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Agile Content acquires WeTek

Agile Content, a provider of digital TV and video distribution solutions, has announced the acquisition of WeTek, the Portuguese company dedicated to the R&D of the Android ecosystem. Agile COntent says the addition of WeTek’s line of products to its offering “furthers its range of innovative end-to-end services, brings multiple benefits to new and existing […]

July 6, 2021

Portugal: MEO deploys MediaKind solution

MediaKind has announced that Altice Portugal’s MEO has deployed MediaKind’s low-latency streaming solution to enhance its live coverage of Euro 2020. MEO, Portugal’s leading pay-TV service by market share, has enhanced its existing deployment of MediaKind’s media processing and delivery solutions, including its Video Storage and Processing Platform (VSPP), to reduce the end-to-end video latency […]

June 24, 2021

First football match broadcast over 5G in Portugal

TVU Networks, a market and technology lspecialist in cloud and IP-based live video solutions, has announced the widespread use of its technology in Portugal’s first football games broadcast using 5G technology. Premier A/V supplier, Ibertelco, connected Portuguese telco, NOS, with TVU Networks to supply video-over-IP delivery solutions at the country’s first 5G – enabled stadiums […]

June 10, 2021

Media Capital to launch CNN Portugal

Portugal’s Media Capital Group has signed a licensing agreement with Turner Broadcasting System Europe for the launch of CNN Portugal. Media Capital will be responsible for the programming and operations of the new TV channel, while CNN will provide training, consultancy and content access. According to the Portuguese group, further information on the project will […]

May 25, 2021From Branislav Pekic in Rome

PostTV launches 3 new Portuguese channels

PostTV, the Luxembourg TV platform, has enhanced its Portuguese channel offer with the launch of 3 new channels as confirmed by Alteox Media Consulting, the exclusive content provider for POST Luxembourg who had facilitated this latest partnership. A Bola TV, Canal 11 and Porto Canal have been added to the ‘Entertain Me!’ package that offers […]

May 11, 2021

Portugal’s Sport TV remains in the red

Portuguese sports pay-TV network Sport TV reported losses of €5.69 million in 2020, up 59 per cent on the previous year, when they amounted to €3.57 million. The figures are included in the 2020 annual financial report of Portuguese operator NOS, in which it owns a 25 per cent stake. Previously, Sport TV turned a […]

April 22, 2021From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Portuguese pay-TV penetration rate reaches 93%

The pay-TV penetration rate in Portugal reached 93.2 per cent at the end of 2020, accounting for a 5.4 per cent growth on the previous year. According to figures published by the National Communications Authority (Anacom), 4.2 million Portuguese subscribed to pay-TV services, or 183,000 (+4 per cent) more than in 2019. FTTH now accounts […]

March 12, 2021From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Portugal: Eleven renews Ligue 1 rights

Eleven Portugal has extended its partnership with France’s Ligue 1 for an additional three seasons, until 2023/24. Eleven will continue to be the exclusive home of France’s top tier in Portugal, as well as bringing fans the Trophée des Champions. In total, Eleven will deliver 381 French games a season live and exclusively across its […]

February 9, 2021

Study: Portugal loses €200m a year due to piracy

Portugal is losing an estimated €200 million annually due to piracy, according to figures made public by the Secretary of State for Youth and Sport, Diogo Nabais. Speaking during a webinar organised by the Portuguese Professional Football League, he said that the country’s audiovisual sector loses around €140 million per year, while the remaining €60 […]

January 29, 2021From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Portugal sets up working group on DTT future

The Portuguese Government has announced it will set up an inter-ministerial working group to gather opinions and studies on the future of DTT in the country. The news was announced by the Secretary of State for Cinema, Audiovisual and Media, Nuno Artur Silva, during a Parliamentary hearing. He said that the group will prepare a […]

January 22, 2021From Branislav Pekic in Rome