BBC Somali news headlines and radio programmes are now available globally via the free BBC Somali App. Launched by BBC World Service and the in-language mobile distribution platform AudioNow, the app can be accessed on mobile phones, tablets or other connected devices. It is available through the iOS and Android app stores (via the AudioNow Digital […]
According to research and knowledge-based consulting company Futuresource Consulting, announcements of global roll-outs in the video space at the start of 2016 and 2017 respectively by Netflix and Amazon are indicative of
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Group is continuing to internationalise its online video business and is building up a strategic partnership with its European media partners TF1 Group (France) and Mediaset (Italy) in the field of multi-channel networks (MCN). Both media corporations are investing in ProSiebenSat.1’s premium MCN – Studio71 – by way of a capital […]
Reports have emerged in the Israeli business press that senior executives at MX1 (the former RR Media) have been accused of allegedly “swindling…and acting utterly illegally and in complete violation of agreements they signed” when the business was acquired by satellite operator SES. The then NASDAQ-listed RR Media was acquired by SES in 2016 (the […]
France’s Canal+ Group is to broadcast a match in Ultra HD from the country’s leading football league – Ligue 1 – from the end of January at 21hrs and every Sunday thereafter. The first such fixture is PSG-Monaco on January 29. Canal+ has decided to launch production of matches in Ligue 1 in collaboration with […]
From a nail-biter World Series matchup and breathtaking Summer Olympics Games to some of the highest-rated political debates in history, 2016 provided no shortage of must-watch television. To provide insights about consumer television viewing activity, cable MSO Altice USA has released its first Altice USA Data Flash Review, which analysed 2016 viewing trends of its […]
Three well-established – and award-winning – Virtual Reality content providers have merged. Virtual Content Group (VCG), a conglomerate of international VR companies, formed recently from the merger of France’s Cow Prod, Germany’s INVR.SPACE and Australia’s 3D Content Hub, has announced its launch and winning of two Lumière awards from The VR Society. Utilising the forming […]
A major study of Europe’s media stocks from equity analysts at Berenberg Bank includes a close look at the prospects for the satellite sector. Included in the report are detailed examinations for Europe’s two major satellite operators, SES and Eutelsat. The report says that new US President Donald Trump could be good news for satellite […]
Satellite operator SES is saving €60 million annually in debt interest repayments having successfully refinanced $1.3 billion of debt inherited when it fully acquired O3b last year. Since acquiring the remaining shares in O3b, SES has refinanced the entire $1.4 billion of gross debt at a materially lower average funding rate. This will deliver a […]
Italy’s third largest broadcaster Discovery Italia closed 2016 with advertising sales of €200 million, up 14 per cent over the previous year. There were good news on the audience rating front as well. In November (the latest figures available), the average share in the 24 hours was 6.69 per cent and 5.65 per cent in […]