BitTorrent’s ‘Bindle’ subscribers can now access 4K programming supplied by movie studio Mance Media. The four shows on offer are: The Toy Soldiers; Dragons: Real Myths And Unreal Creatures; Scarlet’s Witch, and Circles of Life: Iceland. Each show was shot in native 4K. The 90-minute programmes have been compressed from about 300 GB in terms […]
BT has moved back into the consumer mobile market with deals offering bundles of 4G data, minutes and texts for as little as £5 a month for its existing BT Broadband homes. The telco has unveiled three bring your own phone (SIM Only) plans that offer: · A combination of 4G on the UK’s biggest […]
CNN international has received a new broadcast licence in Russia after the news channel was halted from broadcasting at the end of 2014 following changes to the country’s legislation. Head of Roskomnadzor, the Russian media watchdog, Aleksandr Zharov commented: “I welcome the fact that CNN clearly follow the agreements reached in the negotiations, and I […]
South African opposition parliamentarians have described the nation’s adoption of digital TV as a “fiasco”. Marian Shinn, the opposition’s shadow Telecoms minister, has severely criticised South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma for failures in decision making, and which has resulted in a “legislative nightmare and confusing reporting lines”. “The unfolding fiasco that is engulfing the digital […]
A Luxembourg-registered group has bought company stakes owned by fugitive Bulgarian tycoon Tsvetan Vassilev for €1, including 43 per cent in Bulgaria’s biggest telco Vivacom. Vassilev was at the centre of a scandal last year when a bank he majority-owned, Corporate Commercial Bank, was hit by a run on deposits and shut down. He was […]
Canal+ Group is planning to close sport channel Sport+, probably before next Summer, according to sports daily L’Equipe. Once closed, the group would rely on Canal+ sport premium content offered on Canal+ Sport, Infosport and Eurosport (which has signed an exclusivity deal with Canalsat) to appease its sports fans. Sport+ is currently broadcast on Canalsat […]
Cult sci-fi show The X-Files is to return to TV after a 13-year hiatus. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson will reprise their roles as FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully for the six-part series, and original creator Chris Carter will be at the helm when production starts this summer. The revival comes following the success […]
Pakistan’s PEMRA regulator is seeking to update its existing 2007 regulations, and to block offending broadcaster’s TV signals if programming is “objectionable”. If the current Act is modified it will allow PEMRA to work with the nation’s Space & Upper Atmosphere Commission (Suparco) and to – in effect – jam the offending transmissions from satellite […]
Dublin-based Solaris Mobile is now formally operating as EchoStar Mobile Ltd. The plans that EchoStar might have for the S-band satellite (and matching terrestrial activity) frequencies are now clearer. “We are excited to take this symbolic step, which reflects the company’s ability to leverage the extensive experience of EchoStar in satellite services and mobile satellite […]
TVbeat, a real-time TV audience measurement company will launch their service with two leading operators, VIPnet in Croatia and Mobiltel in Bulgaria. The partnership means that both platforms will be able to measure their content performance and understand trends with granular data on viewing behaviour provided by TVbeat, live and on-demand. Vipnet’s Adrian Ježina, CTO […]