Orange and Netflix have renewed the agreement signed in 2014 for the distribution of Netflix for Orange TV customers in France, and have expanded their partnership to all countries in which the Orange Group is present. This strategic partnership will enable the Group’s subsidiaries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East to distribute Netflix in […]
Wowza Media Systems, a specialist in streaming software and services, has unveiled the Wowza ClearCaster – an appliance built for professional broadcasters and streamers seeking an easy way to improve reliability for streaming on Facebook Live. Designed in collaboration with Facebook, the ClearCaster appliance is built from the ground up to ensure successful broadcasts and […]
DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga, the German football league, has selected content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA as a partner in its fight against illegal content sharing of live Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 matches over the Internet via IPTV. As IPTV piracy has grown exponentially and becomes mainstream news in recent months, the DFL […]
Netgem, a connected entertainment software publisher and solutions provider for telecom operators, has announced that Amazon Prime Video will come to its virtual STB software platform. The partnership with Amazon Prime Video is a major enhancement in a series of international OTT and linear content partnerships that Netgem has secured for its virtual STB platform. […]
Ericsson has signed a content discovery services contract with DNA, the largest pay-TV operator and one of the leading telcos in Finland. Ericsson will provide editorial services and rich metadata for over 150 TV channels in Finnish, English and Swedish from DNA’s cable network, the Finnish digital-terrestrial network and over broadband. The rich metadata will […]
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a division of Viacom, has acquired a free-to-air digital terrestrial frequency in Italy (LCN 49) from Scripps Networks Interactive to launch a local version of its Spike TV network in support of its strategy to build scale in the market. At the same time, VIMN has also confirmed it has […]
Eurosport has announced a new four-year deal with the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The agreement, which runs from 2017 until 2020, will see Eurosport broadcast every major UCI event exclusively in 36 countries and territories in Europe across all disciplines, including the UCI Road World Championships, UCI Track Cycling World […]
Sony Pictures Television Networks has announced that POP Fun, its 7-day catch-up service for its portfolio of kids channels, will now be accessible via YouView on Sony BRAVIA Android TVs and on Freesat. Top shows from SPTN’s kids channels, POP, Tiny Pop and POP Max – ranging from Power Rangers to My Little Pony – […]
TV5MONDE has signed a long-term distribution contract with SES to broadcast three major free-to-air channels to the French-speaking and Francophile public in sub-Saharan Africa. As part of the agreement, TV5MONDE will use the SES-5 satellite to broadcast three channels: its main channel TV5MONDE Afrique, as well as two themed channels, the youth channel TiVi5MONDE and […]
DNA has become the first operator in Finland to broadcast the Viasat Ultra HD channel via its cable TV network. The 4K sports channel is available to all DNA cable TV network customers who have subscribed to one of the Viasat sports packages and have a 4K-ready receiver. Viasat Ultra HD is added automatically to […]