Following the news on July 28th that Telstra had joined the Roku Powered licensing programme, the Australian telco has revealed further details of Telstra TV, its new streaming service designed specifically for Australian consumers. Joe Pollard, Telstra GMD Media and Marketing confirmed plans to offer customers the three leading subscription video on demand services – […]
Ofcom has fined Asia TV Limited £25,000 (€35,000) for failing to provide adequate protection for viewers, after it aired what was deemed potentially harmful content on its Lamhe TV channel. Under Ofcom’s Broadcasting Code, all licensees must apply generally-accepted standards to the content on their TV and radio services, and provide adequate protection for viewers […]
Reports from Russian sources say that the Proton satellite launching rocket will return to flight at the end of August. The delays have been caused by an embarrassing rocket failure on May 16th which prompted dismissals amongst senior staff – and hints of criminal charges. Russian news agency TASS is reporting that an Inmarsat-5F3 satellite […]
MoMedia, the digital distribution and VoD content marketing company, has secured a deal to distribute titles from Hasbro Studios. The agreement will see MoMedia repackage and distribute major animated TV franchises from Hasbro Studios in multiple languages. Momedia will manage the digital distribution across transactional VoD platforms worldwide excluding the US, Australia and New Zealand. […]
Eutelsat Communications is becoming a partner of Starburst Accelerator, a start-up accelerator that stimulates innovation in the aerospace industry. Starburst Accelerator was set up in 2013 to propel innovation in the aerospace sector by closing the gap separating new ventures from established companies, public organisations and venture capital firms. It provides young start-ups with a […]
MP & Silva has acquired the media rights of Spain’s La Liga football in Scandinavia and Finland, as well as Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia and Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, and Japan. The deal makes MP & Silva, an international sports media company, the exclusive distributor across media platforms including television rights across cable, […]
When YipTV launched in May, the company’s vision was to provide top-quality international programming to the 40 million residents in the US who were not born there or are still deeply rooted to their home countries. Today, YipTV enriches its commitment to change the way we watch TV by enhancing its free TV offer – […]
Spain’s second largest telecom group Vodafone-ONO will cut up to 1,300 jobs (40 per cent from Vodafone and 60 per cent from ONO) following last year’s acquisition of the country’s largest cable operator ONO. The company will hold talks with unions during September to discuss the cut of its workforce. The company cited the ONO […]
Bob Iger, chairman and CEO of Disney told CNBC that ESPN could eventually be sold direct to consumers in the same way as HBO but it wouldn’t happen in the next five years. Iger said ESPN could at some point bypass distributors but said that ESPN would look for much deeper penetration into the marketplace. […]
Portugal’s National Communications Authority (Anacom) has completed an investigation into DTT network costs, concluding that the amount charged is not excessive. The procedure was launched after complaints by national TV channels RTP, SIC and TVI over excessive charges by DTT network operator Portugal Telecom/Meo. According to the regulator, the evaluation took into account the costs […]