The contentious auction of TV broadcast licences must be re-held as soon as possible, according to Greece’s Council of State, in a statement on January 13th. The previous auction, held in September, and which reduced from eight to four the number of channels permitted to transmit (and which had raised €246 million) was declared null […]
ISBA, The Voice of British Advertisers, welcomes the findings of the new Deloitte Report, The economic contribution of advertising in Europe. This study, for the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA), of which ISBA is the UK member, demonstrates the value of Advertising to the European GDP and puts a figure on it. Every advertising Euro […]
CASBAA, the Association of Asia’s pay-TV Industry, has applauded the judicial review now underway in India of proposed extension and tightening of India’s pay-TV rate regulations. The Madras High Court is currently reviewing the clash between the rights of copyright owners around the world and new tariff regulations proposed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of […]
Eutelsat’s 117 West B all-electric satellite, launched last June by SpaceX is now on position, fully tested and working to support clients, says Eutelsat. The long gap between launch and service introduction is because E-117WB, once launched, used its own on-board electric propulsion to raise itself to its correct orbital position. This is now a […]
Spaces, the virtual reality and mixed reality company launched in 2016 by VR pioneers from DreamWorks Animation, has raised an additional $6.5 million (€6.1m) in funding, led by China-based Songcheng Performances Development, with additional investment from Comcast Ventures, the venture-capital affiliate of Comcast Corporation, and other leading VC groups. Combined with a previously announced $30 […]
In a broadcasting first, Cancer Research UK and Channel 4 will air a live colonoscopy during an ad break on January 18th. The 90 second advert, titled ‘Live from the Inside’, will be shown at approximately 3.25pm and represents the first time this procedure has been performed live in an ad break. It will provide […]
Michael Lynton, CEO of Sony Entertainment, has confirmed that he is departing the company to fully focus on his role as Chair of Snap Inc – owners of social app Snapchat and a company in which he was an early investor. Lynton will stay with Sony for another six months as he works with overall […]
TRT has signed a new agreement to launch its international news platform TRT World on 10 additional satellites and expand its reach and viewership. This multi-year agreement was signed with Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, and Türksat, Turkey’s first and unique satellite operator. TRT World will be able to be viewed all over […]
4KUniverse, the 24/7 Ultra HD general entertainment channel launched in North America by Matthew Mancinelli, has signed a 10-year agreement with tech company DiaDem Technologies to distribute the channel throughout China. The wide-ranging agreement gives DiaDem Technologies exclusive distribution rights to 4KUniverse in China, grants them authority to secure content approval with the Chinese government […]
Eight channels from SPI are being launched by Türksat/Kablo TV, the largest cable operator in Turkey. The channel line-up picked up by Türksat includes: FunBox UHD (an entertainment channel in Ultra HD), FilmBox Turkey and FilmBox Art House (movie channels), FightBox and Fast&FunBox (sports channels), DocuBox (a documentary channel), 360 TuneBox (a music channel) and […]