SES Broadband Services is expanding its relationship with Orbitcom to boost sales of its Astra Connect for German potential Internet and broadband communities. SES says that the new deal follows Orbitcom’s successful delivery of the Astra Connect service, which provides broadband Internet to individual households and businesses via a satellite dish. The partnership, which has […]
Research from Nielsen shows that the drama Lucan, screened on newly-launched channel ITV Encore, drives more brand conversations per viewer in the UK than any other drama in Q2 2014. Nielsen has joined forces with Keller Fay, the consumer conversation experts, to provide a unique dataset for advertisers and media buyers that identifies where to […]
Sky Sports has won the rights to the ‘Monday Night Football’, as part of a new five-year agreement for even more live American Football from the NFL. From 2015, Sky Sports viewers will be able to watch over 80 live fixtures a season, including up to five games each week of the regular season, the […]
Sky Italia and Telecom Italia have signed a new agreement, strengthening their partnership, to broadcast the Sky channels dedicated to the exclusive Uefa Champions League matches and UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers on TIM’s 3G and 4G networks. After the Winter Olympics in Sochi, the FIFA World Cup and the F1 world championship, TIMvision – Telecom […]
Thomson Video Networks is to get a new investor in the shape of Edmund de Rothschild Investment Partners. Thomson itself is a technology broadcast company specialising in video compression, transcoding and processing for media businesses. Headquartered in Rennes, France, the company had offices in 16 countries. Thomson sold off its Technicolor division in March 2011. […]
Russia Today (RT), the pro-Kremlin news broadcaster, has received a major financial boost from Russia’s government. According to The Times of London Russia Today will receive 15.38 billion Roubles (about $400 million) for its 2015 budget, and up from last year’s 11.87 billion Roubles. Other reports suggest that Russia’s parliament is considering a proposal to […]
Canal+ Group has announced a strategic partnership with Showbox to enable anyone to create professional looking shows without any prior expertise or special equipment. Manuel Alduy, Head of CanalOTT, said: “We are thrilled with this partnership that will help talents from Canal+ and Studio Bagel to further enhance the production value of their videos, free […]
Clearleap, a provider of multiscreen video logistics for the broadcasting and pay-TV industry, has released a vision paper aimed at helping European pay-TV operators and content providers launch innovative new services. Across Europe, viewers are eager for quality content and are prepared to pay for the privilege. With 750 million people, 53 countries, 28 currencies […]
Netflix has acquired the exclusive streaming rights for Peaky Blinders in the US. The first season of the BBC Two period gangster drama will be made available on the streaming service on September 30th, with the upcoming second season following in November. Peaky Blinders season 3 premieres on BBC Two in the UK on October […]
International residential subscribers to leading horseracing broadcaster, Racing UK, can now view via a multi-platform, live streaming and seven-day catch-up service, courtesy of Simplestream. Racing UK shows horseracing from 34 racecourses in the UK, including the likes of Aintree, Ascot, Cheltenham, Epsom and Newmarket. The enhanced service enables viewers to subscribe to watch Racing UK […]