Media and entertainment metadata provider Gracenote, a Nielsen company, is helping to enhance the experience for TV viewers who use new Virtual Multichannel Video Programming Distributor (vMVPD) services. A new TV metadata and electronic programme guide (EPG) solution from Gracenote enables Smart TV and streaming device manufacturers that offer live TV streaming services to make […]
Hollywood actor Robert Downey Jr, along with his wife Susan, have revealed plans to create an 8 episode docu-series exploring the rise of AI for YouTube Red, the US SVoD service. Downey Jr will host and narrate the series, which will feature interviews with researchers and experts on science, philosophy, engineering, medicine, futurism and entertainment, […]
Com Hem has launched Com Hem Smart – a user-friendly app for smartphones, where the users have control over large parts of their residence. The service has been developed for landlords with multi-dwelling units, or for tenant-owned associations. They sign a licensing agreement for Com Hem Smart, and can then distribute unique login information that […]
Pirate DTT channels are increasingly proliferating in Spain, above all in the local DTT Market and the South of Spain in the Region of Andalucía. The Andalucía Audiovisual Council (CAA) has reported the illegal presence of 121 DTT frequencies in Andalucía. The illegal DTT predominantly broadcast clairvoyance programmes (83 per cent) and religious programmes (11 […]
The adoption of SVoD services in France has so far been slower than other major western markets. Consulting firm Ampere Analysis’s comparison of the content catalogues of SVoD players in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK and the US reveals that of the six markets, France has less content and far lower levels of localisation […]
Virgin Media and TV3 have acquired the exclusive Irish rights to all Wednesday UEFA Champions League matches, all Thursday UEFA Europa League matches and the Finals of both competitions. In total, Virgin Media and TV3 will have Irish exclusive rights to 327 matches across both competitions per season and will share rights for 16 Tuesday […]
Broadcasters will now be able to stream their shows to millions of Arabsat viewers around the world after the organisation agreed to establish a satellite uplink platform from TV and movie production facility twofour54 Abu Dhabi. The agreement will see Arabsat and twofour54 launch a new set of satellite TV channels on the Arabsat Badr-4 […]
Mediapro, the Spanish TV company, has confirmed it will appeal against the Milan Court’s decision to cancel its tender to sell the Italy’s Serie A football TV rights. Contrary to the alleged breach of competition rules, Mediapro believes that its commercial proposal meets the Serie A criteria. The company argues that its offer to operators […]
Sky Sports will broadcast 16 fight nights a year live and exclusive from the US as part of a new deal with long-term partners Matchroom Boxing. The new agreement means that, in addition to the best of British boxing, Sky Sports viewers can watch fights from some of the biggest names in boxing from some […]
YouTube has confirmed that it will be renewing Cobra Kai for a second season just over a week after the show premiered on YouTube Red, its US subscription platform. The Karate Kid movies spin-off has proven a hit with viewers and critics alike. YouTube’s Global Head of Original Programming Susanne Daniels commented: “The series had […]