After officially launching documentary-focused Smithsonian Channel in October 2017, cable network operator Layer3 TV is now the first MVPD (Multichannel video programming distributor) to carry the channel’s full 4K On Demand library. As the first US network to adopt a regularly-refreshed 4K On Demand model, Smithsonian Channel’s offering includes 10 hours of dedicated 4K content […]
TVSquared, a specialist in TV measurement and optimisation, has acquired wywy, a provider of real-time spot-detection technology, headquartered in Germany. The acquisition also marks the opening of TVSquared’s Munich office, providing ground support for Germany and other European clients. The acquisition combines TVSquared’s ADvantage TV attribution platform with wywy’s automated content recognition technology. ADvantage users […]
The BBC’s commercial division is looking at stumping up £500 million (€560m) to take full control of its UKTV joint-venture with Scripps Networks Interactive, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph citing industry insiders. BBC Worldwide would be the acquirer, and the newspaper says the BBC would seek funding from private investors. The move comes about […]
Digital UK, the body responsible for supporting DTT in the UK, has published a study, The defragmentation dividend – A more efficient use of the UHF band, which outlines options to deliver a major boost in spectrum capacity for mobile broadband services. The study, by telecoms specialist Aetha Consulting, explores the scope for a fundamental […]
After a decade of change in advertising with the emergence of many new forms of advertising competing for investment, a study has for the first time quantified the total profit generated by different forms of advertising to show what they actually deliver to the bottom line. The study – Profit Ability: the business case for […]
Croatia’s Electronic Media Council has ruled that there are no legal conditions for the purchase of 100 per cent of the shares of Croatian national broadcaster Nova TV by Slovenia Broadband. In its ruling, the country’s media regulator said that this was due to the “inadmissibility of concentration” as foreseen in the Electronic Media Act, […]
Even though most observers still see the 21st Century Fox bid for the 61 per cent of Sky that it does not already control being approved by the UK’s media secretary (and following the deal’s assessment by the Competition & Markets Authority) the market clearly has the jitters. The proof, as a November 15th report […]
Reports out of Buenos Aires say that Argentina is expected to permit telephone companies to offer satellite-delivered TV services by the end of this year. Enacom, Argentina’s telecoms regulator, was the source of the news according to local Reuters reports. There is a pending ruling on a proposed merger between Telecom Argentina and Cablevision, and […]
Tricolor TV, Russia’s leading TV operator, is taking a further step in audience expansion with a new service branded Territoria Tricolor, launched in partnership with Eutelsat Communications. The new satellite-based service enables consumers in hotels, airports, rail stations and other public venues to have free WiFi access to TV channels on their mobile devices without […]
A survey of consumer behaviour has revealed five types of ‘Television Tribe’, each with very different patterns in the way they consume and pay for content. The study, Television Tribes, from content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA, in partnership with TV industry research firm Ampere Analysis, highlights the new reality of pay-TV consumer […]