Viacom18 is launching two new English General Entertainment channels in India – ‘COLORS INFINITY’ and ‘COLORS INFINITY HD’. The new channels will be co-curated by the multi-faceted celebrity duo – Karan Johar and Alia Bhatt. The channels will be available across DTH & Digital cable platforms. Sudhanshu Vats, Group CEO, Viacom18, said, “Today, we are […]
International entertainment group MTG has signed an agreement to acquire 74 per cent of Turtle Entertainment, the world’s largest esports company that operates under the well-known ESL brand with revenues growing at 50 per cent per year. Esports is one of the largest and fastest growing online video entertainment categories; a key driver of the […]
According to Futuresource Consulting, the launch of Apple Music will lead to a significant increase in streaming music subscriptions. Futuresource Consulting predicts subscriptions will reach at least one third of total global consumer music spend by 2016. Futuresource’s lead entertainment analyst David Sidebottom referred to the latest music tracker service commenting that, “global consumer spend […]
The quarterly ratings numbers for US broadcasters are out and it is clear that CNN is climbing back up the charts having improved by double digits in the key ‘News’ demographic. It has not managed to topple arch-rival Fox News which firmly holds onto the Number 1 spot, but has certainly improved at the expense […]
Sky Sports will kick off what it is billing as its biggest ever season of Sky Bet Football League with three live matches across the opening weekend, beginning with Brighton’s home match against Nottingham Forest on August 7th. Sky Sports will show 19 of the Sky Bet Championship clubs by the start of October, and […]
Teleste, a provider of video and broadband technologies and associated services, has signed an agreement with DELTA for the delivery of a next generation optical broadband network. DELTA is a Dutch independent supplier of energy. The company supplies energy, infrastructure and digital services. The system has been ordered as a turnkey project, including product delivery, installation […]
Telestream, a provider of digital video tools and workflow solutions, has announced that its Wirecast live video streaming software is being used to connect sailing fans worldwide with the global sporting phenomenon known as the Extreme Sailing Series. Now in its ninth season in 2015, the award-winning and adrenaline-fueled global Series has given the sport […]
WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) has announced that Tracey Keenan has been promoted to Vice President and General Manager of WWE UK and Ireland, reporting directly to Ed Wells, WWE Senior Vice President and Managing Director, International. In her new role, Keenan will be responsible for managing and developing all lines of business in the UK […]
YahClick, the satellite broadband service of Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), the UAE-based, Mubadala Development Company owned, satellite operator, has officially launched. Customers across Pakistan will now be able to instantly connect to satellite broadband via a small satellite dish and modem, without the frustration of congested networks and anywhere in the country, including […]
ipoque, a Rohde & Schwarz company, has launched R&S Net Sensor; a technically advanced IP application classification probe. R&S Net Sensor allows mobile and fixed network operators and service providers to extract meaningful network traffic information and subscriber behavior data as well as identify statistical trends, either in real-time or aggregated up to one year. […]