Advanced Television

Discovery “another solid quarter”

Discovery Communications has reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30th 2014. Q3 revenues of $1,568 million increased $193 million, or 14, over the third quarter a year ago, as 32 per cent growth at International Networks was partially offset by a 1 per cent decline at US Networks, primarily due to additional […]

November 4, 2014

WWE Network UK delayed again

The WWE Network, which was set for an 8pm launch on November 3rd in the UK, was indefinitely postponed just 20 minutes prior to its scheduled rolling out. World Wrestling Entertainment simply posted: “The launch of WWE Network in the UK has been delayed until further notice” on its Twitter account at 7:39pm – offering […]

November 4, 2014By Nik Roseveare

No interest in Mexican space slots

Two orbital slots controlled by Mexico have failed to find buyers. Mexico’s Federal Telecoms Institute (IFT) was auctioning the two orbital positions which could have been used by satellite operators for communications craft. The deadline for bids actually expired on September 26th. IFT had hoped to realise $18 million – $20 million from the tender. […]

November 4, 2014By Chris Forrester

Radio 1 launching iPlayer channel

Radio 1 will launch its own video channel on the BBC’s iPlayer on November 10th streaming live music, documentaries and game shows as it steps up its battle for the attention of the YouTube generation. The station will put up to two programmes a day on the iPlayer channel, which is intended to reverse a […]

November 4, 2014

Sky Italia speeds content with Akamai and Aspera

Akamai Technologies, a provider of cloud services, has announced that Sky Italia has improved and simplified its workflow with Akamai’s Media Delivery solutions. With the combination of the high-speed file transfer solutions from Aspera, an IBM company, and Akamai’s NetStorage cloud-based storage platform, Sky has realised an increase in file upload speed by up to […]

November 4, 2014

BBC BRIT and BBC EARTH for Poland

BBC Worldwide has announced that BBC BRIT and BBC EARTH, two of three new global genre brands announced last year, will make their international channel debut in Poland on February 1st 2015. They will be accessible to Polish audiences through DTH, cable and IPTV providers in the market. The upcoming launch will follow the successful […]

November 4, 2014

Thailand 2nd batch of vouchers due

Thailand’s National Broadcasting & Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) says it will issue its second batch of digital TV vouchers on November 21st to more than 3 million homes. The first batch of vouchers, which went to low-earning families, were issued on October 10th and can be used to buy set-top boxes or as part-payment on new […]

November 4, 2014By Chris Forrester

UKTV expands Technology and Operations teams

Media company UKTV will expand its Technology and Operations teams following a period of unprecedented growth, which has seen the network enjoy its most successful year yet and secure a 9 per cent share of British commercial viewing. The announcement was made by Jan Gooze-Zijl, UKTV’s Chief Financial and Operations Officer, who was handed an […]

November 4, 2014

Canal Plus 30 years old

Canal Plus is thirty years old this week. The broadcaster has a dedicated web-site to help celebrate the event, and reminding users that it started 30 years ago with just one terrestrial channel. The special web-pages offer a special concert, some 6 hours of video looking back at some of the channel’s highlights, and special […]

November 4, 2014

Canada: Rogers launches shomi SVoD beta

Canadian comms giant Rogers has revealed new subscription VoD service, shomi, will be available in a beta trial to all Rogers Internet or cable customers effective immediately.  Eligible Rogers customers can sign up and begin a 30-day free trial, after which customers can enjoy shomi for only $8.99 per month. As an added benefit to […]

November 4, 2014