John Petter, CEO of BT’s Consumer division, has suggested the telco is in a stronger position to secure further English Premier League football coverage when the next bidding round starts, possibly in early 2015. Speaking to the UK’s Sunday Telegraph, Petter says that two “big things” have changed since it won the rights to 38 […]
Leichtman Research Group (LRG) found that the thirteen largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – lost about 300,000 net video subscribers in Q2 2014, compared to a loss of about 350,000 video subscribers in Q2 2013. The top pay-TV providers account for
Sky Deutschland is about to start a switch-out of its older Nagravision-secured set-top boxes in order to make the pay-TV broadcaster an all Cisco system . Reports from Germany’s Digital Fernsehen, quoting Stefan Kunz, Sky Deutschland’s VP/business and distribution, say that viewers who are still using older boxes will be supplied with a newer Sky […]
LG Electronics will be unveiling its newest IPS 21:9 Curved UltraWide Monitor (model 34UC97) at the IFA 2014 show on September 5th in Berlin, Germany. LG claims it is the world’s first monitor to incorporate a curved IPS screen with a 21:9 aspect ratio. The 34-inch monitor provides “remarkable” picture quality and a range of […]
PeerTV, the TV OTT technology solutions provider, announced on July 30th that it has successfully agreed new equity facilities of £1.5 million (€1.88m) which will finance the continuing development and sales drive for its latest breed of Android powered quad core set top boxes, which now include market leading H265 High Efficiency Video Coding. The […]
Bloomberg TV is reporting that former US vice-president Al Gore, along with business partner Joel Hyatt is suing Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera for fraud, breach of contract, failure to meet obligations to pay Gore and Hyatt some $65 million, and damages. The action was filed in a Delaware chancery court (Gore vs. Al Jazeera) […]
BT has claimed more pubs and clubs now subscribe to its sports channels than to Sky Sports. The telco has built up what it says is a leading position in a crucial part of the market for pay-TV sport, by undercutting BSkyB. The company entered the market last summer claiming typical savings of as much […]
Last week a $3.2 billion bid for Dubai-based pay-TV operator OSN (the former Orbit Showtime Network) was rejected by majority shareholder KIPCO. OSN reportedly has 941,000 subscribers, and according to a recent study from market researchers Ovum, could hit some 2.1 million within five years. The bidders for OSN are Hellman & Friedman LLC (H&F), […]
Abu Dhabi already has tough rules on satellite dishes which state that a maximum of four may be mounted on the Emirate’s roofs. The capital city’s administration has now called on residents to remove satellite dishes that clutter up building roofs and apartment balconies. Abu Dhabi’s The Nation newspaper quotes Ahmed Al Mazroui, the director […]
Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA), Australia’s leading voice for digital rights since 1994, has launched caniwatchit.com.au, a website that provides information about the legal availability in Australia of the top ten most infringed movies worldwide. EFA has also published a submission guide for people interested in responding to the government’s Online Copyright Infringement Discussion Paper. According […]