BBC has revealed that Henry ‘The Fonz’ Winkler’s new comedy drama series, Hank Zipzer – which is coming to CBBC on January 28th – will first premiere on BBC iPlayer. Audiences will be able to watch the show a week before it’s aired on CBBC, starting with the first episode being available on January 21st […]
Fox International Channels has increased its distribution in France with the launch of the company’s bouquet of channels in the IPTV platform Freebox TV. National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo Wild and Voyage are available to subscribers of Free effective immediately. Frédéric Chevance, Managing Director Fox International Channels France said “We are delighted to start this […]
Following various acquisitions in French-speaking Switzerland – including Télécarouge SA and Télélancy SA – upc cablecom is now taking over the cable network in Ligerz in the canton of Bern. This has been in private hands up to now and belonged to Garo Immobilien AG in Brügg. The purchase agreement for the complete takeover was […]
Ideal Systems Group, Asia’s largest broadcast systems integrator, announced the launch of SoftCast Technologies, the world’s first suite of downloadable solutions for broadcast television operators. The SoftCast range is a comprehensive suite of software products for operating and managing broadcast television channels. In an industry first, Ideal Systems is making the new SoftCast range of […]
41Entertainment, Arad Productions and NAMCO BANDAI Games have announced that the premiere performances of PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures (the “Property” or “PAC-MAN”) on Disney XD UK on Saturday 11th January delivered strong ratings with back-to-back launch episodes, ranking as one of the channel’s top rated telecasts in 2014 to date in key demos. RATINGS […]
Some Time Warner Cable shareholders would support a merger with Charter Communications if Charter raises its current bid for the larger rival to $41 billion or more, according to US reports. At the start of this week, Charter offered to buy Time Warner Cable for $132.50 a share, or $37.3 billion. Time Warner Cable’s board […]
According to data released by research firm The Diffusion Group, nearly nine in ten adult broadband users in the US subscribe to an incumbent pay-TV service such as cable, satellite, or IPTV. The use of such services is greatest among adults 35 and older and less among younger adults. “The notion that we’re on the […]
Decipher’s latest VOD Audit report reveals that Apple’s iTunes service comprehensively trounces the competition by offering a total of 65,063 video assets, 193 per cent larger than the next largest service Xbox Video, and 275 per cent larger than
A report from investment banker Morgan Stanley says that Sky Deutschland could be worth €10 a share based on current sales/subscribers prospects. The bank’s argument is that Sky-D is steadily building subscribers and that Germany represents Europe’s largest potential pay-TV market. Germany’s current pay-TV penetration is some 15 per cent (compared with 50+ per cent […]
US broadcast TV standards body the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has announced a Call for Proposals regarding audio and/or video watermarking technologies for Automatic Content Recognition to help enable interactive applications and other features of the ATSC 3.0 broadcast TV standard. With ATSC 3.0, interactive applications and other features enhancing audio and video can […]