Europe’s two satellite giants SES and Eutelsat have not enjoyed the best of times on the stock market these past few trading days. Their prospects have not been helped by news from AT&T-owned DirecTV which says that it will not be ordering any more DTH satellites for the US. DirecTV has some 19.6 million subscribers […]
Telefónica’s pay TV platform Movistar has launched Netflix as an integrated service aiming to boost subscriptions during this Christmas campaign. The US streaming service is available on the convergent packages Fusión Selección, Fusión Total and Fusión Total Plus at prices over €100 a month. Subscribers will have to acquire a new UHD STB (free of […]
Sky UK CEO Stephen van Rooyen has declared that banning betting ads from live TV sport is not an answer when it comes to curbing out of control gambling. He has criticised the Remote Gambling Association (RGA) – which represents online bookies including Paddy Power, Ladbrokes and bet365, for its plan to voluntarily pull ads […]
Boeing says it has cancelled an order from China for a geostationary satellite (a HS-702 version). Boeing blames “default for non-payment” according to reports. However, other reports say that the contract had previously been approved by the US Commerce Department, despite the Chinese connections. The proposed project, called Global IP and its Gisat-1 craft, is […]
Analysis from advisory firm Ampere suggests that post the media mega-mergers of Comcast/Sky and Disney/Fox, two in every 10 dollars spent on content worldwide will now be spent by these two entities. In the US, the proportion is much more significant – nearly four in 10 content dollars. So, what does this mean for the […]
The problems at South Africa’s public broadcaster SABC continue. The country’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has reportedly accepted the resignations of four SABC board members. The president wrote to parliament on Friday to say he had accepted the resignations of John Matisonn, Krish Naidoo, Khanyisile Kweyama and Mathatha Tsedu. He asked the country’s national assembly to […]
The C-Band Alliance (CBA), which supports the reallocation of some of its members’ frequencies over the US, says it is “extraordinarily pleased with the level of support shown for the Market-Based Approach in the opening round of comments”. The Alliance, made up of Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat and Telesat, in a statement December 7th, says its […]
Despite the surging worldwide growth and popularity of mobile streaming content and apps, viewers remain frustrated by their experiences, according to a new 10-country survey by Penthera, an international software company that develops and deploys software products that facilitate the delivery of video content for global video content providers. The UK had the highest percentage […]
Live sports and entertainment outsourced technical production partner NEP Group is acquiring Baltimore-based Broadcast Sports International (BSI), a specialist in the provision of broadcast-quality wireless audio-visual solutions for major television networks, sports leagues and other marquee customers around the world. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The addition of BSI is consistent with NEP’s […]
The European Commission has published its long-awaited Counterfeit and Piracy Watch-List, which names both online and physical marketplaces that are reported to engage in counterfeiting and piracy. It focuses on marketplaces located outside the European Union and is intended to encourage operators, local enforcement and governments to take action. A further aim is to raise […]