Marking A+E Networks’ second free-to-air (FTA) launch of 2016, A+E Networks UK (a joint venture between A+E Networks and Sky) is to launch a new FTA entertainment channel in the UK this autumn on Freeview, following a long-term DTT capacity deal with UK digital terrestrial television (DTT) multiplex operator SDN. The channel name and content […]
Football fans can watch tonight’s UEFA Europa League final between Liverpool v Sevilla exclusively live on BT Sport, either on TV or online, regardless of whether they’re a BT Sport subscriber or not. Existing TV subscribers can tune in on BT Sport Europe or BT Sport Europe HD, with the game also being shown in […]
OTT TV and video revenues for 17 countries in the Asia Pacific region will reach $18.396 billion in 2021; up from $707 million in 2010 and $5.741 billion in 2015. The Asia Pacific OTT TV & Video Forecasts report from Digital TV Research estimates that China will overtake Japan in 2016 to become market leader. […]
Amazon has announced new robotic voice assistant Alexa features that are coming to streaming media player Fire TV, including the ability to control playback of Amazon Video and Add-On Subscription content, launch apps, access local movie show times, search local businesses and restaurants, and more—all just by using your voice. According to Amazon, discovering and […]
CASBAA has unveiled four additional Corporate Members of the Association for its Q1 2016 line-up, including global sports TV behemoth, the Premier League, data giant Nielsen, the Indian DTH platform, Videocon d2h and India based (Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore & Hyderabad) law firm Trilegal. Also joining CASBAA as an Associate Member is branded multimedia broadcaster Rewind […]
ABC Commercial has reached a new SVoD content agreement with children’s TV and learning app Hopster that will see a number of iconic ABC KIDS programmes made available to stream through the app from June 1st. The multi-year deal will see 50 episodes from recognisable series like the Octonauts and Thomas & Friends available to […]
Italian pay-TV broadcaster Mediaset Premium is to launch the country’s first sports channel in Ultra HD technology. Mediaset Premium Sport 4K will be available on the Mediaset 1 DTT multiplex (channel 391) and will officially launch on May 28th, with a live broadcast of the UEFA Champions League final in Milan between Real Madrid and […]
Netflix, Amazon Prime and similar SVoD services could soon be adhering to a 20 per cent quota for European content in EU member states. French Daily Les Echos reports that European Commission media industry officials are working on this basis. Commissioner Andrus Ansip, responsible for the digital single market, said that a more level playing […]
Peer-to-peer file sharing protocol and software company BitTorrent has unveiled a multichannel app for live and linear programming, which it says solves provisioning and lag time problems for live online broadcasting. It features free tier of channels spanning news, sports, music, tech, and youth culture. BitTorrent says it has changed the way the Internet works, […]
Vivendi boss Vincent Bolloré has given a very rare interview to French business newspaper Les Echos, and makes it clear that the Canal Plus premium channel can be saved and was a priority for Vivendi. He said: “Canal Plus will be fixed provided our current agreement with (beIN Sport) is accepted and efficiency measures (within […]