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 […]
The amount of time spent watching live TV dropped in the second quarter but the erosion is slowing, says Nielsen. According to its Q2 Total Audience Report, consumption habits in the US continue to change but live viewing remains dominant and changes appear to be moderating except when it comes to mobile viewing, which is […]
Yiannis Kalogritsas, who last week was awarded a licence to operate one of 4 new TV networks in Greece, has withdrawn from the process. He says that critics of the licence award had accused him of everything “except the murder of [President JF] Kennedy”. A statement from Kalogritsas, released September 26th and shortly after the […]
Elon Musk-backed rocket company SpaceX says that a breach in its cryogenic helium tank, part of the second stage of the rocket’s oxygen tank seems to have caused the September 1st explosion. The blast and following fireball destroyed a Spacecom of Israel’s satellite. SpaceX says it anticipates returning the launch activity in November. However, there’s […]
Hundreds of local digital radio stations could start broadcasting across the UK in future, after Ofcom completed successful trials of a ground-breaking technology. The new technique, known as ‘small-scale DAB’, allows local and community stations to hit the airwaves using freely-available software and equipment costing from £9,000 (€10,300). Previously, these stationss have broadcast on analogue […]
Virgin Media has launched Virgin Media Solutions – a new advertising sales house for the UK and Irish markets. Virgin Media Solutions will be the exclusive sales agency for all TV3 Group channels in Ireland including TV3 and 3e. It will also represent all advertising sales for Virgin Media including Video on Demand and Virgin […]
Freesat, the subscription free satellite TV service, has announced the launch of Korean public service channel Arirang TV. Available in HD on channel 214, Arirang takes Freesat’s total HD channel offering to 14. Based in Seoul, South Korea, Arirang TV is an English language public broadcaster delivering news, cultural affairs and documentaries to international audiences. […]
SiriusXM Canada, in a formal note to investors, says it is aware of various Class Action applications having been filed with the Superior Court in Quebec. “The Applications seek to authorize the bringing of class action litigation against the Company in connection with Quebec’s Consumer Protection Act and includes bringing a class action litigation against […]