Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Media has rejected as “baseless” accusations made by The Championships, Wimbledon regarding the broadcast pirate entity known as beoutQ. “Wimbledon’s press release baselessly claims that beoutQ is based in Saudi Arabia and suggests that Saudi Arabia is somehow complicit in beoutQ’s broadcasts,” says the Ministry. The response follows a call from […]
Disney’s ABC Studios has become the latest addition to TalkTalk TV’s growing content line-up following a new agreement between TalkTalk and Disney UK & Ireland. TalkTalk TV customers who subscribe to the Entertainment Boost can now access full season ABC Studios boxsets on-demand. The new deal will see TalkTalk TV bolster its library with thousands […]
Dubai-based pay-TV operator is to relocate its call centre from the UAE to Jordan and Egypt, according o a report in Gulf newspaper The National. Martin Stewart, the former Sky CFO now running OSN, is quoted saying that existing Dubai staff will be offered full assistance to relocate to Jordan or Egypt, but the overall […]
Findings from UK mobile telco EE suggest that its network has seen broadband Internet usage drop drastically throughout all World Cup games. Mobile demand rose as fans streamed the match on the go or moved offline altogether and tuned in on terrestrial television – as well as sharing their reactions on social during half time, […]
Altice Portugal’s Meo unit will have to reduce the prices it charges to national broadcasters RTP, SIC and TVI for the distribution of their channels on the DTT network. This follows a ruling by Portugal’s National Communications Authority (Anacom) that imposed a 15.16 per cent cut per Mbps on the annual fee charged by Meo. […]
A report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the UK House of Commons on the BBC’s commercial activities has concluded that the BBC must strike a balance between serving UK audiences and seeking to grow revenue in a challenging global market. According to the Committee, the BBC is facing increasing challenges from commercial competitors […]
Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset has launched its new multi-platform app that enables streaming and on-demand viewing of its TV channels and programmes. Mediaset Play, which replaces Mediaset On Demand, is available on iOS and Android devices, as well as for PC and Smart TV sets compatible with the HbbTV 2.0.1. standard. In addition to live […]
MultiChoice has admitted that it has lost some 100,000 subscribers to its DStv Premium service. The South Africa-based pay-TV operator says it has been hit hard by the arrival of Netflix into some of its markets. Few doubt that MultiChoice (and DStv) control the lion’s share of the pay-TV market helped by consumers appreciating its […]
Malaysian satellite operator Measat says it is looking to order a major ‘high throughput satellite’ (HTS) that it wants in orbit by 2021. Speaking at the APSAT conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, Measat’s COO Yau Chyong Lim said the new craft would be co-located with its other satellites at its ‘hot spot’ at 91.5 degree East. […]
As part of its panel at Anime Expo, Netflix has announced two new anime (Japanese animation) series, along with the renewal of popular series Aggretsuko for a second season, as well as date announcements and first look images for upcoming titles in their growing anime slate, including the following: New Series Ultraman will launch in […]