A Madrid Court has ruled to grant Vivendi’s request to suspend the merger between Mediaset Italy and Spain. The Court has suspended all decisions made at the Mediaset España extraordinary shareholder meeting on September 4th when stakeholders approved the operation. Mediaset España has already announced an appeal before Audiencia Provincial, saying it “deeply disagrees with […]
Tubi, the ad-supported VoD, made a series of announcements during its keynote address at MIPCOM. The company will launch its service in the UK in early 2020, with additional territories to follow as part of Tubi’s rapid international expansion. In addition, Tubi will launch Tubi Kids on October 21st, a new area of Tubi that […]
Sunrise’ biggest shareholder Freenet continues to oppose its SWF6.3 billion (€5.73bn) offer to buy Liberty Global’s UPC Switzerland business, despite a new offer from the US seller to take part in the acquisition. Liberty Global offered to buy up to SWF500 million francs in newly created Sunrise shares to help finance the purchase, it would […]
At the NAB Show New York, much of the buzz will be about the new Internet Protocol-based broadcast TV standard that will power NEXTGEN TV, with ATSC 3.0 discussion taking centre stage throughout the exhibition. The Advanced Television Systems Committee – an international, non-profit organisation developing voluntary standards for digital television – will highlight the […]
Consumers are buying into 4K displays in record numbers. In some important markets, shipments of UHD displays are more than 60 per cent, and growing. Paul Gray, Research & Analysis Director at IHS Markit, speaking at the MIPCOM programming market in Cannes, said that globally UHD resolution displays now exceed more than half of TV […]
With so much content available to young adults, their media consumption differs greatly from that of older age groups. TV channels and digital platforms are competing creatively to nurture their appeal to this audience. At MIPCOM, Glance (Global Audience & Content Evolution) unveiled
Insight TV, the UHD broadcaster and producer of adventure and action sports lifestyle programming, is expanding its content production and sales operations to the US. Insight TV Studios will develop and produce original content for broadcasters and digital platforms. The company will also look for co-production partners and brands to help finance series and live […]
Emilio Lliteras, 41, has been appointed as the new Director General at UTECA, Spain’s largest private TV association, replacing the outgoing Andres Armas. Lliteras is an expert in marketing, brand positioning and business development of TV companies having worked for Grupo Bainet, Sandoz and British American Tobacco among others. He will now oversee the DTT […]
Consumer spending on technology is forecast to reach $1.69 trillion (€1.53tn) in 2019, an increase of 5.3 per cent over 2018. According to the latest Worldwide Semiannual Connected Consumer Spending Guide from International Data Corporation (IDC), consumer purchases of traditional and emerging technologies will remain strong over the 2019-2023 forecast period, reaching $2.06 trillion in […]
Canadian music service Stingray is partnering with German cable/Fttx umbrella marketing organisation Deutsche Netzmarketing (DNMG) to provide three native 4K speciality TV channels, Stingray Festival 4K, Stingray Hits 4K, and Stingray Ambiance 4K to its network operators in Germany. DNMG is the first partner in the German-speaking area to introduce Stingray’s 4K UHD portfolio to […]