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HK Customs raids ISD vendors

As part of Operation Trojan Horse, Hong Kong Customs recently undertook a series of raids against four retail outlets in Sham Shui Po and Wan Chai. Over a two-day period (May 25-26 2018), Hong Kong Customs raided retail outlets and arrested four shop owners and four salespersons found to be selling pre-loaded TV boxes (also […]

May 29, 2018By Colin Mann

Sesame Street app for Vewd

Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organisation behind Sesame Street, has launched a new Sesame Street streaming TV app for Vewd-enabled connected TV devices. The app features content from the 48 seasons of the children’s TV series and includes dedicated sections to Sesame Street characters including Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie and more. […]

May 29, 2018

DiMaggio: “New Groening show his best yet”

Renowned voice actor John DiMaggio has declared that Matt Groening’s new animated show, Disenchanted, is Groening’s best work yet. High praise indeed for the man who is also responsible for creating The Simpsons – the longest running scripted show in TV history – as well as the much celebrated Futurama. Speaking at the MCM London […]

May 26, 2018Nik Roseveare @ MCM London Comic Con

Spanish operators demand more 4K content

Spanish telcos are demanding more 4K content and, in particular, a big sporting event in 4K for broadcasters and content producers to give a definitive boost to the UHD market, reports El Español. The fact that Mediaset, holder of the FTA rights to the Russia’s World Cup, does not have plans to broadcast any of […]

May 25, 2018From David Del Valle in Madrid

France Télévisions confirms UHD Roland-Garros

Following the news that Eurosport is launching a new channel exclusively for the French Open at Roland-Garros with every match from the prestigious Philippe Chatrier centre court available in Ultra High Definition, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the coverage of the French Open by France Télévisions, the French public broadcaster has decided to offer […]

May 25, 2018By Colin Mann

World Cup VR app from TF1

Commercial broadcaster TF1, which will be France’s free-to-air home for the FIFA World Cup in Russia, is launching a dedicated MyTF1 VR Coupe du Monde app on June 14th developed in partnership with FIFA and French start-up LiveLike. The app will be available free-of-charge on iPhone, iPad, Android devices as well as on Samsung Gear […]

May 25, 2018From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

STARZPLAY comes to Prime Video Channels

Amazon is adding STARZPLAY to its Prime Video Channels line-up in the UK and Germany. A new channel from the popular US TV network Starz, STARZPLAY will now give European viewers the opportunity to watch exclusive STARZ series all in one place for the first time, with future STARZ Originals launching exclusively on the same […]

May 25, 2018

Rooftop, AMC Networks VR Aggregation Deal

Rooftop Immersive Studio has announced a deal with AMC Networks International Southern Europe to aggregate and distribute VR content.  The comapnies said the deal is the first step towards consolidating a lasting and dedicated partnership. Rooftop Immersive Studio will aggregate VR content on a monthly basis from a wide pallet of genres with a focus […]

May 25, 2018

Study: Netflix offers best original programming

A study from Wall Street investment bank Morgan Stanley says that 39 per cent of US consumers surveyed believe that Netflix offers the “best original programming”. This time last year the same study found that 33 per cent of viewers rated Netflix as Number 1 in original programming. The bank’s study surveyed 3100 adults aged […]

May 24, 2018By Chris Forrester

Spotify to pay royalty settlement

Spotify, the popular music streaming app, will pay out $112 million (€96m) in a settlement agreement, following two lawsuits that claimed songwriters hadn’t been paid enough in exchange for their music appearing on the service. The class action originally came from David Lowery, a musicians’ rights advocate from the band Camper Van Beethoven, and Melissa […]

May 24, 2018