Global sports provider Eleven Sports has extended its carriage partnership with multiplay operator Telenet for a further three years in Belgium. As part of the extended agreement, Eleven Sports 3 will be available to Telenet customers across the country. This is in addition to Eleven Sports 1 and Eleven Sports 2, which have been available […]
Research and strategy consultancy MTM has announced the launch of MTM Sport, a specialist division focused on helping rights holders, federations and leagues, sports businesses, media and technology companies, and government and public-sector organisations. The new division aims to help sports clients succeed in fast-moving, digitally-driven markets. The division will be headed up by Ross […]
Matt Hancock, UK DCMS Secretary told the UK Parliament he is government giving a conditional green light to 21st Century Fox’s bid for the 61 per cent share of Sky it does not already own, as well as to a rival bid from Comcast. Hancock said that following reviews of the Fox bid by Ofcom […]
The French government is looking to save some €500 million by 2023 in the running costs of its sprawling state-backed TV and radio services. A restructuring exercise is beginning this week. Local commentators say that this is likely to see some of the smaller TV networks being closed and the combination of some radio and […]
Françoise Nyssen, the French Minister of Culture, has announced PSB youth and family DTT channel France 4 will be axed on linear TV and transferred fully to digital distribution. No specific date has been given. The French government – that was outlining the upcoming PSB audiovisual reform that is set to restructure both the public TV […]
Apple has previewed tvOS 12, the new operating system designed for enjoying entertainment on the big screen, which it says “takes the cinematic experience of Apple TV 4K to the next level with support for Dolby Atmos audio, convenient new features to easily access the shows and movies you love, and breathtaking aerials shot from space. […]
Satellite operator SES says that it has conducted a first-of-its-kind survey of the market in Uganda, and says the country is an “open field” for TV growth with 51 per cent of homes yet to switch on to TV. Currently, SES is supplying TV channels to some 2.7 million homes in the country according to […]
Channel 4 and VICE have announced a partnership that will see more than 900 hours of VICE’s long-form content available on Channel 4’s on-demand service, All 4. Over 200 hours of new programming and more than 700 hours of content from VICE’s library, including premium international news and current affairs, and lifestyle and cultural programming […]
Standard Media Index, the advertising intelligence firm that sources data directly from the major agency holding groups, has unveiled US advertising revenue figures for April. National TV increased ad revenue 4 per cent in April YOY, with Cable up 6 per cent and Broadcast flat. These figures exclude the NCAA Basketball Final Four Semi-finals, which […]
Global private equity firm Permira has announced the appointment of Yves Padrines as incoming Chief Executive Officer for the new company to be formed from Cisco’s Service Provider Video Software Solutions (SPVSS) business, effective upon closing of the transaction revealed on May 1st 2018. Padrines will join from Cisco, where, as Vice-President of Global Service […]