The BBC is preparing a complete revamp of iPlayer as it prepares for more global SVoD competition. The BBC now says it expects iPlayer to eventually become the main way people view its programmes. Shows will now be made available by default for up to a year, rather than the 30-day limit. iPlayer had a […]
The EBU wants 5G broadcast standard that means FTA broadcasters can be seen without a dedicated SIM card. The EBU’s media director Jean Philip de Tender told Media 2020 in Bucharest that the organisation will try and influence technical standards so 5G so FTA can be also be received alongside SVoD the user has subscribed […]
The outlook for TV ad revenues in Spain this year and next paints a gloomy picture. A report from Zenith Media reveals that TV advertising on commercial TV channels will fall by 2.5 per cent this year, and by another 2.8 per cent in 2020. TV ads in pay TV, however, will grow by 3.5 […]
Sports Channel Network (SCN) is teaming up with UK Wrestling to provide a free to air TV platform for grapple fans. UK Wrestling is a leading brand in British Wrestling, offering some of the best action from some of the most dynamic wrestlers on the independent scene. With action packed family entertainment and regular episodic […]
Carp Wars 2, the hit series from Fishing TV, is now live and free-to-air on Sports Channel Network (SCN). This adds to the archive of fishing content that SCN has been building since February 2019 with the UK broadcast rights acquisition of Carp Wars and The Fishing TV Show. Carp Wars has been a consistent […]
Mark Thompson, President/CEO New York Times, has suggested that the BBC, where he was Director General between 2004 and 2012, has suffered at the hands of British policy makers over the last decade or so, limiting its potential to bring British talent and British ideas to the world’s audiences, calling for a fundamental change in […]
Channelbox – a new streaming TV service that bundles a curated selection of free-to-air TV channels of various genres and languages – is delivering them to the Freeview platform (on channel 271) via OTT. Channelbox includes such TV channels as France24, Hellenic TV, Faith UK, Retro Movies and Law&Crime. More channels will be announced in […]
The BBC has extended its broadcast deal with the European Tour ensuring coverage of one of the biggest events in the international golf calendar, the Ryder Cup, remains free to air until 2022. The 2020 contest in the US, held at Whistling Straits and the 2022 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone in Italy will be […]
The UK Culture Secretary, Nicky Morgan has pushed for the biggest events in women’s sport to become ‘listed events’ on free-to-air TV, so that mass audiences can watch them and be inspired by the achievements of our women sport stars. Morgan also encouraged public service and commercial broadcasters to do more to secure their future […]
When US consumer advice body Consumer Reports asked its members for feedback on their pay-TV, home Internet, and bundled plans, most companies got poor marks for value and many for customer service. A good percentage of people said they were thinking of cancelling their pay-TV contracts with their cable or satellite company, and acknowledged frustration […]