Levira, a play-out and media asset management platform is delivering a new 24/7 HD Network Fight Sports to Nordic Pay-Tv operator, TeliaSonera in Sweden and in Finland using its North European Media Delivery Platform. The programming line-up includes some of the most high profile `live’ World Title Boxing events (WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO), World Championship […]
Canadian cricket fans are receiving a front-row seat to one of the world’s popular sporting events this February as Rogers delivers live pay-per-view coverage of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup. Bell, MTS, SaskTel, Shaw/Shaw Direct and TELUS subscribers can also enjoy access to pay-per-view coverage of the tournament. The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup […]
UK pay-TV operator Sky is set to add a range of mobile voice and data services to its customer offering for the first time following agreement of a new partnership with Telefónica UK which will see it become a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO). Under the terms of the multi-year deal, Telefónica UK will give […]
UK quad-play operator Virgin Media is seeking a suspension to the tendering process for live English Premier League football broadcast rights for three seasons starting in August 2016. The move follows its lodging of a complaint in December 2014 with regulator Ofcom over how the rights are sold, which it contends remains in breach of […]
According to new PwC analysis of M&A deals across the European entertainment and media industry in 2014, the rebound in deals value since the post financial crisis trough has been far more marked than the recovery in deal volumes. Aggregate media deal value in 2013 and 2014 was three times the annual levels of 2010-2012 […]
The BBC has renewed its deal to show Premier League highlights for a further three years, through to and including the 2018/19 season. The agreement covers the weekend programming of Match Of The Day; its Sunday morning repeat; MOTD2; Football Focus; plus a new midweek magazine show to air 10pm Wednesday nights on BBC Two […]
Futuresource Consulting’s latest wave of Living with Digital consumer research highlights the continued shift in entertainment behaviour amongst respondents. One key trend is the emergence of TV as an increasingly connected device, either directly on the connected TV or through ancillary devices such as digital media adaptors (DMA) or connected set-top-boxes, both of which have […]
Pay-TV operator Star India has revealed an ambitious broadcast plan for its coverage of the forthcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 in Australia and New Zealand, with seven matches including the semi-finals and final set to be broadcast in 4K. Earlier in January 2015, Tata Sky launched the country’s first 4K set-top box, to be […]
CBS has struck a deal with the Toronto’s Bell Media to bring the Showtime brand to Canada. The deal represents the first time Showtime’s programming will be distributed and marketed under the brand outside the US. Bell Media will feature Showtime programming during a special branded Sunday evening block on its traditional pay-TV service, called […]
Viewing pirated content is extremely common among Russian consumers, largely due to the cost and availability of legal content, according to research from Irdeto. The online research conducted by YouGov revealed that almost three quarters of consumers in Russia (70 per cent) watch pirated video content, with 16 per cent watching it more than once […]