Intelsat has announced that José Manuel do Rosário Toscano will be joining the company to lead its efforts in International Government Affairs and Asset Management, effective September 4th 2017. Toscano will join the Luxembourg global headquarters office. In this newly created role, Toscano will be responsible for Intelsat’s international government relations and other international advocacy […]
Netflix’s recently-cancelled series Sense8 is coming back next year for a two-hour final episode. Netflix and show co-creator Lana Wachowski confirmed that the hugely negative reaction from fans regarding the cancellation has inspired the show’s return. Netflix had announced earlier this month that Sense8 was not going to be renewed for a third season, despite […]
Spanish satellite telecommunications operator Hispasat will be participating next week in the first live television broadcast in Spain using 4K HDR (High Dynamic Range) technology. The satellite operator will collaborate with RTVE in offering the broadcast of the Solemn Changing of the Royal Guard from the Royal Palace in Madrid on July 5th. Thus, Hispasat […]
SES has announced the successful delivery of iN DEMAND and cable’s first 4K live Pay-Per-View (PPV) sports event broadcast, Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs Silva Mixed Martial Arts, over the SES Ultra HD distribution platform. On June 24th, bouts from the event were transmitted live from New York’s Madison Square Garden to cable and IPTV subscribers […]
MTV, has launched a new localised Publisher Story on Snapchat’s Discover platform in France. Joining MTV’s already successful International and US Snapchat Discover channels, this is Viacom’s first fully localised, non-English channel to debut on Snapchat Discover. MTV is the first television channel in France to join Snapchat Discover, offering French Snapchatters exclusive, localised “Snaps” […]
fuboTV, a live streaming TV service in the US, has announced an agreement with Scripps Networks Interactive that will add several top channels to the company’s entry-level bundle. As a result of a multi-year carriage agreement, Scripps Networks’ US based brands HGTV, Food Network and Travel Channel will join the “Fubo Premier” line-up, which is […]
ABS, a global satellite operator, has signed an agreement with Prime Telecom, Brazil for occasional use (OU) capacity on the ABS-3A satellite for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup games for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup games for Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN), one of the most important and traditional broadcasters in Chile. It is the […]
Karen Bradley, the UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, has said she is minded to refer the bid by Fox to acquire the remaining shares in Sky that it does not already own to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), but will take representations until July 14th before making her final decision. […]
The UK Culture Secretary Karen Bradley has made her pronouncement on the Fox bid for Sky. It didn’t include the words grass, or long, or kick. But that was what it meant. The May government (otherwise known as ‘Maybe it’s a government, Maybe it isn’t’) has enough problems right now without dealing with this particularly […]
Approximately two-thirds of US adult broadband users now enjoy online SVoD services such as Netflix on their home television. That being said, SVoD users are far from homogenous, especially when it comes to TV viewing behaviour and the role that subscription streaming plays, according to actionable intelligence firm TDG Research. The report, A Formal Segmentation […]