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Discovery, TF1 discuss strategic alliance

French media company the TF1 Group and US programmer Discovery Communications have confirmed that they have entered into exclusive negotiations to forge a strategic alliance intended to create value for both companies across their numerous complementary business activities in three key areas: driving the growth of Eurosport; enhancing both companies’ pay-TV offerings in France; and […]

November 14, 2012

Astro scores Premier League broadcast rights

Astro Malaysia Holdings – Malaysia’s leading integrated consumer media entertainment group – has won the tender for broadcasting rights to the Barclays Premier League (BPL) in Malaysia for three seasons starting from the 2013/14 to 2015/2016 seasons. As part of this arrangement, all the 380 BPL matches would be shown live on Astro. “We are […]

November 14, 2012

PlayJam brings Disney games to Smart TV

PlayJam is to further widen its family appeal in a deal with Disney across EMEA, that will bring a range of branded content to the PlayJam Games Network. PlayJam will launch Disney game bundles comprising of titles based on a wide range of highly popular properties. Powered by PlayJam’s Platform, the games will feature within a […]

November 14, 2012

Synacor expands TV Everywhere for BendBroadband

Synacor, a provider of TV Everywhere solutions and cloud-based services across multiple devices, has announced an expanded agreement with BendBroadband, a regional technology leader in broadband video, data and communication services, to offer additional TV Everywhere offerings to subscribers. With the new agreement, Synacor will provide TV Everywhere services and authentication for Hallmark Channel, Fox […]

November 14, 2012

Google Fiber boosts channel line-up

Google has announced details of additional channels available on its Kansas City high-speed fibre network. Writing in the Google Fiber blog, Larry Yang, Product Manager, Google Fiber, said: “Whether you’re searching for stock tips or workout tips; whether you’re looking to check off your holiday shopping lists or looking for shows for the kids; whether […]

November 13, 2012

now TV Hong Kong wins Premier League rights

now TV, Hong Kong’s largest quad-play pay-TV provider, has confirmed it is finalising exclusive multi-screen rights to broadcast in Hong Kong the Barclays Premier League for three seasons commencing from the 2013/14 season. now TV expects to conclude the final agreement imminently, which will allow it to broadcast a total of 380 matches on now […]

November 13, 2012

X Factor helps boost RTL Q3

Continued growth in the German free TV market and the continued global success of production arm FremantleMedia’s Got Talent and X Factor TV formats helped parent company RTL Group to improved third-quarter financials. Revenue for the quarter was up 5.5 per cent to €1.296 billion, with operating profits up 5.8 per cent to €165 million. […]

November 13, 2012

SES launches interactive iPad app

Satellite operator SES has launched an interactive iPad app which displays its global fleet. This fascinating free App (search for SES SA and then download) shows both a global or polar view together with footprint maps, satellite status reports on the 52-craft fleet and a search tool based on location. Users can even locate the […]

November 13, 2012

Anti-piracy pact for Italian cinemas

Cinema chain Odeon-UCI and Italian anti-piracy body FAPAV (Federazione Anti-Pirateria Audiovisiva) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of jointly combating movie piracy, the first such initiative for the Italian cinema industry. In particular, they are targeting camcording. They aim to raise awareness of the rules relating to the protection of cinematographic works […]

November 13, 2012By Colin Mann

Miramax content for C More

C More Entertainment and Miramax have entered into a licensing agreement under which a broad array of Miramax modern classic films will be made available to C More viewers and customers of its streaming service, C More Play, in the Nordic region, including Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland.  Terms were not disclosed. Under the agreement, […]

November 13, 2012