Advanced Television

Thaicom Q3 revenues down 2.3%

Thaicom has revealed its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30th 2019. While the satellite operator reported revenue from sales and services for Q3/2019 of THB 1,188 million (€35.2m), down by 2.3 per cent from Q2/2019 due mainly to the churn of broadband customers, the utiliaation and revenue of broadcast services increased 1.2 […]

October 31, 2019

WWE revenues and Network subs dip

WWE has posted Q3 revenues of $186.3 million (€167.2m) slightly down on the $188.4 million in the same period last year. WWE Network, the company’s SVoD service, averaged 1.51 million paid subscribers, down 9 per cent and consistent with guidance. The company attributed the loss primarily on the impact of lower subscriber additions earlier in […]

October 31, 2019By Nik Roseveare

ViacomCBS announces leadership

CBS has announced senior leadership appointments across ViacomCBS’ revenue lines. CBS said the appointments, effective upon closing of the deal to combine CBS and Viacom, will enable ViacomCBS to drive strong, multifaceted opportunities with distributors, advertisers and other partners. Jo Ann Ross, President and Chief Advertising Revenue Officer, CBS, will serve as President and Chief […]

October 31, 2019

Virgin Media adds more 4K drama

From the end of October and throughout November Virgin TV customers can watch even more of the best 4K entertainment on Virgin TV’s dedicated UHD channel – Virgin TV Ultra HD. The action series Pure launches on October 31st, starring Ryan Robbins as Noah Funk, the newly-elected Mennonite pastor working undercover inside a menacing drugs […]

October 31, 2019

New Looney Tunes & Hanna-Barbera toons on HBO Max

A new collection of kids and family programming from Warner Bros Animation and Cartoon Network Studios is coming to HBO Max when the service launches in May 2020. Brand new Looney Tunes Cartoons and a new Jellystone series featuring beloved Hanna-Barbera characters have been picked up from Warner Bros Animation. New animated series The Fungies! […]

October 31, 2019

DAZN, Snapchat partner for boxing content

DAZN, the sports streaming service, has announced a partnership with Snapchat that will include two new shows and ‘Our Story’ coverage surrounding DAZN’s biggest boxing events. The new Show DAZN Fight Week premieres this week on Snapchat’s Discover page in the US, new episodes will air every day in the week leading up to Canelo […]

October 31, 2019

DSA joins Gigabit broadband with Harmonic

Harmonic has announced that DSA, a non-profit antenna association that offers cable services in Denmark, will power its new Gigabit internet services with Harmonic’s CableOS virtualised cable access solution. Featuring a scalable, software-based architecture, the CableOS solution will enable DSA to overcome the space, power and operational complexities typically associated with hardware while unleashing-fast broadband […]

October 31, 2019

Net Insight names interim CEO

As previously reported, Crister Fritzson has been appointed CEO of Net Insight and will assume the role no later than April 14th 2020. Henrik Sund, current CEO, will leave the position on October 31st. To secure the transition, the Board of Directors has appointed Anders Harrysson interim CEO, effective immediately. Harrysson has experience from senior […]

October 31, 2019

Brightcove launches SaaS-based OTT platform

Brightcove, a provider of cloud services for video, has announced the general availability of Brightcove Beacon, its new SaaS-based OTT platform. Brightcove Beacon empowers customers to deliver OTT experiences on a breadth of devices, with the flexibility of multiple monetisation models to fit any business need. As consumers continue to shift their viewing habits, broadcasters, […]

October 31, 2019

Leslie Mann to star in Amazon Prime Video’s The Power

Amazon Studios has announced that Leslie Mann (The Other Woman / This Is 40) will star in the ten-part global thriller, The Power, based on award-winning Naomi Alderman’s international best-selling novel of the same name. Mann will play the charming and ambitious politician Margot Cleary-Lopez in the series. The Power is produced by Sister (Chernobyl, […]

October 31, 2019