The DTG has said it was delighted to note the Prime Minister’s comment that the Government’s Industrial Strategy offers “…the change to build that stronger, fairer Britain that stands tall in the world and is set up to succeed in the long-term”. “This resonates with our belief that Innovation moves cyclically between global regions. Many […]
Media veteran Leena Singarajah has been named Managing Director, Asia, for Scripps Networks Interactive. Effective immediately, Singarajah will be responsible for continuing to develop and execute the growth strategy for the Scripps Networks lifestyle business across the region. “Leena is a consummate professional and widely respected for her deep knowledge of the region and the […]
BBC Worldwide has agreed a deal with Amazon that will give Amazon Prime members in India access to more than 600 hours of factual and pre-school content from the BBC. Amazon Prime launched in India in July 2016, and launched its Prime Video streaming service in December 2016. “In the last year or so, we […]
Simplestream, a provider of video services for the media and entertainment industry, has revealed that its Hybrid TV solution was chosen by Sony Pictures Television to power its new catch-up service on YouView. Launched on January 10th, the service hosts shows from Sony’s popular kids channels Tiny Pop, POP and KIX. “Kids are spending more […]
Telstra has been awarded a six year multi-million dollar deal with Perform, the digital sports content and media group, for the delivery of a global media network solution for the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) series of tournaments. The special events agreement is the largest media broadcast deal since Telstra Broadcast Services was established, and ties […]
China Central Television (CCTV), has signed a long-term distribution contract with Eutelsat Communications to broadcast three of its flagship channels in HD across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. CCTV-4 HD, CGTN HD (formerly CCTV News) and CGTN-Documentary HD (formerly CCTV Documentary) are now available in in Chinese and English from the HotBird satellites. […]
NEC Corporation and NEC Philippines have announced the signing of a contract to provide digital terrestrial TV equipment for the People’s Television Network, Inc. (PTNI), the public broadcasting service for the Republic of the Philippines. This contract supports the expansion of digital terrestrial TV broadcasting in the Philippines, which has been gaining momentum since November […]
ESPN Player will deliver live and on demand coverage of the 2017 X Games Aspen across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) as the action sports competition returns to Aspen Snowmass. The event features top athletes competing in 18 different disciplines over four days in Buttermilk Mountain, Aspen, Colorado for the 16th time. The 21st […]
Boeing has delivered ABS-2A, an all-electric propulsion 702 satellite, to ABS which entered into commercial service on January 21st. This is the second of the pair of all-electric satellite Boeing has delivered to ABS. ABS-2A was launched in June 2016 aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 and will provide enhanced satellite communications services, including direct-to-home television services. […]
Service providers are decreasing marketing on their cable, satellite, and IPTV products that offer managed quality of service in favour of new products that use OTT technologies to compete with Amazon and Netflix, according to ABI Research. With OTT competition significantly increasing in mature pay-TV markets, ABI Research in its Service Provider OTT Services & […]