Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks has reached an agreement to acquire the Hungarian VIASAT3 and VIASAT6 TV channels from international entertainment group MTG (Modern Times Group). Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. The two channels will expand the current portfolio of SPT brands in Hungary, which already includes the AXN, AXN White and […]
Broadcast groups Canal+ and Eurosport have agreed a deal for the exclusive carriage of the Eurosport and Eurosport 2 channels in the CanalSat package commencing Spring 2015. The offer is exclusive to metropolitan France and excludes cable networks. Broadcast in HD, Eurosport and Eurosport 2 are available to all CanalSat subscribers as part of the […]
According to media analysis firm Ampere Research, with the outcome of the Premier League rights auction unknown, there’s no doubt that Sky is facing the greatest competitive challenge in the tournament’s 23-year history. “Based on analysis of past inflation rates, a three-season deal could hit the £5 billion mark for the first time as BT […]
Sky UK is working hard behind the scenes to secure broadcasting rights to the English Premier League for the 2016-2019 seasons, and according to Guy Bisson from media analysis firm Ampere, likely to be paying around a 64 per cent increase in costs. The auction results could be known within hours. But this might just […]
Japanese pay-TV operator SkyPerfectTV added 30,692 net new subscribers in January to take its total subscriber base to 3,405,964 at the end of January 2015. The net gain saw 3,068 new subs take the top tier while 27,133 take the basic offering. All of SkyPerfectTV’s premium HDTV transmissions take place in MPEG4/H.264 (numbering 1.8 million). […]
Ahead of the Premier League football rights auction which is set to get under way February 6th, with current rights holders Sky and BT likely to be joined by Discovery Communications and beIN Sports, Paolo Pescatore, director of multiplay and media at CCS Insight has suggested that securing such rights are key to their respective […]
Research from Enders Analysis on the multichannel TV squeeze found that total daily average viewing time declined by a steep 5 per cent year-on-year in 2014. The younger demographic of 4-15 year olds as well as the content types catering to this audience (Children and Music) saw the strongest decrease with double digit declines. Increasing […]
Announcing its first half-yearly results across the new Sky business following the acquisition of Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia, the pay-TV operator is claiming an “excellent” first half with good momentum across the expanded business. Jeremy Darroch, Group Chief Executive, Sky, said the broadcaster had delivered an excellent operational and financial performance in its first […]
For the first time in the company’s history, the DirecTV Group will end 2015 with more pay-TV subscribers in Latin America than in its native US market, according to research from global business intelligence firm Dataxis. As of Q3 2014, 51.7 per cent of
India’s Videocon d2h pay-TV operation has issued a line-up of 4K programming for its imminent launch. A lot of Indian viewers will want to tap into next week’s coverage of the ICC Cricket World Cup, with many of the key matches being captured in 4K and carried in partnership with Star India which is the […]