Portuguese premium pay-TV network Sport TV will launch a free-to-air channel in August, to be distributed by the main pay-TV platforms in the country. Based in Porto, Sport TV+ will be dedicated to sports news from Portugal and abroad and will be available in the SD and HD versions for pay-TV subscribers, at no additional […]
Shareholders of pay-TV operator Sky Network Television have voted in favour of a merger with Vodafone New Zealand. Sky intends to buy all the shares in Vodafone NZ for 3.44 billion New Zealand dollars (€2.21bn), to be funded by payment of NZ$1.25 billion in cash and the issue of new Sky shares at a price […]
There’s talk again of consolidation within the Indian DTH pay-TV market. The rumour-mill suggests that Videocon d2h is looking to sell out, and that market-leader Dish TV could be the acquirer – which it firmly denies and adding the usual “we do not comment on market speculation and rumour”. But a well-researched report on India’s […]
Netflix and The CW Network, a joint venture between CBS and Warner Bros, have announced a new multi-year content licensing relationship that allows Netflix to remain the exclusive US subscription television service for previous seasons of scripted series broadcast on The CW. The new relationship spans all current CW series, as well as all future […]
The worldwide number of pay-TV subscribers reported by the informitv Multiscreen Index rose by 6.90 million or 1.68 per cent in the first quarter of 2016. 60 of the 100 leading pay-TV services in the latest Multiscreen Index report showed net subscriber gains in the quarter. The greatest quarterly subscriber gains were
Some 43 per cent of broadband users in Germany now subscribe to a VoD service, according to a report from market research firm GoldMedia. Predictably,
South Africa’s never-ending road to digital adoption was dealt another blow with the production of locally built set-top boxes ceasing because of a legal action. In May the country’s Supreme Court set aside the government’s decision not to include encryption software into its digital set-top boxes. Universal Service and Access Agency of SA, a major […]
Nothing is ever easy in Greece, and a licensing system for private TV broadcasters has created a headache for regulators and would-be broadcasters. July 4th was the closing date for applications for 4 licences to transmit. The Greek government has removed the authority of the ‘independent’ National Radio & Television Council and a ministerial department […]
Kenya ‘s Communications Authority has implemented its new Broadcasting Code, effective July 1st. Free-to-air TV and radio broadcasters must now air at least 40 per cent local content this year, rising to 60 per cent by Year 4. The Code also requires broadcasters to respect ‘family viewing’ hours running from 5am to 10pm, and not […]
The Setanta brand has ceased to exist in Ireland with Eir’s acquisition of the group resulting in a name change across the TV package. Eir Sport, the new name for the former Setanta Sports package, has been unveiled over six months after the former purchased the latter. Calling it a “fresh and modern identity”, Eir’s […]