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Movistar Plus adds Dolby Digital audio

Telefonica’s pay-TV platform Movistar Plus is adding Dolby Digital 5.1 audio to its premium channels, VoD content and catch-up services. Subscribers can activate the Dolby audio through the Menu. Some of the channels with the Dolby audio are Canal Plus HD, Canal Plus Series HD, Canal Plus Series Xtra HD, Canal Plus Estrenos HD, Canal […]

December 17, 2015From David Del Valle in Madrid

Canal+, France Télévisions score League Cup deal

The Canal+ Group and France Télévisions are celebrating having been awarded the rights to France’s Coupe de la Ligue (League Cup) for four seasons. Beginning in August 2016, Canal+ Group channels will broadcast 100 per cent of the games featuring France’s professional clubs over the tournament’s seven match days. The contract lasts four years up […]

December 16, 2015

TVPlayer launches on Apple TV

Popular TV streaming service TVPlayer is now available on the new Apple TV, giving Apple users the opportunity to watch over 85 of the UK’s top TV channels within a single app. TVPlayer Plus, the low-cost pay-TV service is also available, offering premium channels, including Discovery Channel, TLC, Eurosport 1, HISTORY, and Sony Movie Channel, […]

December 16, 2015By Colin Mann

MyHD adds South Asian bundle

Dubai-based MyHD, which operates what it describes as a “Clearly Different” alternative bouquet of low-cost channels, is adding a “My Asia” bundle of low-cost channels for Asian viewers. MyHD broadcasts from Arabsat and the new package will be available from mid-January. The new channels are sourced from Star TV, Zee TV, IndiaCast, RajTV and TV9. […]

December 16, 2015By Chris Forrester

Ofcom: Pay-TV complaints rise

Ofcom has published its 19th quarterly report revealing the number of complaimts recorded against the largest telecoms and pay TV providers in the quarter July 2015 to September 2015. Pay-TV complaints The number of pay-TV complaints

December 15, 2015

Spain: Convergent packages boost pay-TV take-up

The strong growth of IPTV and the increasing popularity of the convergent packages with up to 5 different services (fixed and mobile telephony, broadband Internet access and pay-TV) are significantly boosting the pay-TV take-up in Spain. Figures from the CNMC

December 15, 2015From David Del Valle in Madrid

Italy: TV market shows signs of recovery

In 2015, the TV market in Italy showed the first signs of recovery after a long period of recession according to a report by ITMedia Consulting. Total earnings have risen 0.6 per cent from the previous year. The diffusion of platforms, after years of stagnation, is starting to change: Broadband TV will triple its accesses […]

December 15, 2015

Vodafone Spain launches new football packages

In an attempt to boost TV subscriptions, Vodafone has launched a new football TV package that includes La Liga and Copa del Rey (final phase of the King’s Cup) for €10 a month. The new package includes two channels Abono Futbol and Abono Futbol 1 with 9 football matches from La Liga every week and […]

December 14, 2015From David Del Valle in Madrid

Ergen steps down as DISH President

Pay-TV platform DISH Network is carrying out a series of senior management changes intended to fulfil the company’s strategic goals and align its business to more fully respond to the dynamic pay-TV environment. DISH veteran of 20 years and EVP of Operations, Erik Carlson, has been named President and Chief Operating Officer. Carlson will supervise […]

December 11, 2015

1 in 5 US homes no cable or satellite TV by 2018

A growing percentage of US households are cutting the cable TV cord each year, according to eMarketer’s first forecast for the pay TV market. In 2015, there will be 4.9 million US households that once paid for TV services but no longer do, a jump of 10.9 per cent over last year. And that growth […]

December 11, 2015