Time Warner has reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30th. Revenues increased 8 per cent to $7.3 billion (€6.7bn) due to growth across all operating divisions. Adjusted operating income grew 15 per cent to $1.9 billion due to increases at Turner and Warner Bros, partially offset by a decline at HBO. Operating income […]
Telecom Italia Group and Mediaset have partnered to offer TIM customers access the new “Premium Online” TV offer through the TIMvision set-top box. Fixed and mobile TIM customers will be able to access the whole “Premium Online” platform with exclusive offers from September. With “Premium Online”, all the contents of the Mediaset Premium pay-TV service […]
Discovery Communications has agreed a deal to sell programming to Verizon for its upcoming mobile video service. “This deal extends our platform reach to Verizon customers beyond our traditional pay-TV customer base and adds yet another source to our distribution revenue stream,” commented Discovery CEO David Zaslav. Verizon will launch its programming service in the […]
Pay-TV operator Sky Italia and Italian broadband provider Fastweb have expanded their existing partnership to enable subscribers of Fastweb’s Joy or Superjet packages to access content from Sky Online. Additionally, new Fastweb customers can purchase, with an exclusive €20 discount (for €19.99), the new Sky Online TV Box, which fits in the palm of a […]
Having earlier in the week requested a stock trading halt as it continued negotiations regarding a “potential corporate transaction with an international party which may result in an acquisition”, Australian entertainment streaming service Quickflix has advised that it has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding with an unnamed Shanghai-based film and television company to […]
Japanese subscribers will be able to watch Netflix on Internet-connected devices from September 2nd – marking the streaming company’s first foray into the Asian market. Netflix already sells its services in dozens of other countries outside the US as part of its ambition to be available globally by the end of next year. The costs […]
Despite weekend suggestions that rival pay-TV provider BT TV had been successful in wresting the rights, Sky Sports will remain the home of La Liga for another three seasons. Sky says the deal strengthens its position as the first choice for sport across the UK and Ireland and ensures La Liga remains a key part […]
The US’s National Hockey League and Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM), the interactive media and Internet company of Major League Baseball, have agreed a digital media rights partnership they say will transform the fan experience by creating a fully integrated global hub of digital content that encompasses video, live game streaming, social media, fantasy, […]
The European Sharp licence holder UMC Slovakia and Foxxum, a specialist in smart TV solutions, has announced that UMC and Foxxum have signed a 5 years exclusive contract with subsequent renewal clauses. Foxxum will now integrate its smart TV Solution into all newly developed connected Sharp TV series sold in Europe. Users will gain access […]
OTT TV platform Magine TV has launched its beta service in the UK, offering ‘TV For Me’: a subscription-based, personalised live TV experience, streamed directly with no cables, hardware or contracts. Its launch follows that of TVPlayer, Simplestream’s OTT streaming platform, which in addition to a range of free-to-air services, recently announced the launch of […]