Ofcom is facing calls from a cross-party group of MPs to launch an immediate review of whether James Murdoch meets the “fit and proper” test to hold a UK broadcasting licence. Murdoch is CEO of 21st Century Fox, which has made a £11.7 billion (€13.7bn) bid for full control of Sky UK. Organised by the […]
Bob Iger, CEO & Chairman of Walt Disney International, is looking closely at licensing its kids’ content direct to the likes of Netflix and Amazon in India. Iger, talking to analysts in Mumbai, said his local colleagues had recently discussed the possibility of licensing content to Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. The OTT giants are […]
Evasion of the TV licence of Italian state broadcaster RAI has fallen dramatically from 30 per cent to 4 per cent since the fee was inserted into electricity bills from early 2016. According to the head of Italy’s Inland Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), Rosella Orlandi, the introduction of a combined TV licence fee and […]
The British government is backing plans to create the UK’s first – modern – rocket launching site. A Spaceflight Bill is likely to be presented to parliament this month, and grants could be available to successful entrepreneurs and consortia to help get their concepts off the ground. Science Minister Jo Johnson said the commercial spaceflight […]
Videology, a software provider for converged TV and video advertising, has released its Q4 2016 US TV & Video At-A-Glance report. According to the report, in the second half of 2016, more than one-fourth of advanced TV campaigns used their own first-party data for targeting. These data segments could include past purchase history, website visits, […]
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has revealed in its Q4 2016 earnings release that its WWE Network SVoD service had 1.5 million paid subscribers as of January 31st 2017 – up from 1.41 million on the same period 12 months ago. Subscriber numbers break down to 1.1 million in the US and 400,000 internationally. WWE previously […]
Pakistan’s PEMRA broadcasting regulator says it has conducted enforcement raids against cable and DTH re-broadcasters and viewers who are distributing or watching Indian TV channels in the country. Specifically, the raids were carried out in the Sukkur and Khairpur districts. BBC Monitoring says the PEMRA raids were conducted in different areas of the two districts […]
Dish TV, India’s largest DTH operator, is linking with set-top box manufacturer Ali Corp to launch its Liberty project. The Liberty project is based on Ali Corp’s system-on-a-chip technology to provide next-generation performance, security, and flexibility while remaining cost-effective for the India market. The aim of the project is to enhance subscriber experience and provide […]
Spain’s Cuerpo Nacional de Policía (National Police Force) has successfully raided a store in a shopping centre in the Málaga resort of Calahonda, owned by an ISP suspected of hosting a large-scale illegal IPTV streaming business, thanks to a collaborative effort with Premier League and content security specialist Irdeto. Investigations revealed that the ISP in […]
Eutelsat has reported better than expected half-year numbers. While the headline revenues of €754.4 million were down 0.9 per cent, cost savings and efficiencies helped deliver a respectable level of profitability, with an EBITDA margin of 77.9 per cent (up 0.4 per cent). Net income was up 2.2 per cent at €192 million. However, Eutelsat is […]