NanoTech Entertainment, a pioneer in bringing the 4K Ultra-HD experience to consumers, has entered into an agreement securing the rights to Giant Screen features. With the agreement, NanoTech’s UltraFlix 4K Ultra HD network will offer 15 films originally produced for IMAX and other Giant Screen theatres. 4K Studios, a NanoTech subsidiary, will use its film […]
South Asian sports broadcaster Ten Sports Network has strengthened its football portfolio with the acquisition of two English football properties in the Capital One Cup and the Sky Bet Football League from sports media rights agency, MP & Silva. Both events kick off this weekend, and the additions bolsters its already heavy line up of […]
DISH has rolled out the latest update for its DISH Anywhere app on iPad, Android and Kindle tablets. DISH Anywhere gives Hopper with Sling customers in the US the ability to view live, recorded and VoD content at home or on-the-go from their mobile devices. The update delivers a modernised user interface and new capabilities […]
RRsat Global Communications Network, a provider of digital content management and global content distribution services to the broadcasting industry, has announced the expansion of its US sales team with industry veterans, Rick Phelps and Dante Neyra, to strengthen its presence and capabilities within the North and Latin American markets. Bringing over 20 years of experience […]
ITV, FremantleMedia UK and Syco Entertainment today announced that Domino’s Pizza UK is returning as the sponsor of The X Factor app for the second consecutive year. The Domino’s brand will continue to run across the app, which is one of the hottest digital TV properties, as well as within bespoke second screen ad formats and […]
The most important determining factor among consumers in purchasing a new TV or video device is the ability for it to connect to the Internet and stream content, a study has found. Smart TVs were selected by the majority of households participating in the qualitative study, an acceleration ethnography designed to help determine consumers’ likely […]
Fox has dropped its bid for Time Warner. The surrender was unequivocal; “We’re done, period,” said Chase Carey, Murdoch’s right hand man. Fox was done in by an inclining Time share price and a declining Fox one; a toxic mix for a bid relying on Fox stock as currency. Murdoch, doubtless grudgingly, immediately spent $6 […]
Pay-TV subscription prices are trending up as broadcaster competition keeps content rights costs high. Meantime, managed service providers are under pressure from OTT competition and must respond with a TV Everywhere proposition that is both functional and highly interactive with social media. The net result is ever more valuable content spread ever further into unmanaged […]
Research from GfK reveals, for the first time, consumption data at a title level for programmes viewed on subscription-video-on-demand (SVoD) services in the US and UK as well as key facts about sign-up that reveal the importance of access to large content libraries and the ability to watch anytime playing a key role. In the […]
The new owners of La7 have managed to turn around the fortunes of the Italian national broadcaster, after purchasing it from Telecom Italia Media in March 2013. According to the financial report of the Cairo Communications group for the H1 2014, La7 achieved a gross operating profit (EBITDA) of €4.9 million, compared to a loss […]