Advanced Television

DiMaggio: “New Groening show his best yet”

Renowned voice actor John DiMaggio has declared that Matt Groening’s new animated show, Disenchanted, is Groening’s best work yet. High praise indeed for the man who is also responsible for creating The Simpsons – the longest running scripted show in TV history – as well as the much celebrated Futurama. Speaking at the MCM London […]

May 26, 2018Nik Roseveare @ MCM London Comic Con

First teaser of superhero TV show Dark Rising debuts at MCM Comic Con

On May 27th, MCM London Comic Con will unveil the first teaser trailer for Dark Rising, a new science fiction superhero TV series in development for 2019. The show’s creators, Souvid Datta and Chris Bouchard will present a ‘first look’ panel including ten minutes of pilot footage at the Comic Con event at the ExCel […]

May 26, 2018

Netflix on Telefónica throughout Europe & LatAm

Spain’s largest telco, Telefónica, and Netflix have entered into a partnership to integrate the streaming service into Telefónica’s platforms in Europe and Latin America. In Spain, the service will be launched by the end of the year with the first launches in Latin America to be announced within the next few weeks. The agreement was […]

May 25, 2018From David Del Valle in Madrid

Spanish operators demand more 4K content

Spanish telcos are demanding more 4K content and, in particular, a big sporting event in 4K for broadcasters and content producers to give a definitive boost to the UHD market, reports El Español. The fact that Mediaset, holder of the FTA rights to the Russia’s World Cup, does not have plans to broadcast any of […]

May 25, 2018From David Del Valle in Madrid

France Télévisions confirms UHD Roland-Garros

Following the news that Eurosport is launching a new channel exclusively for the French Open at Roland-Garros with every match from the prestigious Philippe Chatrier centre court available in Ultra High Definition, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the coverage of the French Open by France Télévisions, the French public broadcaster has decided to offer […]

May 25, 2018By Colin Mann

Netflix market value (briefly) surpasses Disney

On the heels of yesterday’s news that Netflix had this week overtaken Comcast in terms of market value, the streaming giant also briefly surpassed Disney. Shares in Netflix increased by more than 2 per cent in mid-afternoon trading on May 24th, pushing the firm’s market value to more than $153 billion (€130.5bn). The ascent briefly […]

May 25, 2018

Nielsen adds YouTube TV to audience measurement

Nielsen has announced that YouTube TV viewership at designated market levels (DMAs) will now be included in Nielsen Local TV audience measurement using Digital in TV Ratings (DTVR). This follows the introduction of YouTube TV into national TV ratings with DTVR last summer and is part of the company’s ongoing efforts to measure viewing everywhere […]

May 25, 2018

World Cup VR app from TF1

Commercial broadcaster TF1, which will be France’s free-to-air home for the FIFA World Cup in Russia, is launching a dedicated MyTF1 VR Coupe du Monde app on June 14th developed in partnership with FIFA and French start-up LiveLike. The app will be available free-of-charge on iPhone, iPad, Android devices as well as on Samsung Gear […]

May 25, 2018From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Ergen: “We are now a start-up”

Charlie Ergen, one of the pioneers of the satellite industry and founder of the EchoStar and DISH businesses, told delegates to the Wireless Infrastructure Association’s Expo in Charlotte North Carolina, that he was now treating his company as a “start-up” and was working towards it being a major player in Internet of Everything connectivity. He […]

May 25, 2018By Chris Forrester

STARZPLAY comes to Prime Video Channels

Amazon is adding STARZPLAY to its Prime Video Channels line-up in the UK and Germany. A new channel from the popular US TV network Starz, STARZPLAY will now give European viewers the opportunity to watch exclusive STARZ series all in one place for the first time, with future STARZ Originals launching exclusively on the same […]

May 25, 2018