As expected, SES-10 will be launched by SpaceX on one of its ‘pre-flown’ and recovered first-stage Falcon 9 rockets. SES-10, owned by SES of Luxembourg and built by Airbus Defence & Space, has been shipped from France to the Cape Canaveral SpaceX pre-launch and preparation site at Kennedy Space Centre where it will be readied […]
Espial has announced that the Tele Columbus advanceTV experience has commercially launched this week for German consumers. With the launch in Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, and elsewhere within the Tele Columbus footprint, Tele Columbus is now poised to accelerate subscriber growth with this personalised and converged video service. advanceTV viewers will enjoy an immersive, 4K experience […]
Sky Deutschland has signed a multi-year contract extension for back-up services with global media service provider MX1. The contract ensures that, in case of any technical issues with Sky Deutschland’s main signal, the broadcaster’s programming will be restored in a short timeframe from the MX1 Broadcasting Centre in Unterföhring, Germany. The agreement includes playout and […]
One in five US adults will not watch traditional pay-TV programming in 2017, according to eMarketer’s estimates. The total number of households subscribing to cable, satellite, or telco TV packages will inch down 0.7 per cent to 98.7 million. And that figure will continue to decline in tiny increments. This year, 1.7 million US adults […]
Disney has launched its SVoD service on France’s Canalsat pay-TV platform. Disney France will also launch a Spanish-language SVoD service at the end of February. Dedicated to teaching Spanish for children, Hola Disney will show 26 x 26 original productions based on South-American TV series Soy Luna. Exclusive to France, the service will be available […]
Fewer Netflix users in The Netherlands are taking up a paid subscription after the customary free trial, according to data from the Telecompaper Consumer Panel. Of those who took a free trial in Q3 2016, 39 per cent said they planned to take a paid subscription in the next six months (the same as Q3 […]
Cord-cutter consumer research from Parks Associates shows the percentage of US broadband households that use only antennas to receive TV has steadily increased since 2013 to reach 15 per cent. The firm’s report, 360 View: Entertainment Services in U.S. Broadband Households, reveals this increase coincides with a drop in pay-TV subscriptions and an increase in […]
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld has switched his support away from Sony’s Crackle OTT service to Netflix. According to Variety, Seinfeld has cut a deal with Netflix which will show 25 episodes of his Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee starting later this year. Netflix will also get rights to the 59 older episodes already screened on Crackle. […]
SES-owned speciality satellite operator O3b (which seeks to supply the ‘other three billion’ underserved potential broadband users) is reporting impressive growth from some existing clients. For example, Palau Telecoms has just increased its network capacity from O3b for the fifth time in less than 24 months, such is the popularity – and enthusiasm – of […]
UKTV and Channel 4 have extended their agreement for 4 Sales to remain the exclusive advertising representative for the UKTV portfolio. 4 Sales will continue to act as the sales agent for all UKTV inventory, including UKTV Play, until well into the next decade, securing Channel 4’s position as the UK’s second largest sales house. […]