The continued roll-out of 4K/UHD services has received a boost following the announcement of an updated royalty rate structure by independent licensing administrator HEVC Advance, following active engagement with market participants across the industry. The updates support accelerated adoption of HEVC in the marketplace for the benefit of both industry and consumers. “After our initial […]
Echostar and Dish Network founder Charlie Ergen has “donated” nine million shares he owned in Echostar to a family trust. Each share is currently valued at some $36 so the donation is worth about $324 million today. The transfer, according to a Securities & Exchange Commission filing made earlier in December, is for “estate planning […]
Sky has confirmed it will now block “adult content” by default for all new broadband customers. Sky said the move would result in “much greater use of home filters”, but customers could still opt-out if they wanted to. In 2013, Prime Minister David Cameron said broadband users should face an “unavoidable decision” over whether to […]
Portuguese media group Impresa has signed a new distribution deal for its thematic channels with Vodafone Portugal, valid until 2018. The agreement, which commences on January 1st 2016, will see the distribution of the SIC Notícias, SIC Radical, SIC Mulher and SIC Caras. SIC Caras will be available to over 400,000 Vodafone Portugal subscribers for […]
It is extremely rare for a rocket launch to land back on Earth, but Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX hopes to achieve a successful landing late on December 21st. Musk’x SpaceX is expected to launch 11 mid-sized Orbcomm satellites from Cape Canaveral at 8.33pm Florida time. The 230-ft tall Falcon-9 rocket has been equipped with […]
Lifestyle media specialist Scripps Networks Interactive has launched its HGTV, Food Network and Travel Channel brands on Apple TV, meaning they are now available on all major streaming platforms. This new distribution will provide Apple TV viewers with fast and direct access to the vast library of premier home, food and travel content offered by […]
Facebook has stopped using Adobe’s Flash technology to stream video across its social network. Instead Facebook has developed a video player built around HTML5 technology. Games on Facebook would still use Flash, it said, but it was looking into ways to change those too. The site is one among many that have turned away from […]
Liberty Global has appointed Guto Harri to the newly created role of Managing Director, External Communications. Based in London, Harri will lead external communications for Liberty Global and its senior executives and will report to Manuel Kohnstamm, Liberty Global’s SVP and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer. Harri joins Liberty Global from News UK, where he has […]
Sony Pictures Television’s (SPT) Film1 channel in the Netherlands has agreed new long term deals with Disney / Marvel and leading independent distributor, Belga Films. Less than six months after acquiring Holland’s leading premium movie service, SPT Networks has moved to boost the programming power of its five linear channels and on demand service with […]
DNA will continue distributing Yle’s HD channels to households over the terrestrial network in the coming year. The Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle and DNA have agreed to continue the channels’ distribution via DNA’s terrestrial network, as before. The network covers some 85 per cent of Finnish households. All four Yle HD channels can be viewed […]