BT has revealed it will make the first episode of AMC’s The Terror available to watch for for free on YouTube. Viewers can watch the opening instalment of the thriller on YouTube for 24 hours from 00:01am on April 24th. BT says it is the first time a pay-TV show has launched in the UK on […]
Amazon and Best Buy have announced a collaboration to bring the next generation of Fire TV Edition smart TVs to customers in the US and Canada. As a first step in the partnership, Best Buy will launch more than ten 4K and HD Fire TV Edition models from Insignia and Toshiba, beginning this summer. “Amazon […]
Antrix, the commercial arm of India’s state-owned satellite operator ISRO, has cut off transmission signs to Reliance Big TV, citing non-payment of fees. Reliance Big TV, which at best has the lowest market share of India’s ‘Big 5’ DTH players (of a maximum 5 per cent), is in a transition period being acquired on November […]
TalkSport has secured the free-to-air radio broadcast rights for the England cricket team’s forthcoming tours of Sri Lanka and the West Indies, after outbidding the BBC Radio who have held the rights for 13 years. Scott Taunton, chief executive of Wireless Group Limited, commented “Winning these prestigious rights is a great victory for TalkSport and […]
The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) has announced that the organisation has seen an uptick in membership and the number of members has increased to 96. Since the organisation’s merger with the Media Networking Alliance (MNA) was announced late last year, more than 20 companies have joined AIMS. The following companies have joined AIMS […]
GINX Esports TV is expanding its distribution footprint in Europe with the launch of its 24/7 linear channel on Elisa Viihde, a digital entertainment service in Finland. GINX Esports TV is a leading eSports TV network in the world featuring prestigious eSports tournaments together with news, documentary and live entertainment shows produced at its London […]
uCast a media platform for distribution and monetisation of content globally, has selected Microsoft Azure as an exclusive cloud provider to offer a worldwide cloud infrastructure for next generation media monetisation platform. Azure provides a highly-scalable, global platform leveraging key technologies such as Media Services, Serverless computing, AI, and a host of real-time analytics and […]
Travelxp, the 4K global travel channel reaching over 75 million homes, has launched a new food-driven show and added three new destinations to its globally popular ongoing series. Nisha Chothani, Director – Travelxp, said, “I am delighted to announce the launch of a unique new show, Thali – The Great Indian Meal, celebrating different, unusual […]
Netflix’s Q1 numbers show that the OTT operator is growing as fast as ever. It added a net 7.4 million global subs during the quarter, only slightly down on the previous quarter’s record-breaking 8.33 million. US new additions were also healthy at 1.96 million. Overall, this latest quarter year were the second-biggest ever, and the […]
Sky Italia has revealed that a Milan court has suspended the tender for national TV rights to the Italian Serie A for the seasons 2018-2021. The satellite broadcaster requested checks on whether the process that awarded the football rights to Spain’s MediaPro was in line with Italian laws. According to Sky Italia, the tender “rises […]