The BBC has published its review of on-air pay carried out by PwC, and set out a five-point plan to help create a fairer and more equal BBC. The report says the BBC didn’t break the Equal Pay Act. Pressure group BBC Women said they had no faith in the report as they weren’t consulted […]
FairPlay Canada, a coalition of Canadian artists, content creators, unions, guilds, producers, performers, broadcasters, distributors, and exhibitors is asking the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to take action to address the theft of digital content by illegal piracy websites. The coalition says that jobs of hundreds of thousands of Canadians who work in the […]
Viu, a pan-regional OTT video service by PCCW Media Group, has signed an agreement with JTBC, the Korean cable broadcaster, to offer Viu viewers access to over 80 per cent of JTBC’s quality drama series and variety shows. It marks the largest regional content volume deal that JTBC has signed in Asia^. Complementing its existing […]
Elon Musk’s Falcon ‘Heavy’ rocket will be launched on February 6th subject to the usual weather considerations. Musk has said that the maiden flight of the giant rocket will take place from Launch Pad 39A which was used for the historic Apollo moon missions, and more recently for NASA’s Space Shuttle flights. The flight’s objectives […]
Piksel, the video management software and services company, has announced that Avi Cohen has joined its board of directors. Cohen was most recently the CEO of MX1, a global media services provider founded in July 2016 from the merger of RR Media and SES Platform Services, and before that was CEO of RR Media, from […]
E-Vision, a fully-owned subsidiary of Etisalat, and Starz Play, a VoD service in the MENA region, have announced a first-of-its kind, five-year content deal with Etisalat. Etisalat eLife customers can enjoy more than 10,000 hours of blockbuster Hollywood and Bollywood movies, same-time-as-the-US TV shows, documentaries, kids entertainment and dedicated Arabic content all ad-free and in […]
Bell Media has announced that its premium TV streaming service, CraveTV, is now available on Amazon Fire TV devices. CraveTV subscribers who have the Amazon Fire TV Stick Basic Edition can now stream a line-up of premium television programming directly from their Amazon Fire TV device. The launch of CraveTV on Amazon Fire TV is […]
Boxer, a UK solution provider for the video, film and TV markets, has announced a new partnership with V-Nova, a London-based manufacturer of next-generation video compression solutions for the ever-growing requirements of media processing and delivery. V-Nova is best-known as the manufacturer of the multiple award-winning PERSEUS cross-media codec, which enables media and entertainment companies […]
According to Dataxis research, linear OTT pay-TV market in Europe reached 7.4 million subscribers at the end of September 2017. This represents a growth of 13 per cent compared to the previous quarter. Over the years the number of linear OTT offers has been increasing, driven by the growth observed in offer specialised in sports […]
Telefónica and Netflix are finalising an agreement to integrate the SvoD giant’s content on the Movistar Plus pay-TV platform. The deal – still to be signed – would allow Movistar Plus to offer its 3.7 million subscribers all Netflix cinema and TV series. Unlike its rivals Vodafone and Orange, Telefónica is seeking a complete integration […]