Some of India’s cable MSOs are flouting the country’s rules which cover the retransmission of TV channels. The rules insist that every channel be properly licensed before it can be carried on a DTH or cable system, but some operators are carrying unauthorised channels from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Nepal. India’s Ministry of Information & […]
Saudi Arabia-based satellite operator Arabsat has stopped transmitting Lebanon’s Al-Minar news channel. The channel was taken down on December 4th. BBC Monitoring reports that Iran’s cultural attaché at its Beirut embassy on December 6th condemned the action, and said it stood firm in solidarity with Al-Minar, and referred to the controversial channel as “the sound […]
Globecast has announced that Philippe Bernard has been appointed as its new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Olivier Barberot. He brings a wealth of international experience and has a track record for sales and customer relations expertise. “I’m honoured and grateful for the opportunity to lead this exceptional company with dedicated, talented and creative […]
To kick off the festive season TalkTalk is giving its TV customers access to six of the best UKTV channels usually only available as part of a paid-for TV Boost. From now to January 5th, TalkTalk TV customers will be able to enjoy GOLD, Watch, Alibi, Eden, Good Food and Home at no extra cost. […]
TV drama Manhattan will launch exclusively in the UK on BT’s AMC channel on January 5th 2016. BT customers will be the first to see the critically acclaimed 13-episode original series in the New Year. Manhattan has the backdrop of the race to build the world’s first atomic bomb and follows the scientists and their […]
Feeln, a subscription video streaming service from Hallmark Cards, is now streaming its curated collection of hit Hollywood feature films, the exclusive Hallmark Hall of Fame library and Feeln-originals including their latest series, Breaking Bread with Brooke Burke, to Amazon streaming devices including Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, and select Fire tablets including […]
Advanced Television talks to CEO Stephane Bourque about Incognito’s mission to provide the subscriber with a much better QoE by taking the Home Gateway functionality to the cloud. This means an operator can provide a great experience with a simple, friendly, UI, state-of-the-art functionality and comprehensive user management no matter what the network or legacy […]
An Italian Over-the-Top (OTT) Company Distributing Premium On-Demand Video Content Chili is a transactional video on-demand provider, created in Italy in 2012 from a Fastweb spin-off. The company’s mission is to offer clients a large catalogue of on-demand video, TV series and movies. The catalogue provided by Chili is one of the widest available at […]
Enders Analysis has published its latest ten year viewing forecasts which showed live and seven-day broadcast time-shift/catch-up to the TV as still making up the great majority of viewing in 2025, though the firm assumes that the complex regulatory network that supports public service broadcasting will remain in place. However, this could come into question […]
Perform Group, the digital sports content and media company, has confirmed an exclusive deal to broadcast live and on-demand English Premier League matches in Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein from the start of the 2016-17 season. Sky Deutschland was the previous Premier League rights holder in German-speaking Europe. The three-year deal also allows Perform to broadcast […]