Zenterio, a TV and multiscreen solutions provider, has announced that Hrvatski Telekom (HT), a Deutsche Telekom (DT) majority-owned operator based in Croatia, has launched Zenterio OS software on subscribers’ STBs to power its new entry-level IPTV offering MAXtv. The deployment is part of a comprehensive project by DT to harmonise the software programs powering the […]
Digital out-of-home US publisher Gloss Media has named video ad serving platform SpotX as its premier programmatic platform to enhance the monetisation of its network of digital video screens in nail salons. The announcement marks the company’s first programmatic video integration, part of an effort to augment direct-sold deals as buyer relationships shift to favour […]
iKO Media Group, a global end-to-end service provider for broadcasters and content owners, has signed a distribution agreement with WFC (World Fashion Channel), an international satellite and cable TV channel dedicated to fashion, lifestyle and celebrities which broadcasts across Europe and CIS. “Our goal is to provide innovative and dedicated broadcasting and content distribution solutions […]
Sky could have to pay extra £600 million (€660m) per season for the next Premier League deal as Amazon emerges as a potential competitor, according to Citi Bank. Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Netflix are all emerging as potential competitors for the rights, which are currently split between Sky and BT under a three-year deal. […]
Reports in Spanish newspaper El Pais say Telefónica is planning to launch a streaming video platform with its own original content in Europe to compete against Netflix. The Spanish operator is said to be finalising plans to launch the SVoD service in Germany and the UK. The service will be marketed at a low price with […]
The August 10th news that French multinational cable, fibre, telecommunications, content and media group Altice is preparing a bid for US cable giant Charter Communications prompted equity analysts at MoffettNathanson to write a hard-hitting comment, saying – in essence – that the bid made no financial sense at all. Indeed, Craig Moffett poured scorn on the […]
Italy has seen a 34 per cent growth in TV licence fee payers, going up from 16.5 million in 2015 to 22.2 million in 2016. There were a lot of people who did not pay in the islands, where new payments grew by almost 49.8 per cent compared to the previous year, going from 1.5 […]
Amazon has revealed that its LOVEFiLM DVD-by-mail rental service will cease to operate in the UK on October 31st. The online shopping giant cited a “decreasing demand” for DVDs and Blu-rays as customers increasingly move to streaming movies and TV series instead. LOVEFiLM was founded in 2002 and acquired by Amazon in 2011, when it […]
Hackers have continued leaking more unaired episodes over the weekend. The data dump included episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Insecure, Ballers, The Deuce and more, according to the Associated Press. HBO has previously confirmed that its computer network had been attacked July 31st. The hackers claimed to have stolen 1.5TB of company data and demanded […]