CNN and Hulu have struck a new content deal for six series and two films produced by the network. This is the first such deal between CNN and Hulu for CNN Films, the network’s brand for non-fiction documentaries, and the second deal with CNN Original Series, the network’s brand for non-fiction series content. “We are […]
July 10th saw Israel’s parliamentary Science & Technology committee discuss the planned replacement for the lost Amos-6 satellite, dubbed Amos-8. Spacecom, the owners of the Amos fleet, have invited international manufacturers to build Amos-8. The Israel parliamentary committee discussed whether it would fund part or all of the new satellite, and to what extent there […]
Starz Play, the on-demand video streaming service in the MENA region, has raised a total of $125 million (€109.6m) since inception, including new 2017 commitments from leading global industry investors Starz, a Lionsgate company, State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), in its capacity as an advisor and manager of private equity, and media and technology investment […]
Swedish multi-play operator Com Hem’s Q2 revenue saw a strong increase of of 38.1 per cent to SEK1,794 million (€186.39m) while organic revenue, excluding Boxer, rose by 5 per cent to SEK1,364 millon. Operating profit (EBIT) rose by 16 per cent to SEK222 million. Commenting on the results, Anders Nilsson, CEO at Com Hem Group, […]
SuperSport has acquired pay-TV media rights in South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa for the next two Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games. This renewed partnership with the International Olympic Committee will take in the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 and the Olympic Games in […]
Amino Technologies, a global provider of digital TV entertainment and cloud solutions to network operators, announces unaudited consolidated results for the six months ended May 31st 2017. Financial highlights include: Revenue growth of 21 per cent to £40 million, in line with management’s expectations Underlying revenue growth of 4 per cent in constant currency, in […]
Video ad serving platform SpotX has announced the formation of the Advanced Solutions Group, a global consulting arm focused on guiding advertisers’ and media owners’ video advertising strategies, particularly in emerging, high-value spaces like OTT. The Advanced Solutions Group will assist enterprise-level advertisers and media owners in planning modern architecture for their video advertising strategies. […]
Multinational telecommunications company, Angola Cables, has announced that construction has begun on its South American data centre, located in Fortaleza, Brazil. The data centre is an important next step in the company’s roll-out of promoting the digital inclusion and empowerment of Africa by the use of subsea internet cable connecting Africa to the Americas and […]
Vice Media is set to launch its Viceland channel in Israel after agreeing a deal with Partner Communications. Viceland will be made available as a 24-hour channel on Partner’s OTT network later this month as well as online via Partner TV, which will make Viceland content available via VoD. Isaac Benbenisti, CEO of Partner Communications, […]
In a move to bolster its in-house product and innovation development, Ownzones Media Network, the OTT EntTech company, has appointed former Netflix executive Nick Nelson as the new Head of Product Innovation. Nelson, who will be based in Los Angeles, reports to Aaron Sloman, Chief Technology Officer at Ownzones. In making the announcement, Sloman stated, […]