Premier motorsport category Formula 1 is venturing into the esports arena with the launch of the Formula 1 Esports Series. The competition, starting in September 2017, will see fans and gamers from all over the world battle it out to uncover the best virtual F1 driver and be crowned the Formula 1 Esports Series World […]
A study from GfK shows that Netflix was used by 3,942,000 people via a mobile, tablet or computer in the Netherlands in July – meaning approximately 27.5 per cent of the country’s population aged 13 and over have access to the SVoD service through a “non-TV” device. Netflix total reach is greater than that of […]
Pay-TV broadcaster Canal Plus Group says it is winning ratings in Francophone sub-Saharan Africa. Canal Plus Advertising (C+A), a subsidiary of the broadcaster’s international division, says its audience share is up 1 per cent y-o-y to an average of 29 per cent. C+A used survey data from Kantar TNS and its Africascope survey which was […]
Asian SVoD platform iflix has agreed a deal with The Walt Disney Company to show the studio’s films across South East Asia – just weeks after Disney revealed it will be pulling its content from Netflix. The deal would see the launch of a new ‘channels’ feature on the iflix service. The content agreement will […]
The massive scandal involving the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), its commercial subsidiary Antrix, and Devas Multimedia, the independent company which held certain capacity rights on ISRO satellites, is coming to an end. India’s Central Bureau of Investigation, which had already named certain key officials alleged to be involved, has been given permission to prosecute […]
AT&T is launching the AT&T Primetime tablet, available from August 25th for the multiplay operator’s business and consumer customers to purchase for $10 (€8.47) a month for 20 months with an AT&T Instalment plan, or $29.99 with a two-year contract. This AT&T exclusive tablet is loaded with entertainment and productivity features like such as TV […]
Chinese cloud-based acceleration technology company Xunlei has been ordered to pay damages and restitution to the Motion Picture Association of America, which sued the video site for copyright infringement. A Shenzhen court found the Xunlei online video site guilty of copyright infringement and ordered it to pay 1.4 million yuan (€178,400) in damages, more than […]
Russian news agency TASS is reporting that the nation’s deputy prime minister Dmitry Rogozin has called for lower costs for its rocket launches. Russian scientists must respond in an “asymmetrical” way to their US counterparts – in particular SpaceX – who have developed technologies for returning launch vehicle first stages to the launch site, he […]
Belgian commercial broadcaster, Medialaan, has chosen Yospace’s Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI) system to monetise live channels on the new TV everywhere service, Stievie Premium. The new Stievie Premium edition offers 18 live TV channels and catch up services, up to six days, and can be viewed on all screens: smartphone, tablet, laptop and TV screen. […]
The first episode of the Sky documentary The Next Jamie Vardy starts on Sky 1 from on September 16th, and will also air on Sky Sports later in the month. The fly-on-the-wall documentary, produced by Zig Zag Productions, explores Jamie Vardy’s V9 Academy, as he seeks to discover the next big talent from non-league football, […]