BT TV is now offering buy-to-keep movies on multiple devices in addition to the set-top box. Films purchased on a BT TV YouView or Vision+ set-top box are automatically available for customers to watch on smartphones, tablets or PCs at no extra cost. Customers can access their films on up to four different Apple or […]
Sky has sold its online betting and gaming business, Sky Betting & Gaming (Sky Bet), to CVC Capital Partners (CVC) in a deal which values Sky Bet at £800 million (€1.018bn). The sale releases the value for Sky that has been created in Sky Bet, and enables the enlarged Sky to focus on pay-TV across […]
According to findings from consulting and analyst firm Euroconsult, the global satellite pay-TV industry has observed strong growth in the past five years despite an increasingly competitive TV landscape where IPTV, DTT and connected entertainment services have rapidly expanded their reach. The satellite industry specialist’s newly released report, Satellite Pay-TV: Key Economics & Prospects, also […]
Canadian multimedia company Bell Media has unveiled its next-generation subscription on-demand video streaming service. Formerly given the working title ‘Project Latte’, Kevin Crull, President, Bell Media introduced Canada to CraveTV, which the company says costs about as much as a latte, offering premium television, for $4/month, bringing simplicity, ubiquity, accessibility, and premium content to Canadian […]
Several of Spain’s trade bodies – namely the private TV Association Uteca, the Regional TV Association FORTA, the Installers Federation Fenitel and the Consumers Association and the domestic broadcasting agency Abertis Telecom – have unanimously urged the government to extend by three months the initial December 31st deadline to complete the DTT migration enabling TV […]
The Electronic Communications Committee (ECC), the expert group responsible for harmonising the efficient use of the radio spectrum across Europe, has agreed a draft Decision for the harmonised use of the 700 MHz range (694-790 MHz) for wireless broadband in Europe which is now subject to public consultation. The draft Decision provides a common technical […]
US public interest group Public Knowledge has joined the Stop Mega Comcast Coalition to urge policy-makers to reject Comcast’s attempt to acquire Time Warner Cable. The Coalition includes private companies, public interest groups, and industry associations that believe the merger would cause substantial harm to consumers. John Bergmayer, Senior Staff Attorney at Public Knowledge, claimed […]
Russia is trying to sell one its orbital satellite positions for $36 million. One likely buyer is Bangladesh, and while the country had budgeted $28 million for the position – and signed a contract back in 2012 – it is now seeking approval from government to pay the extra cash demanded. The sale is being […]
The new Airbus-6 rocket is to be built by a newly created joint-venture between Airbus and French engine builder Safran. Officially it will be called Airbus Safran Launchers and will start operations on January 1st. The company will be based just outside Paris and have a staff of some 450 people. An announcement on December […]
On October 28th a US-built rocket exploded dramatically just seconds after lift-off from its Wallops Island, Virginia, launch pad. Images of the explosion went viral and did little in terms of goodwill between the rocket’s builder Orbital Sciences, and its Russian rocket-engine supplier. Now the US government has stepped in and a new Defense Policy […]