Japan’s NHK public broadcaster is to work with the British Museum on an 8K video project featuring the mysteries of the acclaimed Edo period woodblock artist Katsushika Hokusai. Hokusai’s works are world-famous and have wielded influence across the arts from the paintings of Monet and other Impressionists to the musical works of Debussy. NHK says […]
Discovery Communications has reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31st 2017. First quarter revenues of $1,613 million increased 3 per cent compared to the prior year primarily due to 5 per cent growth at International Networks and 3 per cent growth at US Networks. First quarter net income available to Discovery Communications decreased […]
Netflix has released April data from its ISP Speed Index, a monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience. Highlights include: India’s 7 Star Digital saw speeds increase by 0.41 Megabits per second (Mbps), increasing its average monthly speed to 2.69 Mbps, up from 2.28 Mbps in March. […]
Amazon is launching an exclusive live events series in London. The online retail giant has announced a list of gigs in the capital, tickets for which will be available exclusively to Prime customers. The concerts are all being held in intimate venues and will be available to view on the Amazon Prime Video service around […]
MTG has secured the Scandinavian media rights to the UEFA Champions League until 2021. MTG has held the media rights to the prestigious club football competition since it was launched 25 years ago in 1992. MTG has secured the rights on an exclusive basis in Sweden and Denmark, and has secured the rights to 108 […]
South Africa’s recently appointed Minister of Communications, Ayanda Dlodlo, is reportedly dumping her predecessor’s strategy which backed non-encryption of digital set-top boxes. The former minister, Faith Muthambi, had favoured ‘open’ digital receivers despite the ruling African National Congress political party that boxes needed to be encrypted. Muthambi was replaced in March. Muthambi’s approach was designed […]
Johannesburg-based Econet Media says it will invest around $1.19 billion over the next five years on acquiring exclusive TV content for its Kwese TV pay-TV platform. The news emerged via an application to Lesotho’s Communications Authority where Kwese TV is seeking a licence to operate. Kwese TV is already on air in Ghana, Zambia, Rwanda, […]
TiVo has announced that Frontier Communications, a US service provider, has signed a multi-year product licence agreement and renewal of its entertainment discovery intellectual property licence agreement. This deal names TiVo as the exclusive provider of advertising for national advertising campaigns in Frontier Communications’ interactive programming guides’ programme listings grid and provides Frontier with a […]
Verizon Digital Media Services today announced that it has been selected by Gravity Point TV, a specialist in the worldwide virtual reality (VR) services space, is to exclusively power the all-new VR viewing hub, Gravity Point VR. Already a user of Verizon’s Uplynk Video Streaming service, Gravity Point TV will now also utilise the Edgecast […]
Opera, the developer of the most popular mobile browser in Africa, announced its plan to invest $100 million over the next two years to facilitate the growth of African digital economy. The company will use the investment to speed up internet adoption in Africa and strengthen the internet ecosystem with local partners. Africa is on […]