Mexico’s would-be bidders for a pair of free-to-air digital TV licences are down to just two finalists. Initially there were 12 interested parties. Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) regulator is offering two channels with a technical reach of more than 90 per cent of Mexico’s population, and set a floor bidding price of $56.1 million. […]
Internet film and TV subscription service Netflix is launching in Cuba, taking advantage of improved Internet access and the wider availability of credit and debit cards. People in Cuba with Internet connections and access to international payment methods are now able to subscribe to Netflix and instantly watch a curated selection of popular movies and […]
Dish Network’s online television service, Sling TV, has debuted in the US as a way to entice consumers who have cancelled their cable or satellite TV service or never had one. Unlike online apps available through the likes of Comcast and Time Warner Cable, Sling TV doesn’t require a satellite service with Dish or any […]
Just one week after its establishment, Asia’s video-on-demand service HOOQ, is to launch in the Philippines from late February in partnership with Globe Telecom. HOOQ, a start-up joint venture between Singtel, Sony Pictures Television and Warner Bros. Entertainment, will enable customers of Globe Telecom to enjoy unlimited online streaming access and an offline viewing option […]
Kenya’s Communications Authority (CA) has lifted its ban on the trio of Kenyan digital broadcasters (Nation Media Group, Royal Media Services and The Standard Media Group) which together broadcast as Africa Digital Network. However, there are fines to be paid. The three were alleged to have broadcast commercials criticising other players, and of unauthorised transmissions […]
Japan International Broadcasting, the distribution arm of NHK, and live streaming and Catchup TV solutions provider Simplestream are partnering NHK WORLD TV to live TV streaming service TVPlayer. NHK WORLD TV is a stand-alone, 24-hour, English-language television news and lifestyle network produced by NHK, Japan’s sole public, independent broadcaster. The Japanese channel is currently available […]
Broadcast groups Canal+ and Eurosport have agreed a deal for the exclusive carriage of the Eurosport and Eurosport 2 channels in the CanalSat package commencing Spring 2015. The offer is exclusive to metropolitan France and excludes cable networks. Broadcast in HD, Eurosport and Eurosport 2 are available to all CanalSat subscribers as part of the […]
A major study from investment bank Exane BNP Paribas highlights Eutelsat as one of its ‘top picks’ in the media sector for 2015. Other companies in the bank’s ‘Large Capitalisation’ top listing are WPP, JC Decaux and Walters Kluwer. Other outperformers (although not Top Picks) include Vivendi, BSkyB, Pearson, Pro7 and Informa. The bank is […]
ThinkAnalytics, developer of a multiplatform TV search and recommendations engine, has announced year-on-year revenue growth of 50 per cent for the year ending December 31st 2014; profits were up by 200 per cent over the same period. New customers that signed in 2014 include Fox, Sony, Sunrise, Get and Viaplay. The company also won several […]
Cinedigm and TV4 Entertainment have announced a partnership to launch new OTT digital networks together. The partnership will mine Cinedigm’s vast film and TV episode library to program at least one co-owned, on-demand, online channel that will be distributed through TV4 Entertainment’s premium online video distribution platform, covering 100 million US households and over 300 […]