David Wheeldon, Group Director of Policy and Public Affairs for Sky, has suggested that that UK’s public service broadcasters (PSBs) should be working with platforms to make their content available in all ways that viewers want and can discover it, rather than keeping it in proprietary walled garden apps then demanding those apps are prominent […]
The pirate television service known as ‘BTV’ must cease the illegal retransmission of channels, stop selling its BTV set-top box, and pay damages of $6.6 million (€5.84m), according to a recent ruling by the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. The BTV set-top box, which illegally delivers a variety of TV […]
Following earlier disagreements over content distribution, French commercial broadcaster TF1 have agreed a fresh, global distribution arrangement that allows the Canal + Group to include all TF1 Group channels in its offerings, as well as associated non-linear services. It reinforces the partnership between the two groups by highlighting a proposal for enriched services on all screens […]
The Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU) – set up to combat the threat of organised crime across the seven police forces in the Eastern Region of the United Kingdom – has secured the repayment of more than £13,000 (€14,926) from a convicted trader, after he had evaded payment for over two years. William Marston, […]
Telenet has extended the broadcasting rights for the English Premier League for a further 3 years. Live matches will continue to air on Play Sports until 2022. Telenet Director Sports Manu Leroy, commented: “We know that the Premier League is very important for our customers. Thanks to this agreement, they can continue to follow the […]
The Sky Kids app has become the first app to be accredited by the UK’s largest parental network, Mumsnet. A product is awarded Mumsnet Rated status when more than 75 per cent of Mumsnet testers score it positively. When it came to the Sky Kids app, 94 per cent of testers said they’d use the […]
The BBC’s traditional festive episode of Doctor Who will this year abandon its Christmas Day timeslot and air on New Year’s Day instead. The BBC confirmed speculation that for the first time in 13 years a new episode of the sci-fi drama won’t air on December 25th. Charlotte Moore, Director of Content, said: “We’re delighted […]
Over the last few years, Netflix has shifted its focus from movies to TV. Not only has the movie library shrunk and the library of TV series grown, but Netflix is quickly earning a reputation for quality TV shows and sub-par movies. But is Netflix’s TV show library really that good? Or is it mostly full […]
A recent study of the content viewing behaviour of Thai consumers, commissioned by the Asia Video Industry Association’s (AVIA) Coalition Against Piracy (CAP), and conducted by YouGov, has revealed that 45 per cent of consumers use a TV box which can be used to stream pirated television and video content. These TV boxes, also known […]
Anne Mensah is joining Netflix as Vice President of Content, leading the scripted series content team focused on British productions. Mensah, who has most recently served as Director of Drama at Sky Studios and was formerly a longtime BBC executive, comes to Netflix as it continues to invest in local programming across the UK, Europe […]