Television, home video and new media content distributor Beta Film has extended its existing service contract with global media services provider MX1, a wholly-owned subsidiary of satellite operator SES. This new long-term contract extends and expands the existing agreement, which began in 2009, and covers a wide range of services, including content, picture, data and […]
Owners of the Nintendo Wii U in the UK are no longer be able to use the BBC iPlayer app through their games console. The Wii U version of the streaming app was removed from the console’s eShop in August when Nintendo chose not to renew its licence agreement with the BBC, but was still […]
Following Netflix’s recent announcement of downloadable content, another SVoD service has revealed plans to do the same. World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Chief Marketing and Revenue Officer Michelle Wilson has told Variety that offline viewing and downloadable content are “definitely on the roadmap” for its WWE Network sometime this year. The WWE Network is now officially […]
Voddler Group, the cloud-streaming innovator, has been selected by Selevision, a technology and content provider in the Middle East, to optimise the subscriber’s streaming experience. Selevision provides broadcast and online channels direct to consumers under several brands from its bases in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, providing regional entertainment to […]
Hotly-tipped new TV series The Son, starring Pierce Brosnan, will premiere exclusively in the UK to BT customers. The first episode will air on April 18th on AMC, and to BT Sport subscribers on Sky channel 192. Based on the best-selling novel from Philipp Meyer, the TV series will be a 10-part saga sweeping across […]
ABS has been granted the Network, Applications and Gateway Operator licences to serve Papua New Guinea (PNG) from the National Information and Communications Technology Authority (NICTA). The licences awarded will allow ABS to operate as a telecom operator as well as a satellite service provider. ABS is the first international satellite operator to incorporate a company […]
Mike Darcey, who was Sky’s COO for 14 years until departing in 2012 for a job on Murdoch’s newspaper division, has said he believes that both Sky and BT Sport will be considerably less aggressive when bidding for new sports rights. In a blog post, Darcey explains that BT Sport now knows that simply adding […]
The head of pro-copyright education body The Industry Trust for IP Awareness has warned of the risks of pirating film, TV and sports content through unauthorised apps, suggesting that parents who engage in digital TV piracy have no idea of the associated risks to their families. Writing for the Huffington Post, Liz Bales CEO of […]
Most of the main pay-TV operators in Sub-Saharan Africa lowered their prices during 2016 to ward off competitors. The knock-on effect was that other platforms lowered their fees, according to findings from Digital TV Research’s Sub-Saharan Africa Pay-TV Forecasts report. “With a limited number of DTT licences on offer,
SpaceX enjoyed a textbook success with the launch of a 10-satellite cargo for telco Iridium on January 14th. The launch was the first since a catastrophic explosion back on September 1st 2016. Thales Alenia was the prime contractor for Iridium with ATK as the sub-contractor. The Elon Musk-backed rocket company then successfully landed the Falcon […]