Ghana’s Football Association (GFA) has pulled out of a $17.9 million agreement have its games covered by pay-TV operator StarTimes Group. GFA has instead invited broadcasters and media organisations to make new bids for the TV and radio rights with a deadline for bids being December 10th. The GFA offer on the table includes its […]
Teltoo, a software-only decentralised video delivery technology company, has announced a partnership with Liberty Global to improve the overall bandwidth capacity for live streaming of the most popular events on television. By working with Teltoo as a peer-to-peer CDN partner, Liberty Global will have another tool that enhances their existing CDN and help continue to […]
The WWE Network, the SVoD service from the global wresting brand, has queitly rolled out a free tier option. Those without a paid subscription are now able to browse what is available on the WWE Network, but can’t watch the vast majority of content – with such content being adorned with a padlock symbol. All […]
London-based speciality satellite operator Avanti Communications has issued an update for its third quarter’s trading. Overall revenues were $17.1 million (€15.4m) for the 3 months (or $5.7 per month), of which bandwidth revenues were $15.2 million (or about $5 million per month). The company’s cash position at the end of September totalled $25.9 million, and […]
Manchester United FC has formed a new partnership with Alibaba Group will bring exclusive rights to club content in China to Alibaba’s ecosystem for the first time, further extending the club’s engagement with its massive Chinese fanbase. The partnership will see Manchester United content presented and localised on multiple Alibaba platforms, giving fans access to […]
Kacific Broadband will see its ‘condominium’ satellite launched next week on December 16th by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, subject to weather. The ‘condomium’ term refers to a satellite that is a single unit but owned by two organisations. Kacific’s satellite partner is Japan’s JSAT/SkyPerfect for its JCSAT-18 craft. Kacific has also closed a $160 […]
Amino, the media and entertainment technology solutions provider, and sister-company 24i, an innovator of next-generation video experiences, have entered into an agreement with the Dutch MVNO Youfone to provide a fully-integrated, end-to-end video solution to refresh and expand its TV and OTT offering. The Dutch TV challenger launched its TV services in 2017 and will […]
The BBC has announced that Sir David Attenborough is to present The Green Planet, a new five part landmark series from BBC Studios Natural History Unit. The Green Planet will be “the first immersive portrayal of an unseen, inter-connected world, full of remarkable new behaviour, emotional stories and surprising heroes in the plant world. This […]
A copyright infringement dispute between Warner Music and Sony against streaming service TuneIn Radio, filed in 2017, alleges that some 800 unlicensed TuneIn music streams were available in the UK, is likely to go the UK’s Court of Appeal. A judgement by Judge Colin Birss back on November 1st favoured Warner and Sony and found […]
NEP Group, the outsourced technical production partner supporting premier content producers of live sports and entertainment, has announced that Lise Heidal, Managing Director of NEP Norway AS, has been promoted to SVP, Global Media Solutions. In her new role, she will lead NEP’s Global Media Solutions Team and the company’s strategic initiative in 2020 and […]