Advanced Television

Telenor delivers “solid” 2017

Telenor, the Norwegian multinational telco, has reported that full year revenues increased by 1 per cent to NOK 32.1 billion (€3.36bn). In a statement, the company said: “In 2017, Telenor delivered a solid set of results due to strong execution from across the company and continued follow-through on efficiency measures and our strategy. We met […]

January 31, 2018

CBS UK channels prosper in 2017

UK Channels CBS Reality, CBS Action, CBS Drama and Horror Channel, which are owned by AMC Networks International – UK (AMCNI) and CBS Studios International announced that 2017 was their best ever year yet of SOCI (share of commercial impacts) growth for advertisers, resulting in a delivery of 2.58 per cent of the UK’s adult […]

January 31, 2018

Flashtalking and Spongecell merge

Flashtalking, the global independent platform for ad management, data activation and unified insights, and top personalised creative company Spongecell, have announced a merger of the two companies, creating a specialist in data driven dynamic creative. Coming together under the Flashtalking brand, the combined company will provide brands and agencies with the knowledge, technology and scale […]

January 31, 2018

Zoella knocked off top YouTube vlogger spot

YouTube is children’s favourite online destination with practically all 5-16 year olds exploring it and a growing majority using it every single day, reveals a report from CHILDWISE into childhood in 2018. This year’s favourite YouTuber is Logan Paul, who has knocked Zoella off of her long-held top spot. “Prior to this year, Logan had […]

January 31, 2018

SSW “delighted” with FY results

Satellite Solutions Worldwide (SSW) Group, a global player in the delivery of alternative super-fast broadband services, has announced its unaudited trading update for the 12-months to November 30th 2017. During the period the Company delivered double digit like-for-like organic revenue growth, significantly increased total revenue, recurring revenue and Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) and completed […]

January 31, 2018

LiveU to provide 4K HEVC coverage of Winter Games

LiveU is providing 4K HEVC live video coverage for the first time at a major event at next week’s Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. LiveU will support global broadcasters from over 40 countries with a record number of bonded cellular units and a dedicated team on the ground throughout the duration of the games. […]

January 31, 2018

MTG extends Nordic rights to golf tournaments

MTG has secured the exclusive Nordic media rights to the European Tour package which includes the eight Rolex Series events, the World Golf Championships and, most importantly, the jewel in the crown, The Ryder Cup for the next six years. As a result, golf fans in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden can continue to follow […]

January 31, 2018

SpaceX scrubs SES-16 launch

A planned launch of SES-16/GovSat-1 was scrubbed by SpaceX on January 30th. SpaceX said that it would replace a 2nd stage sensor in the Falcon 9 rocket. The launch was re-scheduled for the same time on January 31st, at 16.25 Florida time, 21.25 UTC). The SES-16 satellite carries an important additional element, called GovSat-1, a […]

January 31, 2018By Chris Forrester

MP & Silva distributes La Liga across S & E Europe

MP & Silva has been selected as the media rights distributor for La Liga, Spain’s top professional football league, in Albania, Kosovo, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Bulgaria. MP & Silva will exclusively distribute media rights for the competition in Czech Republic, Slovakia and Bulgaria for three seasons from 2018-2019 until 2020-2021. It will distribute the […]

January 31, 2018

SF Studios and Harmonica Films enter collaboration

The partnership is a sign of SF Studios’ increasing commitment to develop more TV content for the Nordic market. The two companies are currently co-producing The Hunters (“Jägarna”), a TV drama sequel based on the box-office feature film hits The Hunters and False Trail. The series will premiere in the Nordics on C More later […]

January 31, 2018