The number of pay-TV subscribers in Portugal reached 3.4 million at the end of the first quarter of 2015, according to data by the National Communications Authority (Anacom). This represents a growth of 54,000 on the previous quarter and of 194,000 compared to the same period in 2014. Cable TV subscribers accounted for 40.2 per […]
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom looks set to reclaim cash and possessions – including cars and houses – seized during raids in 2012. A high court in New Zealand said Dotcom’s lawyers could challenge US law enforcement efforts to seize the assets. The FBI was after the assets as part of its case against Dotcom and […]
Rupert Murdoch-controlled Star India is eyeing an EBITDA of over $500 million by 2018 and hopes to double that by 2020. “We believe that by 2018 we should be able to deliver EBITDA in excess of $0.5 billion and, by the turn of the decade, deliver an EBITDA of $1 billion for Star,” said Star India […]
Officers from the UK’s Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) have arrested a man on suspicion of selling card sharing satellite receivers that provide viewers access to premium pay channels without a subscription. The 26-year-old man was arrested by detectives from the City of London Police unit in Southall, London at his place of work […]
After more than a decade of digital disruption across the entertainment & media (E&M) industry, the distinction between digital and traditional media is deemed irrelevant in the minds and wallets of consumers, according to PwC’s annual Global Entertainment and Media Outlook 2015-2019. The E&M industry is now a multifaceted ecosystem – with
Igor Komarov, who heads up the Russian Roscosmos space agency, stated June 3 that Russia intended to move more speedily to replacing its now troubled Proton launch rocket, reported news agency TASS. He said that recent failures, including a lost satellite launch in May, meant that rocket builder Krunichev would be switching to its newer […]
Amino Technologies, the Cambridge-based specialist in digital entertainment solutions for in-home multimedia distribution, has published an update on trading for the six months ended May 31st 2015. The company reports that the return to revenue growth, as announced at the time of the Amino’s full year results in February 2015, has continued and for the […]
Indian DTH operator Videocon d2h, already claiming market leadership in the country, reported full year to March 31st revenues up an impressive 32.5 per cent to Indian Rupees 23.38 billion, and subs revenues up 38.3 per cent, and each contributing to an overall EBITDA growth of 55.3 per cent to INR 6.09 billion ($97.3 million). […]
IP networking, ultra-broadband access and cloud technology specialist Alcatel-Lucent is to provide its 100 gigabit-per-second agile optical networking technology to Telecom Italia, as the Italian national service provider transforms its infrastructure to support the delivery of ultra-broadband Internet and TV services for residential and business consumers. The deployment of Alcatel-Lucent’s 100G technology will increase network […]
Eurosport has announced that the new version of Eurosport Player, the channel’s online simulcast, will be launched on June 10th ahead of Le Mans 24 Hours, the world’s longest running endurance motor race. Eurosport will broadcast every minute of Le Mans 24 Hours and offer editorial content and special programmes to provide the most immersive […]