The number of airlines which realise that charging for in-flight connectivity only raise a very limited amount of cash is falling. United Airlines is now adding ‘free’ DirecTV to its passengers with more than 100 channels now available, live and in real time, on 211 of its Boeing 737 aircraft. Note, however, that some of […]
StudioCanal has announced the appointment of Anna Marsh as Managing Director of StudioCanal UK. Currently StudioCanal’s International Distribution EVP, Anna Marsh will take her new London-based position on March 1st. In this new capacity, Marsh will report to Nicola Shindler who was appointed CEO of StudioCanal UK in September 2018. Marsh will continue to run StudioCanal’s […]
Newtec, a specialist in the design, development and manufacture of equipment for satellite communications, is providing its M6100 Broadcast Satellite Modulator to enhance efficiency on DishTV’s DTH platform. DishTV is the largest DTH service provider in India. The M6100 is part of a wider upgrade that will enable a next-generation viewing experience for its customers. […]
TRT has announced the launch of the new HD variant of its Arabic language channel, TRT Arabi in HD. This has been made possible via a multi‐year agreement with Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, and TRT strategic partner Turksat, Turkey’s first and unique satellite operator. TRT Arabi can to be viewed in HD […]
Telestream, a provider of workflow automation, processing and quality monitoring and management solutions for the production and distribution of video, has announced the latest version of CaptionMaker, the company’s award-winning closed captioning and subtitling software. With support for over 100 languages, users can also auto-transcribe via the Telestream Timed Text Speech cloud service dramatically saving […]
Lush, the ethical cosmetics company and global activist, has announced the launch of a new entertainment creation hub, Lush Presents. The new development has been established to develop, create, commission and deliver film and television, podcasts, books, music and events. Lush established a media-creation division in London’s Soho in 2016 in response to increased employee […]
Amazon Prime Video will present a special 24-hour sneak preview of the premiere episode of its thrilling new Prime Original Series Hanna, to be made available for all Amazon Prime Video customers in more than 200 countries and terretories worldwide during the Super Bowl on Sunday, 3rd February. To promote this new series coming to Prime […]
The BBC Director General has confirmed to an MPs committee it will probably establish an HQ for its European operations in either Brussels or Amsterdam. Tony Hall told the Public Accounts committee a small office would be set up in a continental capital in order that country of origin restrictions once the UK is out […]
Independent media and marketing consultancy, Ebiquity, has released its latest report: TV at the Tipping Point. The report evaluates key trends in linear TV and considers the implications for the future of TV advertising. Ebiquity’s analysis suggests that
Some 64 per cent of Spaniards aged 16-69 years use an OTT service, according to the report Deporte y OTT en España from Nielsen Sports. Netflix is the most popular with a share of 29 per cent, followed by Movistar with 22 per cent, Amazon Prime Video with 19 per cent, HBO with 11 per […]