shomi, the Canadian streaming service, has announced it will be shutting down operations as of November 30th. “We’re really grateful to Canadians who enthusiastically invited us into their living rooms and took us with them on their phones, tablets and laptops,” said David Asch, Senior Vice President and General Manager, shomi. “The business climate and […]
Political problems between India and Pakistan, including threats of war, have led to Pakistani drama series being ‘banned’ by some Indian channels. Zee TV’s Zindgi Channel is typical, with Zee chairman Subhash Chandra tweeting on Sunday that the channel would revamp its output without Pakistan-originated programming. “We will have Indian subjects on Muslim community,” said […]
London-based The Africa Channel has entered administration (the UK version of Chapter-11), and its IP assets are being sold by insolvency practitioners Chamberlain & Co. It is only the UK-based channel that has hit problems, and is not related to The Africa Channel in the US which has been on air since 2005. Chamberlain has […]
European Parliament’s Culture committee hearing on the amending of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive follows the publication of a draft report that looks to narrow the regulatory differences between online and offline services and better promote European works. SAA (Society of Audiovisual Authors) published its position on the Commission and Parliament’s proposals welcoming the positive […]
In response to global operator demand, MoCA is now offering a technology solution that applies new firmware feature upgrades on top of MoCA 2.0 technology. This new extension of MoCA 2.0 is called MoCA 2.1 offering 500 Mbps throughput and MoCA 2.1 Bonded offering 1 Gbps throughput. The availability of MoCA 2.1 and MoCA 2.1 […]
Vodafone Spain increased revenue by 4 per cent to €3.866.8 billion but incurred in €207 million losses as of the end of March against €159.8 million the previous year. The rise in losses is because of the costs from the redundancies following the acquisition of the cable company ONO and the investments in ultra high […]
Following a successful prosecution by the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT), the Designated Premises Supervisor of the Bay Horse Hotel in the northern England city of Leeds has been convicted and ordered to pay more than £10,000 (€11,551) in fines and costs for showing Sky Sports illegally in the premises. On 15th September 2016 at […]
A+E Networks UK announced the appointment of Kenny Reynolds as Vice President of Creative. Reynolds takes up his post immediately. Reynolds will oversee all creative output for A+E Network UK’s portfolio of channels, including History, Lifetime, Crime + Investigation, H2 and new free to air channel Blaze. He will lead the 25-strong in-house creative team […]
SiriusXM Canada, in a formal note to investors, says it is aware of various Class Action applications having been filed with the Superior Court in Quebec. “The Applications seek to authorize the bringing of class action litigation against the Company in connection with Quebec’s Consumer Protection Act and includes bringing a class action litigation against […]
Irdeto, a specialist in digital platform security, has announced the appointment of Bengt Jonsson as Senior Vice President of Global Sales. A member of Irdeto’s leadership team since 2008, Jonsson will now lead Irdeto’s sales and account management teams worldwide. “At Irdeto, we believe that a holistic approach is essential for pay media operators and […]