Spain: 6.6m pay-TV homes
Pay-TV penetration is growing in Spain: in the second quarter of the year, pay -TV reached 6.6 million, up 8.1 per cent versus the same period in 20177, according to…
TDF trials third UHD pilot channel
French TV transmission services company TDF is launching a third pilot channel as part of UHD trials that are taking place in Paris area and the cities of Nantes and…
Ergen links with Hispasat over Mexico
Charlie Ergen’s DISH Network has joined Hispasat to bring a broadband-by-satellite service to Mexico. The service, called ‘ON’ is designed to bring the Internet to areas with poor or no…
CBA promises new US-built satellites
The C-Band Alliance (CBA), which is looking to restructure a total of 200 MHz of its frequencies over the US for 5G use, says that its members will invest in…
Research: Nordic SVoD homes growing
The appetite for streaming services among Nordic consumers continuously rises, according to analysis and consultancy firm Mediavision. currently, 5.3 million Nordic households subscribe to at least one VoD service. Furthermore,…
Ofcom proposes ‘Fair Deal’ rules
Half of British households could switch to faster broadband today, UK comms regulator Ofcom has found, as it announces a range of action to protect loyal broadband customers and help…
Smithsonian OTT
Smithsonian Networks is going OTT with the launch of subscription based Smithsonian Channel Plus. The $4.99 per month service will feature over 1,000 hours of content from the network’s slate…
Yahoo Finance Apple TV app
Yahoo Finance has announced its first standalone app for Apple TV. It provides users with free access to live-streamed market coverage, as well as on-demand video clips and editorially curated…
Research: Demand for Netflix originals to overtake licensed titles
New research by Parrot Analytics and Kagan, a media research group within S&P Global Market Intelligence, shows support for one of Netflix’s most important strategic goals: To have 50 per…
EU facilitates cross-border content access
Negotiators from the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council have reached a political agreement on the proposed copyright legislation on TV and radio programmes. The new rules will…