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Australia: ‘Landmark’ cricket broadcast deal

Australian cricket fans will have access to more cricket coverage than ever following what is described as a “landmark” partnership with FOX SPORTS and Seven West Media, announced by the sport’s governing body Cricket Australia (CA). The deal sees long-time broadcaster Channel 9 lose the coverage rights. The new six-year broadcast and digital partnership, which […]

April 13, 2018

SES-12 shipped to launch base

Airbus has flown its largest-ever all-electric satellite to Cape Canaveral in readiness for launch by a SpaceX rocket. SES-12 is the largest and most powerful all electric satellite ever produced, says Airbus. It is based on its Eurostar platform in its E3000e variant, which uses electric propulsion for orbit raising. The related mass saving enables […]

April 13, 2018By Chris Forrester

Report: Facebook ad spend grows 62% YoY

New data released by marketing technology company 4C reveals spend across the major social and mobile platforms in the first quarter of 2018 increased year-over-year (YoY), with the greatest revenue growth on 4C seen by Snapchat (234 per cent) and Instagram (136 per cent). Advertisers used digital platforms to engage audiences around large tentpole events […]

April 12, 2018

Regulator: Disney must bid for Sky after Fox deal

The UK’s Panel on Takeovers and Mergers has informed each of Disney, Fox and Sky of its ruling that, following completion of the acquisition by Disney of Fox (after a spin-off of certain businesses), Disney will be required to make a mandatory offer to the holders of ordinary shares in Sky pursuant to Note 8 […]

April 12, 2018By Colin Mann

Discovery Kids on Amazon Prime UK

Suggesting it offers good fun and safe entertainment, in a trusted environment, Discovery is launching Discovery Kids, a digital subscription service, offering on demand Kids content through Amazon’s Prime Video Channels in the UK. Discovery Kids is targeted at families with children aged four-to-eight, and is designed as a safe and fun place for parents […]

April 12, 2018

Eutelsat boost for NASA HD/UHD channels

NASA High Definition (NTV-3) and NASA Ultra High Definition (NTV-4) channels are broadcasting in free-to-air via satellite for the first time across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, using Eutelsat craft. Viewers from across these regions can now enjoy exceptional images from the U.S. space programme, including coverage of launches, life on-board […]

April 12, 2018

India now allows broadcasting DTH disconnects

In the past, India’s broadcasters could depend on rules issued by the Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) which, in the event of a dispute between programmers and the main DTH broadcast platforms, could permit transmissions to continue without disconnection as an interim measure while negotiations continued.  The protections have been applied in the […]

April 12, 2018By Chris Forrester

Report: International players target Indian VoD market

The era of video on demand (VoD) is rapidly gripping the Indian entertainment industry by virtue of the increase in both international and domestic over-the-top (OTT) players, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. The digital media frenzy and the popularity of these players is a testimony that digital video content is going to follow […]

April 12, 2018

TalkTalk off-net TV customers switched to Rakuten TV

Off-net transactional TalkTalk TV users are become Rakuten TV customers – gaining access to all the content available on the SVoD service. TalkTalk customers’ service is to remain unchanged, with continued access to TVoD, EST, linear channels and SVoD via TalkTalk TV on their set-top boxes and connected devices The company says that Rakuten TV […]

April 12, 2018

Spotify, Hulu $12.99 premium bundle

Following the successful 2017 launch in the US of the Spotify Premium for Students, now with Hulu bundle, the brands are expanding their original partnership, this time to offer entertainment fans nationwide an affordable, ‘all you can stream’ bundle of their own. The new subscription plan, Spotify Premium, now with Hulu, brings the two popular […]

April 12, 2018