HBO is threatening to cut off paying customers of its HBO Now streaming service if they are outside the US. The premium broadcaster has sent emails to people around the world it has detected are using software tools to access HBO Now. HBO said it took the action because it only has the right to […]
Despite shows such as House of Cards and Orange is The New Black being billed as ‘Netflix originals’, they are not technically Netflix’s content – which is why the content can often also be seen on TV or via rival services. The online streaming giant plans to change that shortly though, with Netflix CEO Reed […]
MTG (Modern Times Group) saw record sales in the first quarter of 2015, with lower revenues in its Scandinavian free TV business offset by sales growth in Nordic pay-TV and free TV in emerging markets. The improved efficiency in its traditional business helped MTG to fuel growth in its digital businesses and that profits were […]
Minecraft remains the most popular game franchise on YouTube by a considerable margin, with videos of the crafting game notching up 3.9 billion views in March 2015 alone according to a chart produced by research firms Newzoo and Octoly. Minecraft was well ahead of second-placed Grand Theft Auto, with its videos attracting 1.4 billion views […]
BT has been warned by ASA, the advertising watchdog, for misleading people about how long it will be until they will get superfast broadband in their homes. Complaints were made about a postcode checker available on the BT website and on the website of its Openreach division. In a number of instances the checker gave […]
The migration toward, and adoption of, MoCA 2.0 continues to gather traction among operators worldwide. Certified products incorporating MoCA 2.0 technology now outnumber those integrating MoCA 1.1 by a factor of more than three to one. Of the 35 device certifications since the launch of the MoCA 2.0 certification programme in Q1 2014, 28 have […]
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and Nippon TV have announced a joint venture to launch GEM Asia, a new general entertainment channel for audiences across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong. The pay-TV channel will feature first run and exclusive dramas, comedies and variety entertainment shows from Japan as well as other North Asian territories. GEM Asia, […]
The government of Turkmenistan has banned all satellite dishes, and is in the process of “demolishing” existing satellite installations. The intention is to fully block access to international TV and radio signals coming into the country via satellite. In an official statement the government is demanding all dishes to be removed from apartments of private […]
Multi Screen Media Private Limited (MSM) and BBC Worldwide have announced the intention to form a strategic partnership to launch BBC Earth, a new premium factual television channel in India. BBC Worldwide will draw on its extensive catalogue of programming from the BBC’s factual genre, while MSM which runs the Sony network of television channels […]
Hulu Japan, the localised version of the online streaming service, is to produce a Japanese version of German drama format The Last Cop. The production represents Hulu Japan’s first foray into original content production. Remake rights were acquired by Nippon TV, parent company of Hulu Japan, from Germany’s Red Arrow International. The new version will […]