A report from investment banker Morgan Stanley says that Sky Deutschland could be worth €10 a share based on current sales/subscribers prospects. The bank’s argument is that Sky-D is steadily building subscribers and that Germany represents Europe’s largest potential pay-TV market. Germany’s current pay-TV penetration is some 15 per cent (compared with 50+ per cent […]
US broadcast TV standards body the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has announced a Call for Proposals regarding audio and/or video watermarking technologies for Automatic Content Recognition to help enable interactive applications and other features of the ATSC 3.0 broadcast TV standard. With ATSC 3.0, interactive applications and other features enhancing audio and video can […]
Ericsson AB chief executive officer Hans Vestberg is being considered by the Microsoft board as a potential replacement for its retiring CEO Steve Ballmer. Reports state that Vestberg is in the running alongside insiders Satya Nadella and Stephen Elop, the former Nokia man, but add that the board hasn’t yet reached a decision and who […]
Freesat, the UK subscription-free DTH satellite TV service, has launched the Freesat App for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, confirming its immediate availability on the App Store. The app acts as a TV guide for all free TV viewers, so Freesat suggests that whether it’s enjoying brand new British drama such as Call the Midwife […]
The London stock exchange has seen a dramatic improvement in the share price of BSkyB over the past few days (up 33p on Jan 14 to £8.71) as speculation mounts that Rupert Murdoch might be planning another method of consolidating 21st Century Fox’s stake into either a ‘Sky Europe’ or perhaps seeing a merger between […]
The global DRM market has been witnessing significant growth from the past few years. Among all, European region is exhibiting huge growth on the account of growing e-book readers in the region. Also, with government support and well established digital right association, European DRM market is anticipated to grow tremendously in near future. Overall, the […]
The UK advertising market is set to have its best year since the pre-recession days of 2008, fuelled by the economic recovery and an anticipated advertising blitz this summer during the football World Cup in Brazil. The latest IPA Bellwether report found that advertisers raised their budgets for a fifth quarter in a row in […]
The Boards of SintecMedia, SMS and Pilat have unveiled the terms of a recommended proposal under which SintecMedia and its wholly owned subsidiary SMS will acquire for cash the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Pilat not already owned by SintecMedia. The structure of the Acquisition is that SintecMedia will acquire 5 […]
Fox International Channels (FIC) Asia has successfully renewed the multi-year contract for the exclusive rights to broadcast the Grand Slam of the Asia-Pacific, the Australian Open, across 20 territories in Asia. The signature tournament, the first of the annual Grand Slam events, has been a part of Fox Sports’ line-up for over 16 years and […]
Eurosport has signed a three-year deal with sports video news agency SNTV, which will provide digital and TV broadcast content for Eurosport’s international channels. Eurosport will use the content for its daily sports news bulletins and regular magazine shows, as well as for its digital portfolio of websites and apps. SNTV is a joint venture […]