Discovery Networks will relaunch Discovery HD Showcase in Europe, the Middle East and Africa on December 1st, with a new logo, a refreshed on-air look and an enriched programming line-up. Viewers will be able to watch exclusive content that cannot be watched anywhere else, along with a unique combination of key shows from Discovery Channel, […]
MEASAT Satellite Systems has announced an agreement with Globecast to distribute top US Network, HGTV, on MEASAT-3. HGTV, which is wholly owned by Scripps Networks Interactive. On December 4th, HGTV will première with a robust line up of programmes about property, hybrid construction, design and extreme spaces. Under the terms of the agreement, HGTV will […]
Millicom, the international telecommunications and media company, has announced that its operation in Bolivia will launch a new Tigo Sports TV channel this week. The channel has been available in Paraguay since February and the version in Bolivia will feature exclusively top matches from the country’s football league, the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano. The […]
THEMA has signed an agreement with French IPTV operator Bouygues Telecom for the broadcast of the African fiction channel Nollywood TV in the African TV Pack (Le Bouquet Africain Premium). Nollywood TV is available through Le Bouquet Africain Premium (the Premium African TV Pack) on channel 683 via Bouygues Telecom’s Bbox The channel is also […]
Visible World, a player in targeted TV advertising technology, announced this week that Michael Malcy has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Business Development. Malcy, who has spent over two decades in the media industry, most recently served as Senior Vice President of Business Development for Alticast, Inc., where he was responsible for Business […]
A study of 2,500 BitTorrent users asking them about content purchases and choices, creativity, and the role of music and film in their daily lives has revealed them to be a thriving community of people that care about the arts and multimedia experiences.
Another day, another few billions of dollars raised in the most lucrative spectrum auction ever conducted in the US. At the end of Monday evening (November 24) the total value of bids in the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) table topped a staggering $36 billion. And winning bids are beginning to emerge. The late afternoon saw […]
The first fruits of mobile operator Vodafone’s €10.7 billion takeover of German triple-play cableco Kabel Deutschland in 2103 are beginning to emerge with the launch of Vodafone All-in-One, a quadplay package which Kabel Deutschland says brings together the best products of both worlds – mobile from Vodafone Germany and cable Internet, phone and TV for […]
Expressing concern that former incumbent telco BT still holds a network monopoly position 30 years after privatisation, and ten years after the formation of regulator Ofcom, the UK Competitive Telecommunications Association (UKCTA) has called on the watchdog to review the market and reassess its priorities for the next ten years to ensure the UK communications […]
Ooyala, a specialist in streaming and analytics, and Vindicia, a subscription billing expert, have published the results of a qualitative pan-European study that looks at the current premium service OTT market and its projected growth in the UK, Dutch and German regions by 2017. The study revealed