Unidad Editorial, owner of the newspaper El Mundo and DTT company Veo TV, has put its two nationwide Spanish DTT channels on sale for €70 million. Spanish media group Secuoya and the US company Discovery Networks are reportedly holding talks to acquire the DTT licences. Group Secuoya, which recently was granted with a DTT licence, […]
In the wake of disappointing quarterly results, French commercial broadcaster TF1 has announced that Nonce Paolini is leaving his role as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TF1 with effect from February 19th 2016. In accordance with recommendation no. 2012-02 issued by the AMF (the French markets regulator), TF1 is disclosing the financial terms of […]
Canal+ and beIN SPORTS have confirmed they are in detailed talks to establish a partnership in the form of an exclusive distribution agreement. Under this agreement, all beIN SPORTS channels in France would be available through CANAL+ offers exclusively. It would cover a five-year period. Canal+ notes that the media sector in France has seen […]
As anticipated, the US’s Federal Communications Commission has approved a new rule that would allow consumers to swap cable set-top boxes for less expensive devices in what is seen as a major blow to cable operators who had lobbied vociferously against the proposed rulemaking. The 3-2 vote in favour was split along party lines. “Technology […]
Dish Network’s founder and CEO, Charlie Ergen, in an analysts’ call following the company’s results, has said that his DTH/DBS business definitely had a future despite the competitive threats from a “proliferation” of online rivals, but that it was necessary to be more selective in its relationship with subscribers. “The likelihood that you’re going to […]
Mediaset is not in talks with French media group Vivendi over a sale of the Italian broadcaster’s pay-TV unit, according to a Reuters report. Some Italian newspapers reported on Friday that Vivendi had been discussing a possible deal to acquire Mediaset Premium. But a Mediaset source told Reuters “No talks, nothing new”, adding excellent relations […]
Verizon is re-organising its “FiOS Custom TV” offer, launched last year, that lets viewers choose bundles of channels. The revamped offer has a choice of one of two packages with over 100 channels and three optional genre-specific packs, instead of a slim offering of 36 channels plus numerous a la carte add-ons. The first new […]
Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications says the country is likely to have between 19 and 22 4K channels on air by 2018. Some Japanese broadcasters, notably JSAT’s SkyPerfecTV, are already transmitting UHD programming. The Ministry says that these 4K channels are a precursor to the even higher quality 8K ‘Super Hi Vision’ broadcasts […]
Italy ended 2015 with 406 TV channels, or eight fewer than in 2014, according to data published by the Association of Italian Radio and TV Broadcasters (Confindustria Radio TV). The figure includes both free-to-air and pay-TV channels aired on the national digital terrestrial multiplexes and the Sky Italia and TivùSat digital satellite platforms, as well […]
Vodafone Spain is breaking into the ADSL, XDSL and VDSL market with the launch of a new TV service next month in direct competition with Telefónica. The new TV service will be similar to that available to all its subscribers via fibre optic at the same cost. The company will distribute a new device compatible […]