Having endured an entire summer without football, fans will be rewarded with seven live Football League matches over just ten days as Sky Sports launches its biggest ever season. Celebrating its 125th year, the Football League has arranged special anniversary fixtures and Sky will show all five matches that feature all eight of the founding […]
Amazon’s LOVEFiLM has announced an exclusive deal with FOX International Channels that will bring one of the most-watched drama series in US cable history, The Walking Dead, to LOVEFiLM Instant. Series one of the award-winning zombie drama is available to LOVEFiLM Instant members in the UK immediately, with additional series scheduled to appear on the […]
Cox Communications has announced that its Cox TV Connect app will now be available on PCs and Macs. Cox customers in the US can now access live TV programming from their desktop or laptop computers in their homes. Today’s households no longer watch TV just in the living room,” said Len Barlik, executive vice president […]
Ofcom has confirmed it will launch an investigation into BSkyB over the wholesale supply of its sports channels after a complaint from rival BT. Ofcom said the probe would centre on BT’s claims that the terms on which Sky offered its sports channels, Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2, to BT’s YouView platform amounted […]
ITV has confirmed it is acquiring a controlling stake in Thinkfactory Media, a US producer of reality, entertainment and drama, including the Emmy award-winning Hatfields & McCoys. ITV will pay an upfront cash consideration of $30 million for a 65 per cent stake in Thinkfactory Media, with a put and call option to buy the […]
A+E Networks has confirmed the launch of A&E, History and Lifetime network apps are on Android’s latest operating systems for free from Google Play. “With the addition of our new Android apps, A+E Networks strengthens our leadership position in the rollout of TV Everywhere,” said Dan Suratt, Executive Vice President of Digital Media and Business […]
Scripps Networks Interactive has begun to roll out a suite of websites and mobile applications designed to give authenticated viewers access to Scripps’ popular lifestyle programming on a wider variety of platforms and devices, beginning with the Travel Channel, Food Network, HGTV, DIY Network and Cooking Channel websites. “The best way to meet growing consumer […]
beIN Sport, the global sports broadcaster, and MP & Silva, the international media company, have announced a partnership to launch beIN SPORT in Indonesia. beIN Sport will launch three HD channels featuring a line-up of football content, led by extensive coverage of the Barclays Premier League, as well as other top sports events such as […]
Indian TV contains very many shows where the ‘anchor’ is a holy man, or guru, and who claim a special ability to make mystical forecasts. Baba Ramdev is one such figure with his own regular TV shows and the ability to draw thousands of devotees to public appearances. His TV ratings measure as high as […]
Mobile devices are becoming an increasingly common part of our daily TV routines. According to a Nielsen survey of connected device owners, nearly half of smartphone owners (46 per cent) and tablet owners (43 per cent) said they use their devices as second screens while watching TV every day. And more than two-thirds of tablet […]