The revenues of the main TV operators in Italy during the period 2012-2016 increased by about €220 million (+2.5 per cent) to €8.98 billion, while the growth in the period 2015-2016 was 7.5 per cent. According to a report published by Italy’s Communications Regulatory Authority (AgCom), the positive performance is mainly due to the increase […]
India’s Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has approved the proposed merger between two of the country’s major DTH broadcasters. Official approval was given on December 15th for a scheme that was first mooted back in November 2016. The combined businesses will have more than 29 million subscribers according to their September 30th data. Dish TV […]
Bloomberg Media and Twitter have launched TicToc by Bloomberg, a 24/7 global news network built for a social media platform that targets on-the-go, mobile-first news consumers. TicToc combines the global news gathering capabilities of Bloomberg’s 2,700 journalists and analysts across 120 countries, with the immediacy of Twitter. The first iteration of TicToc will feature a […]
Music video platform Vevo has announced that its president/CEO Erik Huggers is leaving to pursue new opportunities. CFO Alan Price will take over as interim CEO. Huggers has been at Vevo since 2015. The business is owned by Sony Music, Universal Music, Google (Alphabet) and Abu Dhabi Media. “We would like to thank Erik for […]
With the rise in on-demand viewing, it would be forgiven for thinking families would eschew live television this Christmas Day. But a poll conducted by RadioTimes.com has revealed the opposite – instead we still gather around the television to watch live, with 85 per cent of 16,000 respondents choosing to tune into the TV as […]
Executives at Eutelsat have suggested the satellite operator is well placed to benefit from future connectivity, with satellite having the potential to be on a par with IPTV distribution in the video sector in 2030. Speaking at a press briefing at Eutelsat’s Rambouillet teleport, Jean Hubert Lenotte, Director of Strategy, noted that the company’s strategy […]
Sports-focused live streaming TV service fuboTV has officially come out of Beta on Roku. Users on the connected TV platform will now experience a new design, as well as an added entertainment section with on-demand, upgraded video control and cloud DVR. fuboTV’s new product design upgrade includes new features, faster navigation, and a fresh user […]
An Intelsat-backed scheme to service one of its older orbiting satellites has been given an outline go-ahead by the FCC. The reported plan is for satellite builder Orbital-ATK to deploy its Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-1) spacecraft in a test mission with a satellite which has already reached its end-of-life. The target satellite is Intelsat-901, which […]
India has slapped a 20 per cent import tariff on set-top boxes, up from 10 per cent, as part of its scheme to encourage more local production. Most locals see the move as a means of curbing the supply of equipment from China. Typically, the country imports about 10 million STBs a month, while the […]
Discovery Communications has announced the launch of Motor Trend OnDemand, an automotive SVoD offeing for motoring fans available now on Amazon Channels in the UK. Hundreds of hours of content designed to fuel the passion of car enthusiasts and super fans will be available to stream, including digital series originals Roadkill, Dirt Every Day and […]