shomi, the Canadian streaming service, has announced it will be shutting down operations as of November 30th. “We’re really grateful to Canadians who enthusiastically invited us into their living rooms and took us with them on their phones, tablets and laptops,” said David Asch, Senior Vice President and General Manager, shomi. “The business climate and […]
Political problems between India and Pakistan, including threats of war, have led to Pakistani drama series being ‘banned’ by some Indian channels. Zee TV’s Zindgi Channel is typical, with Zee chairman Subhash Chandra tweeting on Sunday that the channel would revamp its output without Pakistan-originated programming. “We will have Indian subjects on Muslim community,” said […]
Rok Studios, the Nigerian film studio, is set to launch a new Nollywood channel on Sky TV, on September 29th. The channel will air thousands of hours of Rok Studios-produced TV shows and movies, 24 hours a day, seven days a week and will be available to all Sky subscribers on channel 344. The free-to-view […]
BBC Worldwide has announced the inaugural launch of BBC Player, its first TVE product. The multi-genre SV0D service is available exclusively to subscribers of Singapore’s largest pay TV platform, StarHub. It is the first time BBC Worldwide has partnered with an affiliate to offer subscribers an authenticated TVE product. BBC Player will feature curated content […]
European Parliament’s Culture committee hearing on the amending of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive follows the publication of a draft report that looks to narrow the regulatory differences between online and offline services and better promote European works. SAA (Society of Audiovisual Authors) published its position on the Commission and Parliament’s proposals welcoming the positive […]
Virgin Media is bringing the eagerly anticipated second series of Ash vs Evil Dead exclusively to Virgin TV customers in the UK, from October 3rd. Season 2 of the Starz Original Ash vs Evil Dead – the long-awaited follow-up to the classic horror franchise, The Evil Dead – will comprise ten 30-minute episodes, with each […]
ICFLIX, the Middle East and North Africa’s leading Internet streaming service, has partnered with SLA Digital to bring Direct Operator Billing to more customers in the Middle East. The service is available in English, Arabic and French and can be accessed worldwide for Jazwood and Bollywood content whereas Hollywood content is only available in the […]
Sky Cinema celebrates 40 years of Rocky Horror with the exclusive UK and Ireland premiere of The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again. The feature-length reimagining of the 1975 cult classic will be available for the first time anywhere in the UK and Ireland from October 28th on Sky Cinema – […]
The October issue of the informitv Multiscreen Index of 100 leading pay-TV service providers worldwide shows an increase of 4 million subscribers, up by 0.95 per cent over the second quarter of 2016. The Americas region had its first quarterly subscriber loss, which was offset by gains in Asia Pacific, boosted by continuing growth in […]
Consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) finds that about 82 per cent of TV households nationwide subscribe to some form of pay-TV service. The percentage of TV households that subscribe to a pay-TV service is down from 87 per cent in 2011, and similar to 82 per cent in 2005. Among TV households that […]