In addition to its existing coverage of France’s football Ligue 1, Top 14 Rugby Union and F1, pay-TV operator Canal+ is enhancing its Ultra HD sport offering. From August 11th, Canal+ subscribers have been able to access the headline Premier League match each weekend on Canal+ UHD. Beginning September 30th, they will have access to […]
A French court ruling on in a case brought by the French consumer group UFC-Que Choisir against Valve found that purchasers of video games on Valve’s digital platform, Steam, are permitted to resell them. This ruling contradicts established EU law and should be overturned on appeal, according to the IFSE, which represents the interests of […]
Five months after launching, LaLigaSportsTV, la Liga’s OTT service, has reached 300,000 registered users, and has revealed plans to generate profit in two seasons, according to Javier Tebas in an interview with Expansion. LaLigaSportsTV is currently offering 40 sports for free through mobile, tablet, PC and Smart TV (Samsung and shortly LG) with indoor football, […]
Satellite operator SES is set to “probably” bring in house its MX1 playout and content delivery division. Deepak Mathur, EVP/Global Sales for SES Video, is quoted by Faultline Online saying that the Unterfoehring, near Munich, playout and services division would probably be brought back together with the MX1 branding phased out. If correct, this reverses […]
A report from investment bank Exane/BNPP states that its regular Satellite Monitor, just updated and expanded by some 15 per cent to include 1300 channels beams by SES and Eutelsat via more than 70 transponders over sub-Saharan Africa, shows a modest improvement in video capacity and usage. “The Q3/19 edition of our Exane Satellite Monitor […]
A host of shows broadcast by Sky have received awards at the 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards, with five shows collecting a total of nine awards. This gives a grand total of 34 Emmys including wins at last week’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards, where Chernobyl, Game of Thrones, Barry, Succession and Last Week Tonight with John […]
The BBC has extended its broadcast deal with the European Tour ensuring coverage of one of the biggest events in the international golf calendar, the Ryder Cup, remains free to air until 2022. The 2020 contest in the US, held at Whistling Straits and the 2022 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone in Italy will be […]
Satellite operator SES is due to release its Q3 financials on October 26th, but on September 20th briefed analysts on its latest guidance ahead of entering its obligatory ‘closed period’. It seems that after a couple of years in the doldrums things are slightly looking up at SES Video Networks division. Sami Kassab, media analyst […]
HBO GO users are now able to watch HBO content on the Roku platform in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru. Roku users will now have direct access to thousands of HBO titles, including the eight seasons of Game of Thrones, hit series such as Chernobyl, The […]
South Africa’s public broadcaster SABC, seemingly never far from controversy and accusations of financial mismanagement, is in troubled waters again. This time it is an internal memo that has been leaked accusing CEO Madoda Mxakwe and CFO Yolande van Biljon of “improper conduct”. The memo was written by two SABC non-executive directors, Mamodupi Mohlala-Mulaudzi and […]