France’s leading pay-TV platform Canal+, ITI and TVN Groups are entering into exclusive negotiations to create a strategic partnership in Poland. TVN Group, the leading media group in Poland, is also the leading free-to-air TV company in the country. It is also one of the main pay-TV players through ‘n’, a fully owned subsidiary, […]
French telco Orange has reported it now has 4.8 million subscribers for its European pay-TV services – with 1 million new additions coming in the last 12 months, mainly in France and Poland. In its native market, the telco saw its pay-TV customer base in Q3 rise 28 per cent year-on-year to reach 4.1 million […]
A few weeks ago it was widely reported that China had ‘banned’ entertainment-type programming especially that emanating from Taiwan and which frequently employed ‘Western’ presentation styles and fashions. BBC Monitoring reports that speculation has arisen whether the state TV regulator has decided to stop Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainers from participating in mainland China’s […]
A bipartisan group of US House lawmakers has introduced legislation aimed at curbing online piracy and counterfeiting on foreign websites, following the May 2011 introduction of similar legislation by the Senate. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (Republican, Texas) along with ranking member John Conyers (Democrat, Michigan) and Bob Goodlatte (Republican, Virginia), Chairman of […]
French set-top box maker Technicolor, (which used to trade as Thomson) saw revenues fall back significantly in Q3, at €837 million, down nine per cent y-o-y. Technicolor’s technology-based revenues slumped 25 per cent when compared to last year’s same quarter. Its Entertainment division, which includes elements such as digital cinema, grew 6.2 per cent, helped […]
Sony and Ericsson have revealed that Sony will acquire Ericsson’s 50 per cent stake in Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, making the mobile handset business a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony. The transaction gives Sony an opportunity rapidly to integrate smartphones into its broad array of network-connected consumer electronics devices – including tablets, televisions and personal […]
BT has been given 14 days to block access to a website accused of promoting illegal filesharing “on a grand scale” by Hollywood studios, in the first high court ruling of its kind under UK copyright law. Justice Arnold handed down a written judgement to BT – which, with about 6 million customers, is the […]
Online streaming company Netflix saw its share price fall back more than 25 per cent in late trading October 24th. Netflix revealed that its subscriber cancellations were greater than expected, and that launching in the UK would take it into losses. CEO Reed Hastings, in a letter to shareholders that accompanied its Q3 results, admitted […]
Filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission have revealed that more than one-third of the votes cast at News Corp’s annual shareholders’ meeting October 21st opposed returning Rupert Murdoch’s two sons, James and Lachlan, to the board of directors. Murdoch, the company’s Chairman and Chief Executive, fared better, winning the backing of an overwhelming […]
Nevada-registered Loton, Corp has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire FilmOn.TV Networks Inc. (FilmOn), which holds a Licence and Franchise Agreement for The Americas from FilmOn.com, the Internet-based, high-definition television service provider with properties in the US and Europe. The letter of intent is subject to due diligence and negotiation of a definitive […]