Channel 5’s VoD catch-up service, My5, has agreed a deal with A+E Networks UK to offer content from the Blaze channel. My5 is home to the most popular programming from across the Channel 5 network of channels – 5STAR, 5USA and Spike. These offer programme titles such as Blind Date, Big Brother and Lip Sync […]
SFR Sport 4K is now available for the first time in UHD via the SFR Sport app, available on all Samsung Tizen TVs. Samsung Smart TVs now allow live content to be streamed OTT in UHD without a set-top box or additional equipment. According to Samsung, the move with SFR Sport marks a new television […]
Israel’s official Government Press Office has decided against revoking the accreditation of a local journalist, Elias Karram, who worked for the Al Jazeera news broadcaster. The decision permits Karram to continue filing for Al Jazeera at least for the next 6 months, and somewhat defuses the tensions between Al Jazeera and the Israeli media authorities. […]
Ericsson has signed a global metadata distribution agreement with IMDb, the world’s most popular source for movie, TV and celebrity content. Ericsson will integrate IMDb’s metadata, including ratings and rankings, into its content discovery ecosystem and will become the reseller and integrator of these data sources to service providers worldwide. Steve Nylund, Head of Broadcast […]
Catalin Itu, formerly Vice President of Sales and Operations in UPC DTH, has been appointed to the role of Managing Director of UPC DTH. Itu has extensive operations, sales, marketing, brand development, distribution and management experience, gained both at Liberty Global and while holding positions in Orange Romania, Bosch Communications Romania and Astral Telecom. He […]
UFC, the mixed martial arts organisation, has announced a new digital partnership with combat sports network FITE TV, to broadcast the global brand’s Pay-Per-View events on its streaming platform to customers throughout the United States. The partnership launches on September 9th, in conjunction with UFC 215: Johnson vs. Borg, live from Rogers Place in Edmonton, […]
A new Smart TV app developed by Foxxum is set to be launched across all devices using a Foxxum TV Store, which includes products from Blaupunkt, Haier, Hisense, JTC, Medion, Metz, Orion, and Sharp in Germany. Magine TV allows the streaming of all well-known German TV channels, from public to private broadcasters and pay TV, […]
Satellite operator Intelsat and LAMHAS, one of the fastest growing teleport operators in India, have announced a multi-year agreement for satellite services supporting media distribution in India via the Intelsat 20 satellite. LAMHAS is using a C-band Multiple Channels per Carrier broadcast platform on Intelsat 20, located at 68.5° East, to deliver broadcast services to […]
Skyline Communications, a global player in end-to-end multi-vendor network management and OSS software solutions, has announced that Tata Sky, the Indian content distribution platform providing pay-TV and OTT services, has deployed the DataMiner NMS/OSS to manage its DTH operations. Tata Sky is headquartered in Mumbai, India, with the objective of connecting to the best content […]
Keepixo has announced the signing of a Distribution Agreement with Solekai Systems Corporation (Solekai) that will enable Solekai to market, install, support and maintain Keepixo products in North America. Keepixo is a provider of software head-end products for IPTV and streaming solutions with a complete range of components that broadcasters and service providers need for […]