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Australia: Freeview FV mobile app launches

Freeview has launched a new mobile app, Freeview FV, allowing Australian viewers to watch live streaming of 16 TV channels and catch-up content from the free to air networks on the go. Live-streaming channels available at launch include: ABC, SBS, Seven, Channel 9, TEN, ONE, ABC2/ABC KIDS, ABC ME, ABC News 24, 7TWO, 7Mate, 7Flix, […]

November 7, 2016

Gulfsat, Palsat renew TV broadcast agreement

Gulfsat, a specialist in providing telecommunications services, TV broadcast and satellite rebroadcast company, has announced the renewal of the cooperation agreement for a two-year term with Palsat, a subsidiary of the Palestinian TV & Radio Broadcasting Corporation in charge of the Palestinian TV cable channels. This deal reaffirms the essential role played by Gulfsat as […]

November 7, 2016

Comcast to launch Netflix on X1

Comcast and Netflix have confirmed that the Netflix service will launch on millions of X1 devices across the US next week. Integrated throughout the platform, X1 customers with Netflix subscriptions will be able easily to browse and access over the Internet the extensive online collection of Netflix TV shows and movies alongside the live, on […]

November 4, 2016

Vimeo planning SVoD service

Online video platform Vimeo has confirmed plans to launch a subscription service. “Vimeo has the once-in-a-generation opportunity to, following in Netflix’s footsteps, deliver compelling subscription viewing experiences for consumers in the market for pay TV,” said IAC CEO and interim Vimeo CEO Joey Levin in a letter to its investors. He continued, “I believe we […]

November 4, 2016

Italy: Over 2m SVoD subs by year end

Over one third of Italians access online streaming services (36 per cent) and they do so from an average of 2 or 3 devices, with a prevalence of smartphones and tablets. According to a report by Italy’s Institute for Competitiveness (I-Com), the number of subscribers to SVoD services should exceed 2 million by the end […]

November 4, 2016From Branislav Pekic in Rome

US Q3 home entertainment spend up 4%

US consumer spending on home entertainment products rose 3.8 per cent in the third quarter from previous year, according to the Third Quarter 2016 Home Entertainment Report from trade body DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group, compiled by DEG members, tracking sources and retail input. To date, sales are up 2.5 per cent in the first […]

November 4, 2016

LG, Sky partner for Sky Q UHD TV initiative

Pre-Christmas sales of UHD-compatible TVs look set to be boosted with the  agreement of a new partnership between LG Electronics and Sky. From today, anyone purchasing an LG OLED 4K TV or Super UHD TV will receive Sky Q included for either 12 or six months when joining with the Original Bundle from now until […]

November 4, 2016

Fastweb ends September with 2.3m subs

Italian broadband operator Fastweb ended the third quarter of 2016 with 2.3 million subscribers, up 5.7 per cent or 123,000 units on September 2015. Of the total subscribers, 33 per cent are connected to the Next Generation Network with speeds of up to 200 Mbps. The operator has 750,000 active ultra-broadband customers. The customer offer […]

November 4, 2016From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Spain: Movistar Plus on High Speed trains

After a successful Beta test, Telefónica’s pay TV platform Movistar Plus will be available from December 5th on Renfe’s high speed trains (AVE Madrid-Seville) to 20 million potential customers in Spain. The service, branded PlayRenfe, will enable travellers to enjoy wifi, broadband Internet access, live TV and a wide catalogue of TV films and series […]

November 4, 2016From David Del Valle in Madrid

TV auction mess causes Greek political crisis

Greece – not for the first time – is again in political crisis, although this time it is the auction of 4 television channels which has created considerable pain for the country’s fragile parliament. On November 3rd Greece’s parliament said it was now looking to annul a law that saw a transfer of control over […]

November 4, 2016By Chris Forrester