Peacock, NBCUniversal’s upcoming streaming service will reportedly launch with a subscription fee of $4.99 (€4.5) per month. A premium subcription, removing all adverts, will also be available for $10 a month. The price points would put it at a lower-than or equal-to monthly rate compared to similar services available in the US, such as CBS […]
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) – the UK’s primary competition and consumer authority – has published an update in its examination of online platforms and digital advertising, uncovering new detail about how the sector’s biggest names operate. The work is part of its wider digital strategy, which aims to co-ordinate the authority’s approach to […]
beIN Media Group, the independent global sports and entertainment group, has reached a multi-territory agreement to broadcast the Florida Cup 2020, the sixth edition of Florida’s largest annual sports and music festival. The tournament will take place in Orlando, Florida, US, between January 15th and 18th 2020, featuring two of Brazil’s biggest teams, Corinthians and […]
The Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board (BARB) – the organisation that compiles audience measurement and television ratings in the United Kingdom – is planning a number of initiatives for 2020 better to reflect changing methods of viewing. Justin Sampson Chief Executive, BARB, says the body will start the new decade by making decisions about which research […]
Broadband will become the primary mode of access to TV in Italy in the period 2019-2021, along with DTT, according to the latest ITMedia Consulting Report on the state of the Italian TV market. By the end of 2020, Broadband TV will have reached 9.2 million homes, up from 5.9 million in 2019 (+25 per […]
Mediapro has acquired the principal rights package to the UEFA Europa League and the new UEFA competition, Europa Conference League, for the seasons 2021-2022, 2022-2023 and 2023-2024. A new themed channel will offer all the matches from the two European competitions (except first choice) amounting to a total of over 260 matches per season. The […]
InterDigital, a mobile and video technology research and development company, has released a study revealing new use cases, and network challenges, in the next-generation video streaming ecosystem. The report from ABI Research and commissioned by InterDigital, outlines how the advent of streaming media use cases like virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and cloud gaming […]
European Union Court of Justice Advocate General Campos Sánchez-Bordona has proposed that the Court declare that the Italian legislation preventing Vivendi from acquiring 28 per cent of the share capital of Mediaset is contrary to EU law, finding that it disproportionately hinders the freedom of establishment in view of the objective of protecting information pluralism. […]
RTVE has upgraded its satellite TV channels for the European market with the launch of its flagship channels TVE Internacional and Canal 24 Horas in HD using the DVB-S2 standard. The Spanish operator will be simulcasting the two channels on Astra and Eutelsat Hot Bird for two and a half months until February 29th so […]
Subscribers to Vodafone TV is Spain are now able to manage their programming with their voice thanks to a new remote control device equipped with a microphone. The new remote will enable subscribers to make personalised searches with different criteria (by actors, directors, genres etc), total control of video with rewind and forward functionalities, launch […]