Apple has struck a deal with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television and NBC’s Universal Television to create a ten episode reboot of the fantasy series Amazing Stories. The series originally aired on the NBC broadcast network from 1985 to 1987. Similar to The Twilight Zone, each episode serves as a standalone story with a fantasy, horror, […]
Six licensees in the northwest of England have been found guilty of dishonest reception of a television transmission by showing Sky Sports to customers without a commercial agreement from Sky. In the first of three cases, Janet Ferguson, Lisa Kaye and Arnold Martin of The Mayflower in Bootle, Merseyside, were found guilty in their absence […]
A bankruptcy court in Florida has ruled that Amit Bhalla, a retailer of IPTV streaming devices with unauthorised channels, cannot use a bankruptcy case to shield himself from monetary liability for copyright infringement. In 2016, the US District Court for the Central District of California issued a permanent injunction halting the unlawful distribution of television […]
US cable industry research and development lab CableLabs has completed the Full Duplex DOCSIS 3.1 specification, designed to help cable operators find cost-effective solutions to meet the growing demand for faster broadband speeds. “In the United States, more than 90 per cent of households are connected to an HFC (hybrid fibre-coaxial) network, and consumers typically […]
LG’s senior managers are impressed by how consumers are buying into LG’s flagship OLED television screens. Their high-end Organic Light-Emitting Diode-based (OLED) displays have sold more than 10,000 units in South Korea in September, and the best-ever month for sales. LG says they were selling an OLED set every four minutes. Helping is a fall […]
Hot on the heels of its release in the UK, streaming platform and device specialist Roku is to launch its popular Roku Express streaming player in France. Roku Express is the most affordable streaming player Roku ever launched in France, priced at €34.99 MSRP. It comes with everything in the box to get started, including […]
Vewd (formerly Opera TV), a global market player in enabling OTT, has announced that ten of the world’s top TV app agencies will support the Vewd ecosystem in a bid to unify the fragmented TV app market around an independent and open platform. The ten app agencies are: Accedo, Cisco, Easel TV, Floatleft Interactive, Fractal […]
Global media group A+E Networks has announced its expansion into South Korea with the launch of the History and Lifetime channels. Executive Vision Sean Cohan, President of International and Digital Media, A+E Networks, stated, “The Korean market’s rich storytelling tradition and appreciation for history is a great match with A+E’s own heritage in compelling and […]
AMC Networks International (AMCNI) has announced the appointment of Marco Frazier to a newly created role as Senior Vice President, International Distribution – Digital and New Platforms. In this position, Frazier will oversee worldwide distribution of AMC Networks International’s linear channels with new and digital media platforms. He will continue to report to Ed Palluth, […]
A team of seasoned filmmakers, distributors and software developers has announced White Rabbit, a blockchain-based smart contract solution that intends to improve the way users watch content, distribute it, pay and are paid for films and series. As a browser plug-in, White Rabbit is designed to offer a completely new opportunity. It enables users to […]