A series of recent events suggest that public broadcasting is going through challenging times, but over the next five years, most public broadcasters will actually receive an increase in revenue from public sources, including receiver fees, government grants and other mostly tax-based mechanisms. The financial outlook of public broadcasters is therefore stronger than some of […]
Later in 2106, AT&T plans to launch the ability for customers to access and stream DirecTV video services over a wired or wireless Internet connection from any provider and from virtually any device – smartphone, tablet, Smart TV, streaming media hardware or PC. What AT&T describes as three new affordable video offers will be designed […]
The past few weeks have seen a number of Turkey-based TV stations taken off air for one or other infringements of local regulations. BBC Monitoring is reporting that Bengu Turk was taken down by Turksat on March 1st. The decision, suggest local reports, comes amid mounting concerns over media freedoms in Turkey. The channel’s editor […]
Sky in Italy has launched Sky Box Sets following the success of the service in the UK, Ireland, Germany and Austria. Customers in Italy can now access a huge catalogue of titles including House of Cards, The Walking Dead, The Sopranos and Californication. The service will allow customers initial access to 120 whole seasons of […]
Liquid crystal display (LCD) manufacturer inventory adjustments and continued slowing demand are causing TV and IT display prices to fall, further eroding panel makers’ profitability. TV and IT display shipments in the first quarter of 2016 are expected to decline 8 per cent compared to the same period last year, to register just 196 million […]
Rovi has entered into an entertainment discovery patent licence agreement with LG Uplus Corporation (LG U+), a South Korean cellular carrier owned by the LG Group, Korea’s fourth largest conglomerate and parent company of the consumer electronics giant. This licence agreement provides LG U+ with access to Rovi’s patent portfolio. LG U+ provides real-time live […]
Spanish satellite communications operator HISPASAT has defined a new designation system for its satellite fleet. The change comes as a response to the Group’s growing number of satellites and orbital positions and reflects efforts to maintain designation coherency. The company seeks to establish a logical method to automate future satellite designations and provide informative content […]
US streaming service Hulu has jointly acquired the US rights to Joshy, obtaining exclusive streaming rights to the comedy after its January debut at the Sundance Film Festival. Hulu has acquired the rights with Lionsgate Entertainment, which will release the film in cinemas before it moves to the streaming service. The deal marks the first […]
Tail Target, a provider of DMP (Data Management Platform) and Behavioural Data in Brazil, and Cisneros Interactive, the corporate division of the Cisneros organisation dedicated to investing in digital advertising businesses with great potential of growth and expansion, announced a multi-million dollar joint venture to launch Tail Target Latino, which will operate throughout Latin America […]
Spacecom, the operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, has announced that Nepal’s Dish Media Network has entered into another long-term contract adding more capacity to its current capacity on AMOS-4. Located at the 65°E prime orbital position, AMOS-4 is providing Dishhome with substantial satellite capacity to enable the DTH provider to add further SD and HD channels to […]