UK media regulator Ofcom has fined Dubai-based Arabic news channel Al Arabiya with a significant fine. Al Arabiya (translated as ‘The Arabic One’) is the main competitor to Al Jazeera and is owned by Saudi Arabia-backed Middle East Broadcasting (MBC). Ofcom received a complaint concerning unfair treatment and “unwarranted infringement of privacy” over a transmission […]
The headline should also say ‘again’ such are the frequent promises made by a succession of South African politicians with regards to adopting digital terrestrial TV. However, this time the country’s Communications Minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, is raising the commitment and has told South Africa’s parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Communications that she has established a “war […]
Sky has announced an extension to its deal with Warner Bros. The deal will give viewers in the UK, German and Austria the chance to see Warner Bros films such as Wonder Woman premiere on Sky Cinema sooner than ever before (following the home entertainment window). The agreement with Warner Bros. further strengthens the group’s […]
LG Electronics has announced record full-year revenues for 2017 of KRW 61.4 trillion (€44.7m), an increase of 10.9 per cent from the previous year, the highest in the company’s history. Full-year 2017 profits of KRW 2.47 trillion – the highest profit since 2009 – increased 85 per cent from 2016 due in large part to […]
Pay-TV network O2 TV has secured the exclusive broadcast rights for Champions League football in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. From August, the broadcaster will show live coverage of the competition on its O2 TV Fotbal and O2 TV Free channels in both markets until 2021. Coverage will also be rolled out via the O2 […]
In a growing sign of fiscal health at pay-radio broadcasters SiriusXM, its Board has approved a $2 billion boost to its existing share buy-back programme. The programme has been in place since early 2013 and the total spent or available now tops $12 billion. SiriusXM in an SEC filing says the commitment reflects the board’s […]
According to research firm Parks Associates, more than 60 per cent of US broadband households with a networking router received that device from their broadband service provider. The findings are part of a new whitepaper, Staking a Claim in the Connected Home: Service Provider Solutions, sponsored by Calix, which addresses operator strategies to enhance this […]
The European Commission has launched a public consultation to establish its first world-wide ‘Counterfeit and Piracy Watch-List’. The aim is to identify the marketplaces outside the EU where counterfeiting, piracy or other forms of intellectual property abuse are common practice. The initiative is part of the Commission’s strategy announced in the 2017 Communication, A balanced […]
ThinkAnalytics, developer of one of the world’s most deployed TV search and recommendations engine and viewer analytics platform, has expanded its executive team in EMEA and Russia/CIS to meet growing demand. Chris Gibbs has joined as VP of Sales and Business Development, EMEA based in London, while Anastasia Sviridova is now VP of Sales and Business […]
The Digital Switchover in Nigeria, known as ‘Free TV’ has continued its roll out across the nation by successfully launching in Kwara and Kaduna states. The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) switched on Digital Terrestrial Television transmission in Kwara state on 20th December, 2017 and in Kaduna state on 22nd December, 2017. The ceremony in Ilorin, […]