The UK industry body for digital, cable and satellite broadcasters and on-demand services has warned that TV firms may have to move some operations abroad if there is no Brexit trade deal. Speaking to the BBC, Adam Minns, executive director of Commercial Broadcasters Association (COBA) said that thousands of jobs could potentially be at stake […]
According to the Q3 2017 US TV & Video Market At-A-Glance report from Videology, a software provider for converged TV and video advertising, spending on linear TV campaigns in the Videology platform using advanced data grew 60 per cent for the first three quarters of 2017, compared to the same time period last year. The […]
Last week, UK-based transmission and teleport operator Arqiva pulled its IPO citing market volatility as the reason. Now it seems that a trade sale could be in the offing. The Sunday Times reported that Australian investment bank Macquarie, which controls 25 per cent of Arqiva, could revisit a planned sale to Canadian conglomerate Brookfield. Arqiva […]
Sci-fi fans can immerse themselves in a new experimental interactive voice experience from the BBC called The Inspection Chamber. Available for Amazon Alexa and coming to other platforms in the future, the user plays an active role as the fourth character in a story inspired by video games like The Stanley Parable and Papa Sangre […]
The largest Spanish pay-TV operators – Telefónica, Orange and Vodafone – have rejected paying huge fees for the Champions League TV rights and will reportedly seek to negotiate downwards the renewal of the contracts with Mediapro, owner of the rights, next year. The operators are finding it difficult to make football rights profitable at the […]
ITV is threatening a blackout of its flagship channel in some 3.8 million homes served by Virgin Media unless the cable operator pays up to £80 million a year to host the channel. ITV threatened to shut down the feed of its main channel to Virgin Media TV homes last month, but at the 11th […]
Billionaire and philanthropist Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has been arrested as part of a Saudi Arabian-led anti-corruption drive. Senior Saudi sources confirmed the arrest late on November 4th. Another high-profile name said to be detained is Sheikh Salah Kamel, founder of the Arab Radio & Television (ART) media group, and the Dallah al Baraka banking, […]
In a move that accelerates US communications company Sprint’s network densification efforts and expands broadband communications and video service provider Altice USA’s connectivity solutions, the pair have struck a new multi-year strategic agreement that will see Altice USA utilise Sprint’s network to provide mobile voice and data services to its customers throughout the nation, with […]
High dynamic range (HDR) is the strongest-developing feature in television sets, according to a new report from critical information, analytics and solutions source IHS Markit. In its TV Design and Features Tracker – Q3 2017, IHS Markit forecasts that HDR TV shipments will grow from 12.2 million in 2017 to 47.9 million in 2021, with […]
The 2016/2017 sporting season, a year without major events such as the World Cup or the Olympic Games, has been a year of increased opportunities for less mediatised sporting events and competitions. In its Women’s Sport Insight Report, Eurodata TV Worldwide investigates the new visibility of women’s sports on TV in Europe and the US […]