Barclays Corporate Banking is doubling its SVoD fund to support UK TV producers to £200 million (€224m). The £100 million fund was launched in March 2017 in response to the rapidly evolving TV production landscape, with the rise of subscription services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video changing the way that original programming is […]
BT Group’s EE and BT Sport have demonstrated the first live broadcast with remote production over 5G – an approach BT Sport will use to increase the coverage available to viewers with more matches and faster highlights. The pair partnered to showcase the capability by delivering a live, two-way broadcast over 5G from Wembley Stadium […]
Thailand viewers are enjoying pay-TV, but many are seemingly not paying for the service. A report from AVIA (Asia Video Industry Association) and gathered by market research company YouGov, says some 45 per cent of so-called pay-TV subscribers are actually watching via a pirate box or on-line pirate App. AVIA says that ‘Illicit Streaming Devices’ […]
TV professionals around the world are today (November 21st) celebrating World Television Day. As part of the annual United Nations initiative, a 30 second-spot is being shown by broadcasters on air and online across the globe. The topic of the 22nd edition of this global celebration is quality content. The quality of TV programmes is […]
Pac-12 Networks, the sports media production arm of Pac-12 Conference, is on a mission to reach more viewers, at more locations, and on more devices. Their new approach takes advantage of AWS cloud technologies, including AWS Elemental Media Services, to re-imagine core master control production workflows as well as content archive, personalisation, and monetisation. AWS […]
A bid by Facebook for the rights to the English Premier League is “not on the cards” according to the social media giant’s director of media partnerships, EMEA, Patrick Walker. Addressing a meeting of the Broadcasting Press Guild in London, Walker said that Watch, the company’s digital video platform, was built around three main pillars: […]
Italy is seeking new measures to combat piracy, a phenomenon that has assumed enormous dimensions and is hindering the growth of the pay-TV sector. The intention is to implement measures introduced in the UK such as blocking the illegal servers during football matches, as Italy has so far only acted against websites and apps, reports […]
Sky Sports has agreed the renewal of its contract with the EFL to broadcast 138 live league games per season until 2024. The deal is worth a reported £595 million (€669m) – a 35 per cent increase on the previous deal. Despite this increase, a number of clubs are unhappy with the deal. Under the […]
Snapchat has launched 18 new, exclusive shows in France with various partners that include M6, France Télévisions and its digital platform slash, as well as BFM TV, among others. The social media sharing app, which targets teens and young adults, is aiming at keeping users on its platform for longer and take and take on […]
Orange Spain is strengthening its SVoD service with the addition of new content from Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. A wide selection of content from the Turner channels is available immediately on SVoD while the linear channels have been integrated into premium package Millenial (€5 a month) in Adult Swim’s case and Infantil Max (€3 […]