility will be used to support a much higher launch rate of SpaceX’s Falcon rockets including the recovered stages and payload […]
Following their May Bank Holiday convention, MCM Comic Con have revealed that out of the upcoming TV shows in 2018, fans were most excited about seeing Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, which will be hitting Amazon Prime in August. The series, starring John Krasinski in the lead role, was voted ‘Most Anticipated TV Series’ with 15 per […]
A study from Juniper Research found that increasing adoption of in-flight entertainment and connectivity systems by airlines and private aircraft operators will drive annual service revenues from an estimated $3.7 billion in 2018 to over $8.4 billion by 2023. The research found that systems installation by Low Cost Carriers is a driving force behind this […]
Australian entertainment and media companies must assess trust and create, capture and monetise their trust assets in order to find growth in the next five years, according to a PwC Australia report. PwC’s 17th annual Australian Entertainment & Media Outlook analyses trends and consumer and advertising spend across 12 segments and shows spending is expected […]