Advanced Television

AMOS-17 completing final pre-launch preparations

Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, today announced that its newest satellite, AMOS-17, is completing the final stages of its pre-launch preparation. AMOS-17, scheduled for launch later this summer to the 17°E orbital position, is specifically designed for meeting the growing communication demands of the African continent. With extensive C-Band HTS capabilities, Ka-band and […]

May 27, 2019

Arrow’s Amell: “TV, not movies, creates water cooler talk”

Stephen Amell, the lead star in DC superhero show Arrow, has said he has no qualms about not being involved in the DC Universe movies – and that he finds TV the more satisfying medium. Speaking on stage at the London MCM Comic Con, alongside Arrow co-stars David Ramsey and Emily Bett Rickards, Amell said […]

May 26, 2019Nik Roseveare @ London MCM Comic Con

Harbour: “Stranger Things 3 most moving yet”

David Harbour, who plays Jim Hopper in the hit Netflix series Stranger Things, has declared that the third season is the “most moving yet”. Speaking at the London MCM Comic Con, Harbour said that he was as surprised as anyone by the success of Stanger Things, which since launching on Netflix in July 2016, has […]

May 25, 2019Nik Roseveare @ London MCM Comic Con

France: IPTV passes DTT reception

IPTV reception has continued its steady growth in the third and fourth quarters of 2018 and is now received by 56.7 per cent of French homes (up 1.7 point over one year), passing terrestrial reception (which includes cable reception for FTA channels) and DTT, whose share has respectively fallen to 53.7 per cent and 49.1 […]

May 24, 2019From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

ITV, BBC score FA Cup deal

As revealed by advanced-television.com, UK terrestrial broadcasters ITV and the BBC have agreed a new broadcast deal to show the Emirates FA Cup, making the competition available entirely free-to-air to viewers from 2021. Pay-TV operator BT Sport has shared the broadcast rights to the competition with the BBC since 2014. The new four-year deal with […]

May 24, 2019By Colin Mann

Canal+, RMC Sport team for Premier League

Canal+ and multiplay operator Altice France (RMC Sport) have reached an agreement on the English Premier League, the rights to which he Canal + Group won in October 2018 for the next three seasons (2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022). This agreement means that subscribers to Canal+ channels such as the RMC Sport bouquet will have access to […]

May 24, 2019By Colin Mann

European finals FTA on Virgin TV

All customers of UK multiplay operator Virgin TV will be able to watch this year’s UEFA Champions League and Europa League final free of charge. Four Premier League sides will compete in the final of the two biggest European competitions meaning that millions of British football fans will be scrambling to watch the action. Virgin […]

May 24, 2019

Report: DTH subs decline going global

Direct to Home satellite TV (DTH) subscriber falls will accelerate and spread from North America to Europe and eventually to the Far East, according to new a report, Who benefits as Global DTH revenue set to shed $ billions – Forecast to 2024, from Rethink Technology Research’s Rethink TV service. Where subscribers numbers rise, there […]

May 24, 2019

STARZPLAY Apple app Europe, LatAm launch

STARZPLAY, the international premium streaming service launched by global media and entertainment company Starz in 2018, is now available to customers across Europe and Latin America including the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Colombia  as an Apple TV channel in the Apple TV app for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Samsung Smart […]

May 24, 2019

Report: 8K mirroring 4K evolution

A major report in Display Daily focuses on 8K, and asks whether viewers need the new technology, what difference the technology makes and – key for most buyers – are 8K displays worth the extra cash? “Much of the criticism of 8K TV has been that you can’t see the extra pixel when viewing the […]

May 24, 2019By Chris Forrester