BBC Worldwide and E-vision have concluded the first content agreement with E-Vision – a fully-owned subsidiary of Etisalat – the Middle East’s leading telecommunications operator, for its SVoD service. The agreement delivers a broad range of content to Etisalat’s SVoD customers including Golden Globe winning drama Wolf Hall, natural history series Wild Mexico, classic comedy Some Mothers Do […]
Middle East pay-TV operator OSN and Dubai Customs have launched what they say is the world’s first Content Protection virtual reality (VR) game at KidZania Dubai to boost awareness of the threats of content theft. The 60 second game, Copycat Combat, is a collaboration between the pair, who have a strong partnership in combating the […]
Samsung Electronics and Insight TV are partnering to bring premium Ultra-HD and High Dynamic Range (HDR) content from Insight TV to Samsung TV PLUS viewers in Europe. Through this new partnership, Samsung Smart TV users will be able to access up to 500 hours’ worth of original UHD content, featuring sports, entertainment and lifestyle programming, […]
Swedish multi-play operator Com Hem’s Q3 revenue saw a strong increase of 36 per cent to SEK 1,780 million (€186m) while organic revenue excluding Boxer rose by 3.6 per cent to SEK 1,357 million. Operating profit rose by 12.2 per cent to SEK 255 million. Anders Nilsson, CEO, Com Hem Group, said in a statement: […]
Pluto TV, the free Internet television service in the US, has received $5 million in funding from Samsung Venture Investment Corporation, the venture capital arm of the Samsung Group, with participation from other investors totalling $8.3 million. The funding will be used to further expand Pluto TV’s product, content and marketing efforts. “Samsung is the […]
QYOU Media, a curator of premium ‘best-of-web’ video for multiscreen distribution, has partnered with Mediakraft TV, the Polish subsidiary of leading European multi channel network Mediakraft Networks, to launch QYOU Polska on Play’s OTT service, PLAY NOW. This is the first time that QYOU’s 24/7 linear feed has been fully localised for a region. The […]
WorldDAB’s latest market report reveals that, by the end of Q2 2017, almost 60 million consumer and automotive DAB/DAB+ receivers (58,432,000) had been sold in Europe and Asia Pacific – up from 48 million one year earlier. The report includes statistics on receiver sales, road and population coverage, household penetration and the number of national […]
Facebook has acquired tbh (‘to be honest’) – an app that encourages teenagers to be nice to each other on social media. The app is just nine weeks old, but had already been downloaded 5 million times. The app’s creators said it will remain a standalone program but will now have more resources thanks to […]
The BBC iPlayer Radio app has been updated to include a personalised in-car listening experience for Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, enabling drivers to safely enjoy BBC radio programmes whilst behind the wheel. The new, car-friendly view of the BBC iPlayer Radio app is comprised of four sections: Following: easy access to all radio shows […]
Ellation, a transformative media company and home of platforms Crunchyroll and VRV, has selected Mediamorph’s platform to improve management, visibility and control of its vast catalogue of content rights and associated contracts. With 25,000+ titles across Crunchyroll and VRV, Ellation creates content experiences for more than 20 million registered users and over one million paid […]