BBC iPlayer has made it even easier for some viewers to restart live BBC programmes, meaning that tennis fans keen to catch all the action from this weekend’s Wimbledon finals are in luck, even if they’re running late, they won’t miss a moment of the drama from Centre Court. With the push of a single […]
Saudi Arabia-based Arabsat is transmitting a FTA DTH bouquet using its BADR-4 satellite from its ‘hot spot’ at 26 degrees East. The bouquet’s channels are all in HD, and include BBC World News HD, France 24 Arabic HD, TV5 Monde Style HD — “as well as other HD exclusive channels with the best Free-To-Air viewing […]
The Italian broadcasting market (TV and radio) was worth €9.7 billion in 2015, representing a 0.8 per cent growth on the previous year. According to data released by the industry association of Italian broadcasters Confindustria Radio Television (CRTV), the TV segment grew by just 0.5 per cent in the period, compared to a growth of […]
In view of the new digital dividend – to be completed in 2020 – and the increasing popularity of pay-TV with 6 million subscribers, Spanish FTA DTT Association Television en Abierto has urged the Government not to reduce spectrum and frequencies in Spain to enable them to maintain their position in the market. The Association […]
Media and entertainment company Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (CME) has agreed to sell its leading broadcast operations in Croatia (Nova TV) and in Slovenia (POP TV) to Slovenia Broadband S.à r.l., a subsidiary of United Group B.V, subject to certain closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. The transaction – which CME says will assist in […]
The Q1 (January-March) 2017 Australian Video Viewing Report – from audience research bodies Regional TAM, OzTAM and Nielsen – shows video viewing behaviour continues to shift with growing content, device and platform choices. The report examines the times of day when Australians watch video as well as the amount of time they devote to doing […]
UK regulator Ofcom has published its Public Service Broadcasting Annual Research Report for 2017. The report assesses the performance of the designated public service broadcasters – the BBC, ITV, STV, UTV, Channel 4, S4C and Channel 5. While all BBC public service television channels are PSB channels, only the primary channels of each of the […]
BBC Director-General Tony Hall has announced that the Corporation will spend an additional £34 million (€38.7m) on content and services for children over the next three years, describing it as its biggest investment in children’s services in a generation, enabling the Corporation to deliver an enhanced online offer for its youngest audiences. This new investment […]
Freesat, the UK’s subscription-free satellite TV platform, and Discovery Networks have partnered to launch Quest and Quest Red on Freesat. The two channels are now available for Freesat viewers to watch on channel numbers 167 and 169. Freesat viewers can now enjoy popular programmes such as Salvage Hunters, Wheeler Dealers and Spanish Civil War with […]
Sony Pictures Television Networks will launch Cine Sony in Italy on September 7th, a new Free-To-Air channel dedicated to the world of cinema airing on LCN 55. Sony Pictures Television Networks is expanding its FTA footprint and increasing investment in the Italian market with Cine Sony following the launch of kids’ channel, POP on LCN […]