The Kudelski Group has completed an agreement to acquire Digital Video Norge AS (DVnor). The Oslo-based provider of media asset management services will collaborate closely with Conax. The company provides technology and competence highly complementary to the Conax content security portfolio, further strengthening Conax’ position in the industry for media consumption. The Kudelski Group says […]
Time Warner reported Q1 profits up on gains from all units. Net income rose 17 per cent to $1.4 billion compared to $1.2 billion a year ago. Revenue was up 6 per cent to $7.7 billion. The results topped Wall Street estimates as the company works to finalise its acquisition by AT&T. At Turner Broadcasting, […]
New Zealand’s Sky TV is rumoured to be going ahead with its merger plan with telco giant Vodafone’s New Zealand offshoot, despite not winning the legal approval from New Zealand’s competition regulator. The country’s Commerce Commission ruled against the merger plan in February, but has subsequently said that its clearance was not formally required but […]
India’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is demanding action over alleged malpractice by the country’s Department of Space (DoS) in how transponder satellite capacity was awarded to private direct-to-home broadcasters. The PAC state that decisions going back more than 10 years need to be fully investigated. The 22-member PAC is made up of Indian parliamentarians in […]
Harmonic, the global player in video delivery infrastructure, has announced its unaudited results for the first quarter of 2017. GAAP net revenue for the first quarter of 2017 was $82.9 million, compared with $113.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2016 and $81.8 million for the first quarter of 2016. Bookings for the first quarter […]
Finnish telco DNA has announced that its remaining DVB-T format pay-TV channels will switch to DVB-T2 technology on May 17th. The majority of terrestrial-network pay-TV channels and all HD channels are already being broadcast with the new technology. The greater efficiency of DVB-T2 technology increases broadcasting capacity and enables the transmission of HD-quality broadcasts over […]
Over 400 audiovisual sector leaders covering all 28 Member States have signed a letter urging the EU Institutions to “reject and abandon” a proposal that they suggest “undermines the entire audiovisual eco-system in Europe”. Their concern relates to EU proposals that they warn could damage the film and TV industry and harm consumers by preventing […]
German media company ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery Communications are to expand Germany’s mobile video and OTT marketplace through an enhanced streaming joint venture partnership for their brands in Germany. They say the 50/50 JV will bring German viewers more options and better quality to enjoy their favourite content and shows from ProSiebenSat.1, Discovery and eventually other content […]
Fox News says Bill Shine, the network’s co-president and long-time associate ousted chief executive Roger Ailes, has left the company. Shine’s departure follows the exits of star anchor Bill O’Reilly and Ailes, both amid sexual harassment accusatons. Shine was not accused of harassment, but there were questions about what he knew about the network’s workplace […]
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has released the 2017 ‘Special 301’ Report, reviewing global developments on trade and intellectual property (IP) and identifying trading partners with harmful records on protection, enforcement, or market