Formula One and ESPN have agreed a multi-year linear and digital partnership to broadcast every race live in the US from the start of the 2018 season. NBC Sports Group has held the F1 rights since 2013, but said it “chose not to enter into a new agreement in which the rights holder itself competes […]
The pilot run of the Infringing Website List (IWL) Scheme established by the Hong Kong Creative Industries Association (HKCIA) has resulted in the removal of advertisements on infringing websites by 50 brands in Hong Kong and reduced traffic of a number of infringing websites by 14 per cent on average. Launched in December 2016, the […]
Journalists, both print and TV/radio, in Greece are on strike. The action started on the morning of September 3rd and will continue until 6am on October 4th. All radio and TV news broadcasts were pulled, and morning newspapers were not expected to be printed. The main complaint from journalists is that there has been under-funding […]
Viewers watched on average for 3 hours and 48 minutes per day per person in the first half of 2017 in the top 5 countries in Europe (France, Germany, UK, Spain and Italy), with TV unquestionably remaining the preferred screen, states the mid-year review from Eurodata TV Worldwide and TAPE Consultancy. However, the trend to […]
The informitv Multiscreen Index of 100 leading pay-TV service providers saw an increase of just under four million subscribers worldwide in the second quarter of 2017. That is a gain of 0.9 per cent. The increase is very similar to the second quarter rise for the previous two years. It compares to a gain of […]
UK communications regulator Ofcom is to face questions from parliament’s House of Commons Digital, Culture Media and Sport Committee on October 10th. It is expected that the session will cover the Fox/Sky merger, BBC regulation, and the impact of Brexit. Representing Ofcom will be Sharon White, Chief Executive of Ofcom and Dame Patricia Hodgson, Chairman […]
Wilfried Urner is the new CEO at SES-owned media services and playout division MX1. The former CEO, and part of the team running the former RR Media which SES acquired last year, Avi Cohen, leaves immediately. Cohen joined RR Media in July 2012 and supported the merger of RR Media with SES Platform Services. “With […]
A note to investors from investment bank Exane/BNPP says the pace of change in the satellite industry is accelerating at unprecedented levels. Specifically addressing the high-profile comments made at an event in Australia last week by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, Exane says: “Beyond the buzz around flying to Mars in 2022 or from New York […]
HBO Nordic, the SVoD service in the Nordic market and the home of acclaimed series such as Game of Thrones, Westworld and Big Little Lies, is launching kids’ and family service Toonix. HBO Nordic’s new addition will be available for consumers online and through selected distribution partners in the Nordic region. Toonix is an all […]
RTL Group has closed the transaction to take full ownership of SpotX and acquire the remaining 36.4 per cent shareholding, as announced at the presentation of RTL Group’s half-year results 2017 on 30 August 2017. RTL Group had first acquired a majority stake in SpotX in September 2014 – at that time known as SpotXchange. […]