NBCUniversal International’s SVoD service has announced its upcoming expansion into Norway – and then Finland, Sweden & Denmark. Launching first with Norway’s TV 2 in Q4 2017, this strategic territory expansion will extend hayu beyond the UK, Ireland and Australia. These upcoming launches are a key milestone in the continued growth for the all-reality service, […]
PBS America, the British TV channel from America’s Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), is launched PBS America On Demand as part of the Amazon Channels line-up in the UK. The new, ad-free service from PBS America will give Amazon Prime members the chance to enjoy a wide spectrum of in-depth science, history and current affairs programming […]
French company Arkena, an affiliate of broadcasting service company TDF, has been chosen by France Télévisions to develop its new SVoD platform that is scheduled to launch early next year. Arkena has expertise in the development of OTT solutions, and its capacity offer in the cloud is specially built to handle multi-screen broadcasts and large […]
Orange and Netflix have renewed the agreement signed in 2014 for the distribution of Netflix for Orange TV customers in France, and have expanded their partnership to all countries in which the Orange Group is present. This strategic partnership will enable the Group’s subsidiaries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East to distribute Netflix in […]
DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga, the German football league, has selected content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA as a partner in its fight against illegal content sharing of live Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 matches over the Internet via IPTV. As IPTV piracy has grown exponentially and becomes mainstream news in recent months, the DFL […]
Netgem, a connected entertainment software publisher and solutions provider for telecom operators, has announced that Amazon Prime Video will come to its virtual STB software platform. The partnership with Amazon Prime Video is a major enhancement in a series of international OTT and linear content partnerships that Netgem has secured for its virtual STB platform. […]
Ericsson has signed a content discovery services contract with DNA, the largest pay-TV operator and one of the leading telcos in Finland. Ericsson will provide editorial services and rich metadata for over 150 TV channels in Finnish, English and Swedish from DNA’s cable network, the Finnish digital-terrestrial network and over broadband. The rich metadata will […]
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a division of Viacom, has acquired a free-to-air digital terrestrial frequency in Italy (LCN 49) from Scripps Networks Interactive to launch a local version of its Spike TV network in support of its strategy to build scale in the market. At the same time, VIMN has also confirmed it has […]
Eurosport has announced a new four-year deal with the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The agreement, which runs from 2017 until 2020, will see Eurosport broadcast every major UCI event exclusively in 36 countries and territories in Europe across all disciplines, including the UCI Road World Championships, UCI Track Cycling World […]