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London licensees fined for pirating Sky Sports

A licensee has been found guilty of three offences of dishonest reception of a television transmission by showing Sky Sports to customers without a commercial agreement from Sky. Jagdish Karsan Devshi of the Moonbay Restaurant in Wembley, London, entered a plea of guilty to the charges and was fined £1,026 (€1,118) per offence and ordered […]

September 4, 2017By Colin Mann

More problems aboard Intelsat’s I-33 satellite

There are reports that Intelsat’s I-33 satellite is suffering another problem. What has been confirmed is that the satellite, launched in August 2016, has ‘lost’ about 3.5 years of its planned life in orbit. Intelsat is making a $78 million insurance claim because of the overall issues. CEO Stephen Spengler in September 2016 said that […]

September 4, 2017

Blaze content for My5

Channel 5’s VoD catch-up service, My5, has agreed a deal with A+E Networks UK to offer content from the Blaze channel. My5 is home to the most popular programming from across the Channel 5 network of channels – 5STAR, 5USA and Spike. These offer programme titles such as Blind Date, Big Brother and Lip Sync […]

September 4, 2017

Intelsat services for LAHMAS

Satellite operator Intelsat and LAMHAS, one of the fastest growing teleport operators in India, have announced a multi-year agreement for satellite services supporting media distribution in India via the Intelsat 20 satellite. LAMHAS is using a C-band Multiple Channels per Carrier broadcast platform on Intelsat 20, located at 68.5° East, to deliver broadcast services to […]

September 4, 2017

Tata Sky deploys DataMiner

Skyline Communications, a global player in end-to-end multi-vendor network management and OSS software solutions, has announced that Tata Sky, the Indian content distribution platform providing pay-TV and OTT services, has deployed the DataMiner NMS/OSS to manage its DTH operations. Tata Sky is headquartered in Mumbai, India, with the objective of connecting to the best content […]

September 4, 2017

Freesat seeks next-gen product proposals

UK subscription-free satellite TV platform Freesat is seeking proposals from manufacturers to develop a set-top box for its next generation consumer product. The new product will give manufacturers a significant opportunity to develop a new range of innovative set-top-boxes at scale for subscription-free satellite TV customers across the UK. The product requirements will be based […]

September 1, 2017

Germany: Linear TV 80% of TV consumption

An RTL study has revealed that linear TV still dominates TV consumption in Germany, accounting for 80 per cent of Germans’ daily time spent watching TV and film content, but this drops to 60 per cent for 14-25 year-olds. Online content accounts for

September 1, 2017

DT EntertainTV UHD and Netflix

Deutsche Telekom’s Ultra HD-ready MR 401 media receiver will provide EntertainTV customers with direct access to Netflix following its launch this October. DT, which already has exclusive sports rights, is now buying exclusive territory rights to TV series including MGM’s The Handmaid’s Tale. Deutsche Telekom has also secured the German launch rights to Fox Networks […]

September 1, 2017

Foxtel, Dendy new distribution model

Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel and cinema chain Dendy are launching a new route to market for Australian and international film content by combining theatrical and premium on demand channels of distribution. They say the new model will create a more sustainable distribution strategy for niche feature and documentary films. This route to market provides a […]

September 1, 2017

FOX+ launching in Germany

Fox Networks Group (FNG) Europe and Africa has announced FOX+ will be making its debut in Germany on October 4th, with European Telco Deutsche Telekom being the first partner in country to launch the new non-linear platform. Offering full series and seasons on-demand, FOX+ provides access to the vast TV content library from 21st Century […]

September 1, 2017