ESPN+, the upcoming direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service from Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International in partnership with ESPN and featuring ESPN branded content, will launch on April 12th and offer fans what the broadcaster describes as a “dynamic” lineup of live sports, original content and an “unmatched” library of award-winning on-demand programming for a subscription price of […]
Wind Hellas, already a major cellular operator in Greece, says it will enter the local pay-TV market in April. Wind Hellas chairman/CEO Nasos Zarkalis, says that last year’s revenues grew 3.9 per cent, and operating profits rose 13.6 per cent to top €100 million, and forecast a similar improvement this year. Wind says it is […]
India’s broadcasting giant Star India has agreed a peace deal with DTH operator Airtel Digital TV and the two have signed a fresh agreement which gives Airtel subscribers access to Star’s output, including its all-important sports coverage. “Airtel Digital subscribers will continue to get uninterrupted access to all of Star’s programmes including Vivo IPL, following […]
Former Eutelsat Corporate Communications Director Vanessa O’Connor has been appointed to the new role of Director of Member Relations and Communications at the EBU. While at Eutelsat, she took part in key phases of its development, including restructuring from a European intergovernmental organisation into a private company and the expansion of Eutelsat’s global activities across […]
India’s powerful GSAT-6A satellite has been lost shortly after its launch on March 29th. The satellite seemed to launch well and achieved its first orbit-raising manoeuvre. The LAM (liquid apogee motor) engine worked perfectly fine, and the first orbit raising manoeuvre was a success, and the satellite reached the right spot as intended, a source […]
SpotX, a global video advertising and monetisation platform, has announced compatibility with Switch Media, a cloud-based streaming company, to power server-side ad insertion (SSAI) for personalised advertising across live, sports, events and VoD. The solution is part of AdEase, Switch Media’s multi-screen, digital product offering. The SpotX and AdEase compatibility allows broadcasters working with SpotX […]
Mediamorph, a cloud-based enterprise software company, has announced that Redbox, America’s destination for convenient new-release movie and video game rentals, will use Mediamorph’s solutions to help it streamline the process of avails management and pricing. Redbox offers DVD, Blu-ray Disc and video game rentals through the nation’s largest network of more than 41,500 self-service entertainment […]
Findings from research and consulting firm Parks Associates indicate that 21 per cent of US pay-TV subscribers say they subscribe to an online video service through their pay-TV provider, up from 10 per cent a year ago. The company attributes this jump to the increasing number of partnerships between pay-TV and OTT providers, with operators […]
In a move designed to boost the take-up of fibre and pay-TV services across Italy, Sky Italia and fibre optic infrastructure provider Open Fiber have agreed a long-term deal to launch a fibre-only service from summer 2019. This fibre-only service will be available alongside Sky’s existing services. The deal will give Sky access to Open […]
The BBC has set out its priorities for the year ahead in its newly published Annual Plan. The far reaching plan for the next twelve months, outlines the importance of the BBC’s role in society and in tackling false information and fake news which threaten fact based public debate and trust in journalism. When the country […]