John Hendricks launched factual broadcaster Discovery back in 1985. He retired as the broadcaster’s chairman in May 2014 after 32 years in the job. He moved on to found a new service, Curiosity Stream, three years ago as an ad-free non-fiction streaming service that’s now putting hard cash into documentary programming. Curiosity Stream is one […]
Nova, a provider of bundled services of home entertainment and communication in Greece, has secured the broadcasting rights of the French Football League and Ligue 1 Conforama. Nova has also secured the broadcasting rights of the Trophée des Champions (French Supercup), and the Coupe de la Ligue (French League Cup). As of season 2018-19 Nova […]
Cisco has been selected by The Walt Disney Studios as a founding member and Innovation Partner of The Walt Disney Studios StudioLAB. StudioLAB will be based on The Walt Disney Studios Lot in Burbank, California The announcement was made on stage at the first annual ‘XR On the Bay’ Conference hosted by the Advanced Imaging […]
Transvision, an Indonesia provider of pay-TV services, has selected Irdeto to securely deliver DTH content through its Android TV platform. Irdeto Armor for Android TV helps Transvision formulate and execute the right strategy to protect its ecosystem while ensuring the best customer experience. “With our latest, highly-competitive hybrid STB on Android TV, Transvision strives to […]
Spanish multiplay telco Telefónica has been provisionally declared winner of the tender to acquire the rights to broadcast all the paid matches in the country’s top-flight football league La Liga in the residential market for the 2019-2022 cycle (packages 4 and 5). The telco will pay €980 million per season, which equates to a slight […]
Spanish TV group Mediapro will market the international TV rights for La Liga over the next five years, starting in 2019. La Liga and Mediapro have renewed their agreement whereby the league will get €4.48 billion in five years for the international rights, up 30 per cent on the previous three years. In addition, in […]
Broadcasting regulator Ofcom has given final approval to BBC plans for a new TV channel for Scotland. It is due to begin broadcasting in February 2019. Ofcom said in a statement: “Having carefully considered all responses to our consultation, we have concluded that the public value offered by the proposed BBC Scotland channel would justify […]
An enhanced digital offering will underpin Eurosport’s coverage of The Championships this year with all courts available to watch on the Eurosport Player via the integrated app at Wimbledon. Fans in 33 countries will be able watch EVERY superstar in action at Wimbledon either through the Eurosport Player, eurosport.com or on TV with exclusive coverage […]
While providing open platforms like Android TV can help enable choice and provide pay TV operators with a competitive edge, there are security challenges they must address with open platforms. To tackle these challenges, Irdeto has launched its Android TV security solution named “Irdeto Armor.” Designed to protect the device, data and services built on […]
ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery have revealed plans to build a local streaming platform in Germany by integrating 7TV, maxdome and Eurosport Player in one place. The OTT platform will offer a full entertainment package of live streams, an extensive media library with local content, the best from Hollywood, as well as high-quality sports content. The future […]