Luxembourg: Discovery channels for Entertain Me
Several new channels are now available on Entertain Me – the à la carte pay-TV package on IPTV in Luxemborg – following a new arrangement between POST Luxembourg and Discovery. Popular…
Canal+ denies CanalPlay revamp
Canal+ has denied that it plans to revamp its CanalPlay SVoD service, closed in the summer of 2018 after a dramatic loss of subscribers. In response to a story published…
NAGRA protects Movistar IPTV
Content protection and multiscreen television solutions specialist NAGRA has confirmed that global telco Telefónica has deployed the NAGRA Security Services Platform (SSP) managing the NAGRA Connect client to secure its…
Verizon, Disney agree retrans deal
The Walt Disney Company and Verizon Communications have agreed a new distribution deal, which has averted a potential blackout of Disney-owned channels on Verizon Fios television systems. Resolution of the…
SeaChange PanoramiC platform for Russia’s TotalVideo
Video solutions pioneer SeaChange International and Russian-based video operator TotalVideo have entered into an agreement to develop a multi-operator, multi-tenant hybrid OTT/DVB/IPTV platform that will enable video and cable providers…
Mirada for Mongolia IPTV
Mirada, a leading provider of cutting-edge products and services for Digital TV Operators and Broadcasters, is delighted to announce a new contract win for its Iris multiscreen solution with Skytel,…
Study: 70% of broadcasters IP transition projects in 2019
Grass Valley, a Belden Brand, has unveiled its 2018 Global IP Barometer study, which reveals key insights about the progress of the media industry’s migration to IP. Supported by the…
NAGRA, NOS team up for football anti-piracy
Content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA and Portuguese multiplay operator NOS are stepping up the fight against broadcast and streaming piracy of Benfica football league matches. NOS, which…
Vodafone Germany launches Giga TV Net
Vodafone Germany has launched a new standalone IPTV service, branded Giga TV Net. The move follows the launch of MagentaTV by rival Deutsche Telekom last month. Giga TV Net is…
Slovak Telekom, T-Mobile Czech Republic select MediaKind for IPTV
MediaKind – the new brand identity for Ericsson Media Solutions – will upgrade and further extend its Mediaroom platform, which currently enables the existing Magio IPTV service in Slovakia, to…
Italy: Piracy hinders pay-TV growth
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…
Kagan: US pay-TV Q3 subs down 1.2m
Third-quarter results for US multichannel video subscriptions cut short a brief wave of optimism for the sector, according to Kagan, a media research group within S&P Global Market Intelligence. Accelerating…
Analyst: DTH drags down US Q3 pay-TV subs
Findings from research and analysis firm Leichtman Research Group indicate that the largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – lost about…
Report: APAC pay-TV to grow 5%
Pay-TV revenue in Asia Pacific, comprised of subscription fees and local and regional advertising sales, will top $56 billion (€48.95bn) in 2018 after 5 per cent annual growth, according to…
Wurl powers programming on Samsung’s TV Plus
Wurl has entered into an agreement with Samsung to power select programming on Samsung’s new TV Plus service. Integrated with millions of Samsung Smart TVs, TV Plus is a new…