beIN Sports in Spain will broadcast, on an exclusive basis, all matches from the Champions League and Europa League over the next three years, starting in the 2018-2019 season. From next year, a weekly free-to-air match from the Champions League will be abolished, with all matches aired on a pay-TV basis through beIN Sports. beIN […]
French telco Orange has started legal action against broadcaster TF1 alleging an abuse of dominant power. The dispute is believed to focus on a long-running carriage fee dispute between the two. Reportedly, in April, TF1 issued something of an ultimatum to its distribution clients, including Orange and fellow-telco SFR, and issuing an alleged threat that […]
After publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, Regulation (EU) 2017/1128 of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 14th on cross-border portability of online content services in the internal market enters into force June 20th, although it will not become enforceable until March 20th 2018. The Regulation centres on the […]
Digi-Capital has been saying for the last couple of years that Augmented/Virtual Reality is the fourth wave of consumer technology, and that AR could become much bigger than VR. But AR itself is not one giant wave, it’s a set of four big ones: mobile AR software, mobile AR hardware, tethered smartglasses and standalone smartglasses. […]
According to the latest findings from consultancy firm Dataxis’s quarterly research (Q1 2017), the top five pay-TV operator groups (América Móvil, AT&T, Televisa Group, Telefónica Group and Clarín Group) account for almost two-thirds of the market, with the top three making up more than half the sector. The leader, América Móvil, amasses one fifth of […]
French TV regulator CSA has authorised commercial channel TF1 to air a commercial break in news programmes that exceed 30 minutes, within a limit of 12 minutes per hour. In doing so, the CSA has applied the general rule for commercial breaks already authorised to other French broadcasters by a decree-law of 1992, but which […]
Discovery Communications has confirmed the appointment of Fred Graver as Senior Vice President, Digital Content and Social for Discovery Digital. Graver most recently served as the Global Head of TV for Twitter. In his new role, he will oversee the digital network teams across Discovery’s US portfolio to extend the brand’s reach across all digital media platforms. […]
Sky has had a broadband TV commercial banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) following a complaint from Virgin Media. The commercial featured the cast from animated movie The Secret Life of Pets, with one character becoming frustrated with their broadband connectivity. Virgin Media challenged a claim in the ad that Sky broadband was “super […]
US streaming service Hulu and 20th Century Fox Television Distribution have announced an expansive agreement that will add nearly 3,000 episodes of hit comedies, popular dramas and iconic series to Hulu. In addition to granting streaming rights to every episode of long-running hits including How I Met Your Mother, Burn Notice, Bones and Glee, the […]
Losing a satellite is traumatic for any satellite operator, its clients and even the financial community. But the loss of AMC-9 which failed on June 16th (from 83 deg West) and is now drifting harmlessly and inert, has seen its clients almost completely replaced. SES has drifted AMC-6 to 83 degrees West, according to a […]