Cable News Egypt (CNE) has been cut from beIN Sports television distribution, with beIN citing a contract dispute with CNE. The service cut came after “lengthy negotiations” to agree commercial terms for a new contract with Cable Network Egypt (CNE), beIN said in a statement, without providing further detail of the terms. “As such we […]
Discovery is launching DMAX as a free to air channel in the UK from January 16th. It launches with an adventurous tone of voice centred around ‘more is more’ for men who want to indulge their passions for survival, extreme lives, motoring and comedy. DMAX hits TV screens with a slate of network premieres. Launch […]
Among the key findings from a recent churn reduction analysis pulled from entertainment technology and audience insights specialist TiVo’s Personalised Content Discovery Platform were that churn is directly related to long-term audience retention. Video service providers that implemented technology solutions that helped them personalise their search and recommendations saw a 140 per cent increase in audience […]
For the sixth consecutive year, Discovery Italia confirmed its place as the third Italian broadcaster in terms of audience share. Over 24 hours, the average share amounts to 6.8 per cent, rising to 9.1 per cent in the commercial target of 25-54 year olds and reaching 9.3 per cent of millennials. National terrestrial TV channel […]
Giant cinema screen operator IMAX is moving more directly into high-quality home entertainment with blockbuster movies from Sony and Paramount, and supplied into high-end audio-visual equipment. Its IMAX Enhanced programme is now in partnership with audio specialists DTS. The company says the service will offer consumers a new level of quality in home entertainment. Other […]
Cable Europe has launched a White Paper with specific policy recommendations to develop and deliver the broadband infrastructure of the future. The paper is designed to inform and support EU policy through the election cycle of 2019 and the five-year mandate to come. It places in social, economic and technological context the challenges of framing […]
Trade body DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group is pioneering a new direction in media industry advocacy with the formation of the DTC Alliance as a subset of DEG membership. Every major media company and TV network will launch a Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) streaming service in the next five years, representing a significant new chapter in how […]
South Africa’s broadcasting regulator ICASA has unveiled its draft laws designed to make key sporting events free to viewers. ICASA’s Draft Sports Broadcasting Services Amendment Regulations are expected to severely impact the broadcasting monopoly that the country’s pay-TV giant DStv has on sports. The new rules, if adopted, are likely to dramatically cut the cash […]
Synamedia, the independent video software and solutions company, has appointed video software compression pioneer and Envivio founder and CEO, Julien Signes, as Senior Vice President and General Manager of its Video Processing business unit. Signes will lead Synamedia’s video processing business as the industry transitions to software-based encoding for broadcast, as well as for OTT, […]
Following successful legal action taken by Sky, the Designated Premises Supervisor of The Halfway House, Leeds in the north of England, David Pickering, has agreed to pay £15,000 (€16,660) in settlement after infringing Sky’s copyright by showing Sky Sports programming illegally in his premises. He also provided a binding undertaking to not show Sky copyright […]