The Mediapro studio, through Mediapro Argentina, and América TV, which belongs to Grupo América – a media company conglomerate in Argentina – have announced a partnership agreement to develop, produce and commercialise original content. The agreement between the two companies is for a three-year term and establishes the development of three TV series for distribution […]
Red Dwarf, the long-running sci-fi sitcom, is set to return to Dave in 2020 with an all new feature-length adventure. An announcement confirming the news on the official Red Dwarf website said: “The wait is over. We’re delighted to announce that Red Dwarf will return to Dave next year for its first ever feature-length special. […]
In a broadcast industry first, High Frame Rate 120Hz video has been transmitted by a NextGen TV transmitter as part of the Phoenix Model Market project. The HFR 120Hz video was encoded by the DS Broadcast Model BGE9300 Encoder, received on the company’s Model BGD4100 Integrated Receiver Decoder, and displayed on Ultra HD screens in […]
StarHub has agreed a deal with the National Basketball Association (NBA) to show up to seven live games per week through NBA TV, the NBA’s 24/7 dedicated channel. Additionally, StarHub will offer select NBA Playoffs games, as well as the entirety of the Conference Finals and The Finals. NBA TV HD channel will be available […]
Locast, the non-profit digital translator service, has continued its expansion by adding two more US markets this week: Atlanta and Phoenix. Atlanta went live on October 17th and Phoenix followed on October 18th. Anyone living within these markets with a broadband connection can view their local broadcast television channels for free using the Locast app […]
Netflix and Globe Studios have confirmed that they will be bringing Filipino film Dead Kids, exclusively to the global streaming service. Dead Kids is directed by award-winning director, Mikhail Red, who is known for his internationally acclaimed films Birdshot and Eerie – both of which are also streaming on Netflix. Dead Kids is a story […]
Sky has announced a new co-production called Twist, a new original film starring Sir Michael Caine, Lena Headey, Rita Ora, David Walliams, Franz Drameh, Sophie Simnett and newcomer Raff Law in the title role. Twist will be available on Sky Cinema on the same day as its theatrical release. Twist is a modern interpretation of […]
Netflix has reported a gain of 6.77 million paying subscribers in the third quarter, slightly above analysts’ expectations. It brings its total userbase to 153 million globally. The number of new US-based subscribers was just 520,000, well below expectations of around 800,000. But it was still an improvement on the last quarter when Netflix reported […]
The uptake of pay-TV among UK TV households is set to decline by 7.5 per cent by 2023 according to analysts at consultancy firm Broadcast Intelligence. As the SVoD market continues to grow, UK pay-TV penetration will fall to numbers not seen since before 2011. Broadcast Intelligence’s report – Pay-TV’s future in an on-demand world […]
An influential US lobbying group, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) has completely reversed its previous objections to the C-Band Alliance’s proposed scheme to free up at least 200 MHz of satellite spectrum over the US. The ATR has informed the US Senate Subcomittee on Appropriations that it now supports a private auction run – and […]