Presto Entertainment, a new service originating from a proposed Foxtel and Seven West Media joint venture, would see a massive library of subscription video on demand (SVoD) television content provided for Presto subscribers in early 2015. The proposed service would compete with Netflix, which recently announced plans to launch in Australia in March 2015. The […]
Eurosport has acquired the live TV and digital rights of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 as part of a package of nine FIFA competitions held over 2015 and 2016. The deal signed with FIFA also includes full rights to the Men’s and Women’s FIFA U-17 and U-20 World Cups, as well as, the […]
Sky Deutschland is placing its trust in the end-to-end solutions and consultancy expertise of the payment provider Wirecard for its newest Sky Online service. For the first time, this standalone online TV package means that even those without standard Sky subscriptions can now access a selection of TV series, films and live sport online, via […]
nangu.TV, the media platform provider for IPTV and OTT services, further expanded its relationship with major telecoms operator T-Mobile Czech Republic. A nangu.TV customer for several years, T-Mobile CZ is now using the company’s Media Platform to provide OTT mobile TV services for its customer base. To access the service, T-Mobile CZ users simply download […]
Integrated Microwave Technologies (IMT), a specialist in advanced digital microwave systems serving the Broadcast, Sports & Entertainment and MAG (Military, Aerospace & Government) markets, has announced that its acquisition by Skyview Capital has been successfully completed. Skyview Capital announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire IMT from the Vitec Group on November 3rd […]
The BBC Trust has now received detailed proposals from the BBC Executive to close BBC Three as a broadcast channel and re-invent it as an online only proposition. Alongside this, the Executive also propose launching a BBC One+1 channel, extending the hours for CBBC and enhancing BBC iPlayer. The Trust confirmed the proposals represent a […]
The current FCC spectrum auction is still climbing ever-upward. The past two days has seen another series of bids entered, and Thursday afternoon saw Round 55 take place, and add $43 million to the already record-breaking total, and taking the amount of cash on the table to a breathtaking $41.17 billion. There were 56 new […]
Poland’s TVN should be in the hands of new owners by early January, according to local reports. Current owners ITI Group and Canal Plus are looking to sell their entire 53 per cent stake in the business. TVN CEO Markus Tellenbach is quoted as saying that the broadcaster has 10-12 interested parties in the line […]
UPC Poland, part of Liberty Global, is launching a full Horizon TV offering in the New Year. It has already made the Horizon Go service available, and has now invited a group of customers to trial the set-top box service ahead of its commercial launch. The decoder, which provides access to social media sites including […]
The BBC is extending the time iPlayer users have to download TV shows to watch offline on a range of mobiles, tablets and computers – from 7 to 30 days – just in time for the festive period. The BBC has also confirmed that the iPlayer app is now available on the Xbox One games […]