Deutsche Telekom’s vectoring upgrades are continuing with vigour in 2018: as of today, almost 200,000 more households in 209 cities and communities can now connect to the Internet with up to 100 Mbps (and a minimum of 50 Mbps) download and 40 Mbps upload. These include Bochum-Wattenscheid, with 13,300 households, Langen (Hessen) with 3,900 households, […]
Edgy TV, a multicultural TV channel from Canadian online magazine Edwige, is the latest addition to the Freeview platform (channel 264) that has a reach of over 10 million UK TV households. The channel celebrates an exciting blend of fashion and different cultures to enrich the lives of professional women from 20 to 55 years […]
SPI International / FilmBox, a global media company, has signed a multi-year agreement with MEASAT Satellite Systems to distribute six 24 hour TV channels including one Ultra HD channel across the Asia Pacific region. SPI International gains access to MEASAT’s 91.5°E hotslot with an established video neighborhood and strong affiliate base across wide geography comprising […]
Following pressure at a ministerial level and consultation on how public service broadcaster Channel 4 could most effectively contribute to regional economic growth, stimulate regional creative industries, and better serve regional audiences to deliver a stronger economy and a fairer society, the service has announced a strategy that it says will significantly boost jobs in […]
Netflix’s CEO Reed Hastings says that the streaming giant expects to generate $15 billion (€12.2bn) in subscriber revenues this year. Currently Netflix has around 117 million subscribers, and growth is continuing. Hastings was speaking to journalists at a media event, and added that the taking back of content from Netflix by Disney would not pose […]
French commercial broadcaster TF1 Group and multiplay telco Orange have signed a new global distribution agreement reinstating distribution by Orange of all TF1 group channels, and of the non-linear services associated with the channels, which was interrupted upon the expiry of the previous deal between the pair on January 31st. It cements the partnership between […]
Investment analysts at Wells Fargo bank say in a note to clients that Comcast will likely prevail in the bidding war for the assets of Sky. The bank also suggests there’s plenty of benefit still to flow to existing shareholders in Sky and prices the possible final payment level of £14.50 per share (Sky is […]
Top marketers know that digital video is one of the most powerful tools to increase consumer engagement and brand loyalty. In fact, according to a new study from Clinch, a creative technology company that powers dynamic, personalised video advertising, brand marketers are ramping up their production of digital videos with an emphasis on creating campaigns […]
Europol and Spain’s Cuerpo Nacional de Policía (Spanish National Police) have arrested six individuals in what they suggest is a “big hit” to illegal TV streaming networks. The Spanish National Police, supported by Europol’s Intellectual Property Crime Coordinated Coalition (IPC³), arrested six individuals from a crime ring suspected of selling illegal television signals from more […]
Former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are said to be in talks with Netflix to produce shows for the online streaming giant, according to a report in the New York Times. The couple would make exclusive content for the US streaming site focused on uplifting stories. The deal would give a global […]