As the European Parliament examines the future ePrivacy Regulation, the EBU has expressed its concern at draft provisions that would hamper European media organisations’ capacity to innovate and improve their digital services. While the EBU welcomes the overall aims of the proposal, concerns are raised by potential restrictions on the role of third parties which […]
The combined revenues of the 100 largest media and entertainment companies in the UK increased to a new record of £96.3 billion (€109bn) in the last financial year, according to a state of the sector report from business advisory firm Deloitte. Revenue growth for the top 100 has grown 11 per cent from 2016 (£87 billion). […]
Two satellite operators are complaining officially to the European Union (EU) over the actions of a third satellite player. Eutelsat and California-based ViaSat are grumbling about London-based Inmarsat, and saying that Inmarsat is violating the terms of its EU-granted licence to operate. The complaint, reported in detail by trade magazine Space Intel Report, has been […]
Emirates-based telco ‘du’ is to build a new satellite teleport for the region. du says the new facility will cover some 75,000 sq metres of area and built away from the existing built-up area of Dubai. Sited in the Al Qudra region of Dubai, it is designed to accommodate up to 50 large antennas and […]
Research revealed at the WorldDAB Automotive Event, has explored the in-car user experience of digital radio. Carried out in, Germany, UK, The Netherlands and Belgium, the research asked 40 consumers about their experience of in-car digital radio. Key findings include: Drivers love digital radio and prefer the experience to FM radio Drivers expect a great […]
SES-owned satellite AMC-9, which suffered a “major anomaly” on Saturday morning is probably lost, according to sources at SES. While not yet confirmed as being totally lost, the short-term prognosis does not look good. A previous ‘Zombie’ satellite was Galaxy-15 which went adrift back in April 2010, and slowly started drifting into the orbital space […]
Italian broadcasting group RTI-Mediaset has acquired an 11.1 per cent stake in Mediaset Premium from Telefonica. As a result of the transaction, RTI-Mediaset now holds 100 per cent of the capital stock of the pay-TV operator. The Spanish telecommunications operator, through its subsidiary Telefonica de Contenidos, had purchased the Mediaset Premium shares in January 2015 […]
Ofcom has submitted a public interest report to the Government on the proposed acquisition of Sky by 21st Century Fox. On March 16th 2017, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport issued a European intervention notice, which asked Ofcom to report on public interest considerations in respect of plans by 21st Century Fox […]
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has announced the launch of a report from its latest Meet The event, Meet the Online Pioneers, sponsored by DPP Member company CenturyLink. Bringing together experts from the world of online content, the event explored the production of premium content for online audiences. “There are fewer boundaries around online content […]
Amazon has been offering membership to its Prime Video OTT service for barely six months in India, and it has doubled its subscriber numbers in that time, and according to its Indian boss Nitesh Kripalani subscriber membership is growing “beyond our expectations”. In an interview with India’s Television Post Kripalani says customer sign-ups for Prime […]