TRACE Sports, an entertainment channel dedicated to sports celebrities, has launched on Megacable, Mexico’s leading cable operator, with over two million subscribers. TRACE Sports is available both in SD and HD respectively in Megacable’s “Super Basico” offer and in the operator’s “Paquete HD”. Megacable is the third Mexican operator to launch TRACE Sports following the […]
The award follows legislation enabling Ofcom to issue local TV licences. The channels will broadcast on a specific ‘multiplex’, a discrete amount of spectrum reserved for local TV broadcasting on DTT. Licences are awarded for a period of up to 12 years. It is hoped that some channels may be on air before the end […]
Motive Television, a specialist in solutions for the managed and cost effective delivery of mass-audience content over any network, will unveil its Mocast solution to network operators at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Mocast enables networks to reduce peak demand congestion and most efficiently manage delivery of on-demand video content, thereby cutting investment in […]
Deluxe Media Technologies, (DMT), a subsidiary of the Deluxe Entertainment Services Group offering specialist software based technology designed specifically for the broadcast and media industry, has appointed Sue Mitchell as Account Director for Europe. From February 25th, she will be responsible for bringing the indexing and discovery software to broadcasters and content owners across Europe. […]
Ofcom has announced that after 50 rounds of bidding Everything Everywhere, Hutchison 3G UK, Niche Spectrum Ventures (a subsidiary of BT Group), Telefónica UK (O2) and Vodafone have all won spectrum for a total payment of £2.34 billion (€2.89bn). Ofcom says it has achieved its purpose of promoting strong competition in the 4G mobile market. […]
Kabel Deutschland intends to hike its dividend by 67 per cent and increase investment as funds become available after plans to buy Tele Columbus were blocked by the regulator. Shares in KDG rose 2.5 per cent amid speculation the move could be part of its strategy to deal with a potential bid from mobile giant […]
Freeview, the UK’s biggest digital television provider, has revealed a new marketing campaign that it says will prompt consumers to question whether they are paying more than they need to watch their favourite TV programmes. Freeview claims its research has shown that whilst paying a seemingly small monthly fee for hundreds of TV channels […]
The US broadcasts its terrestrial signals under the ATSC format, but the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has just approved a 6-month trial of Europe’s OFDM-based DVB-T2 standard. The trial will take place shortly on a Baltimore station between the hours of 1am-5am. The rationale behind the trial is to use it as a test-bed for […]
Netflix may not be releasing viewer numbers on its flagship show “House of Cards,” but a new survey by investment firm Cowen and Company offers some insight into how many people are watching the Kevin Spacey political drama. A 10th of consumers with access to Netflix have watched “House of Cards,” reported Deadline. Yet 85 […]
US broadcaster DISH Network has reported 2012 total revenue of $14.27 billion compared to $14.05 billion in 2011, an increase of 1.6 per cent. Net income attributable to DISH Network in 2012 was $637 million compared to $1.52 billion in 2011. Total revenue for the fourth quarter 2012 was $3.59 billion, compared to revenues of […]