Advanced Television

Poll: Public support for BBC range of services

Independent research has shown that the vast majority of people agree that the range of services the BBC provides for the licence fee is either about right or it should provide more, according to findings published by the BBC Trust in further evidence as part of Charter review. In the Trust’s public consultation with almost […]

November 16, 2015

New version of Gameshow Gamecasting application now available

Telestream, a provider of live streaming applications and video tools, has announced a free update to Gameshow, a software application designed to help gamecasters create professional quality streams with beautiful graphic templates, dynamic editing, live switching, and green screen technology. Launched just over a month ago at Twitchcon, the new version of Gameshow is available […]

November 16, 2015

Clearleap: OTT has caught up to cable

Clearleap, a company that works with the likes of HBO, Scripps, and A+E Networks to deliver viewing experiences across screens, has conducted a survey to learn more about which streaming services US consumers use, what their viewing habits are, and what they value most in an OTT offering. The results offer a look at how […]

November 13, 2015

Hulu stake for Time Warner?

Hulu is reportedly seeking to sell a stake to Time Warner as part of a deal that would value the company at more than $5 billion (€4.6bn). The companies have been in preliminary talks about Time Warner becoming astakeholder in Hulu alongside Disney, 21st Century Fox and Comcast. Each would have an equal stake of […]

November 13, 2015

Canal+ “needs €2bn” says Bolloré

November 12th saw Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré address Canal Plus’s staff in Paris. The meeting was reported by Reuters in French and addressed in detail by equity analysts at investment bank Exane/BNP-Paribas. It seems Bolloré was blunt in his assessment of Canal’s current woes, not least the threats from rival broadcast groups including beIN Sport […]

November 13, 2015By Chris Forrester

French 700 MHz auction set to start

France’s auction for the allocation of 700 MHz band spectrum will begin on November 16th, with four candidates taking part: Bouygues Telecom, Free Mobile, Orange and SFR. Telecoms regulator ARCEP will issue an update on the status of the auction at the end of each day, up until the end of the procedure which could […]

November 13, 2015

Ergen says no to Charter/TWC merger

Charlie Ergen’s Dish Network has filed a formal response to the proposed Charter Communications merger plan with Time Warner Cable. In its letter to the FCC, Dish outlines how the applicants have failed to prove that this proposed merger is in the public interest and reiterates its call for the FCC to deny the merger. […]

November 13, 2015

France: Free passes 6m subs

French quad-play operator Free has posted Q3 consolidated revenues up 5.3 per cent to € 1.111 billion, and a total subscriber base of 17 million, which includes 6.08 million broadband and ultra-fast broadband subscribers. Over the quarter, Free, an Iliad Groupsubsidiary, registered 91,000 new broadband and ultra-fast broadband subscribers. Free’s consolidated revenues for the first […]

November 13, 2015From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Sky Store joins FindAnyFilm.com

Legal online content resource FindAnyFilm.com has further strengthened its retail database, announcing Sky Store as the twelfth digital retailer to join the site. This addition enhances the retail choice and user experience for FindAnyFilm while further extending the reach of Sky Store. FindAnyFilm is the only UK site to offer consumers cinema, disc and digital […]

November 13, 2015By Colin Mann

TVPlayer boost for EE TV

UK multiplay operator EE is partnering with over-the-top television platform TVPlayer to bring 25 premium channels, including Discovery Channel, British Eurosport, Cartoon Network, History and Sony Movie channel, to EE TV. The move will see a range of new entertainment, documentaries, sport, movies, and children’s programming available to EE TV customers. New and existing EE […]

November 13, 2015By Colin Mann