Canalsat and The Walt Disney Company have concluded a new deal which will see Canalsat become the exclusive distribution platform for all Disney’s channels in France (with the exception of Disney Channel). Effective January 1st, the agreement will mean that Disney Junior, Disney XD, Disney Cinema, their replay services as well as on-demand edutainment TV […]
Ultra HD (4K) TVs are expected to make up 23.7 per cent of LCD TV shipments in 2016, up 9.3pp on year. Because of the increase, demand for LEDs used in TV backlighting applications will rise and approximately 20-30 per cent more LEDs will be used in 4K TVs over Full HD units, according to […]
A group of broadcast and media industry suppliers including Grass Valley, Imagine Communications, Lawo, Snell Advanced Media and Nevion have collaborated to form the Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS). This new, independent trade association’s mandate is to bring IP solutions to market that offer complete interoperability, are based on open standards, and integrate seamlessly […]
The strong growth of IPTV and the increasing popularity of the convergent packages with up to 5 different services (fixed and mobile telephony, broadband Internet access and pay-TV) are significantly boosting the pay-TV take-up in Spain. Figures from the CNMC
In 2015, the TV market in Italy showed the first signs of recovery after a long period of recession according to a report by ITMedia Consulting. Total earnings have risen 0.6 per cent from the previous year. The diffusion of platforms, after years of stagnation, is starting to change: Broadband TV will triple its accesses […]
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group and the Walt Disney Co. have revealed a multi-year licensing agreement to bring digital subscription service DisneyLife to China. The news follows the November 2015 launch of the service in the UK. “Launched today, DisneyLife provides Alibaba customers in China with an all-encompassing and immersive family friendly digital experience,” the […]
A major 65-page report on the satellite industry, and in particular Europe’s two major players, SES and Eutelsat, says – happily – that “reports of the death of satellite TV look exaggerated”. That’s the welcome good news, but the report from equity analysts at Exane/BNP-Paribas also states that the number of channels carried has declined […]
Sky News and Sky Sports have partnered with Twitter to be part of the UK launch of Twitter Moments. Sky News will appear as the only UK News broadcaster further enforcing its role as a leading news publisher on social media. The new feature will enable Sky to showcase the best of its news and […]
Last week the European Commission published its proposals to enhance cross-border content portability for TV, radio and online access to programming and entertainment when outside the country of origin. Deutsche Bank’s media analyst Laurie Davison, in a report on the proposition, described the potential benefits as: “In theory, this would allow a SkyGo user to […]
Humax has announced that Freesat with Freetime set-top boxes will be the first in its product range to roll out Netflix. Netflix will be available on the Humax Freesat with Freetime HDR-1000S 500GB, HDR-1010S 1TB, HB-1000S, as well as the more recently launched HDR-1100S (available with 500GB, 1TB and 2TB hard drives). Graham North, Commercial […]