Discovery Communications and TF1 Group have agreed a deal that sees Discovery acquire a controlling interest in Eurosport International through an extension of the pair’s larger strategic partnership first announced in December 2012. The deal to increase Discovery’s interest from 20 per cent to 51 per cent has brought forward the original agreement by nearly […]
Pay-TV revenues in the Middle East and North Africa will grow by more than 83 per cent between 2010 and 2020 to $5.60 billion, according to a report from Digital TV Research. The Digital TV Middle East & North Africa Forecasts report states that Turkey and Israel are expected to contribute 52 per cent of […]
At The Davos World Economic Forum, Mike Fries, Chief Executive of Liberty Global, confirmed reports it is looking to spin off its Latin American operations. “Ninety-five percent of our business is in Europe,” he said on CNBC in an interview from Davos, and “that’s where we want to stay focused.” “In Latin America there’s 25 […]
Amazon is approaching US media companies to acquire rights for an online pay-TV service, reports the WSJ. The service would expand on the Web retailer’s Prime Instant Video subscription service by offering live programming. Amazon would join Sony and Verizon, which will take its newly acquired OnCue service national, in taking on Netflix. “We continue […]
The US Patent Office has denied DirecTV’s application to register a number of 4K trademarks. Advanced-Television first reported DirecTV’s intention back on February 28th 2013, when the broadcaster applied for 4K, 4KN, 4KNET, 4K Network and 4KNetwork The Patent Office has denied some of the applications but says the 4KNet, and 4KN application might create […]
The multi-screen approach by viewers is intensifying in Spain with the availability of different connected devices and platforms. This is the main conclusion of Telefonica´s annual report about the Information Society which highlights that viewers have more and more access to TV content through mobile devices, with 67 per cent of smart users (26 million […]
The “fastest ever” broadband speeds have been achieved in a test in London. Alcatel-Lucent and BT have reported that speeds of 1.4 terabits per second were achieved during a joint test – enough to send 44 uncompressed HD films a second. The test was conducted on a 410 kilometre link between the BT Tower in […]
The argument that broadcast television stations received spectrum licences “for free” is grossly misleading, said a new study by Navigant Economics Managing Director and Principal Jeffrey Eisenach. The study found nearly all TV station owners paid market value for their spectrum licences through private transactions, and noted other spectrum holders including wireless carriers and satellite […]
UKTV has launched seven-day catch-up services on YouView for its free-to-air channels Yesterday and Really. The services, available immediately, allow viewers to access content on both channels through Yesterday and Really branded on demand portals and through YouView’s seven-day scroll back programme guide. Yesterday and Really join UKTV’s entertainment channel Dave on the YouView service. […]
Recently the Mumbai region has placed the responsibility for collecting India’s entertainment tax firmly onto the shoulders of the major MSOs. Previously the cash was collected by the thousands of smaller Local Cable Operators. Now four of India’s largest MSOs are hitting back. Den Networks, Hathway , Siticable and inCable have filed separate writs in […]