Advanced Television

Stingray now largest digital live music concerts TV broadcaster

Stingray Digital Group, a business-to-business multiplatform music provider, today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Swiss-based iConcerts, a TV channel dedicated solely to live music currently distributed to more than 100 pay-TV and OTT operators in 85 countries and available to an estimated 250 million households across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the […]

December 18, 2015

53% of US pay-TV homes use TV Everywhere

Though TV Everywhere (TVE) as a “brand name” is still struggling to build awareness among consumers, use of TVE services is growing – especially among Generations Y and X. A GfK study shows that 53 per cent of consumers in pay-TV homes have used TVE to watch shows on a computer, mobile device, or TV […]

December 17, 2015

Orange: €350m abuse fine

Orange has been fined €350m for abuse of its dominant position as France’s former national telecoms incumbent by the country’s antitrust regulator. The Autorité de la Concurrence criticised Orange for anti-competitive behaviour towards rivals that use its national mobile and fixed-line networks for business customers The watchdog said Orange had offered loyalty and tariff discount […]

December 17, 2015

BBC to reverse out of F1?

The BBC is to end its Formula 1 coverage three years early, according to Broadcast, which suggests that former UK free-to-air rights holder ITV will take over the deal, which was scheduled to last until 2018. Such a deal would likely see ITV will broadcast a selection of races live, as the BBC has done […]

December 17, 2015By Colin Mann

1 in 5 Americans visit content theft websites

Internet users, including many who acknowledge visiting content theft websites to watch free movies, TV shows and listen to music, report that if they knew that it could expose them to malware and other viruses they would steer clear of these websites, according to a new survey. According to the survey, one in five Americans […]

December 17, 2015By Colin Mann

Movistar Plus adds Dolby Digital audio

Telefonica’s pay-TV platform Movistar Plus is adding Dolby Digital 5.1 audio to its premium channels, VoD content and catch-up services. Subscribers can activate the Dolby audio through the Menu. Some of the channels with the Dolby audio are Canal Plus HD, Canal Plus Series HD, Canal Plus Series Xtra HD, Canal Plus Estrenos HD, Canal […]

December 17, 2015From David Del Valle in Madrid

Avanti sees “strong revenue growth”

London-based specialist satellite operator Avanti Communications says it has seen a “significant new order intake” during the first-half of its current financial year, particularly in terms of Broadband and Government sectors. Avanti says it expects to be able to show strong growth in continuing business revenue in Q2, which it said underpins its expectation for […]

December 17, 2015By Chris Forrester

SES ties Viasat into a long-term extension

Major DTH broadcasters rarely switch satellite operators. But it is always good for a satellite operator to have a major pan-regional broadcaster such as Viasat locked into a multi-year contract. That’s the essence of a news release from satellite operator SES which says it has “extended” its partnership with Viasat and the broadcaster’s owners Modern […]

December 17, 2015By Chris Forrester

NBC and NBC Sport on Fire TV

NBCUniversal has further expanded the reach of its TV Everywhere offering by launching NBC and NBC Sports apps on Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick. Amazon Fire TV users can now access their favourite content from these networks on demand, as well as live programming from NBC Sports Live Extra by logging in with […]

December 17, 2015

AMC Global successful first year

It helps when two of your key assets are The Walking Dead and its spin-off Fear the Walking Dead, but by any measure AMC Global’s decision to launch its own AMC-branded TV channel has been a roaring success. AMC Global launched just over a year ago and has since extended its presence to more than […]

December 17, 2015By Chris Forrester