A report from the Defence Committee of the UK House of Commons, The Security of 5G, finds that the development of 5G will increase the nation’s dependency on mobile connectivity, opening the UK up to security risks such as espionage, sabotage or system failure. The Committee launched an inquiry into the security of 5G on […]
Reports from the US say that pay-TV giant DirecTV, owned by telco AT&T, is definitely up for sale and that some bids are already being submitted. The New York Post said that “lowball bids” were actively being made and coming mostly from private equity interests. Goldman Sachs is handling the process. The newspaper says that […]
The US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee’s Antitrust Subcommittee has released the findings of its more than 16-month long investigation into the state of competition in the digital economy, especially the challenges presented by the dominance of Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook and their business practices. The report, Investigation of Competition in the Digital Marketplace: […]
Spanish TV group Mediapro wants to renegotiate down the price for France’s pay-TV football rights. In an interview with L’Equipe, Jaume Roures, CEO of Mediapro, explains that the company has urged a renegotiation of the contract signed two years ago as “it is clear that Covid-19 is affecting many aspects of the exploitation of the […]
ViacomCBS Networks International has announced that Pluto TV, its AVoD service, will be available in Spain from the end of October, available through Apple TV, Android TV and Amazon Fire TV and mobile device apps for download in iOS and Android. Pluto TV will launch with 40 thematic and uniquely-curated channels across multiple genres, including […]
Uday Shankar will step down as president, The Walt Disney Company APAC and chairman, Star & Disney India, effective as of December 31st. Over the next three months, Shankar will work closely with Rebecca Campbell, chairman of Disney’s Direct-to-Consumer & International segment, to identify his successor to ensure a smooth transition. “I want to thank […]
Mixed martial arts (MMA) will be broadcast live on the BBC for the very first time on October 10th. Coverage of Bellator Paris will be available on BBC iPlayer from 16:30 BST. Under the terms of the deal, the BBC will live stream ten fights from the event which takes place at the Accor Arena […]
Electric off-road motorsport series Extreme E has announced that All3Media group companies Aurora Media Worldwide and North One will act as host broadcasters in a multi-season deal that will see the companies tell the story of the championship across the globe. The partnership, which has supported Formula E since inception, will now bring Extreme E […]
Amagi, a global player in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and streaming TV, has registered a YoY quarterly growth of 120 per cent for the quarter ending September 2020. The company now supports more than 400 channels on its platform for a variety of services – linear channel creation, distribution and monetisation, with 1000+ delivery […]
BBC One has announced that Mangrove, the first film from Steve McQueen’s Small Axe collection of films, will premiere on BBC One and iPlayer on November 15th. The five original films that make up the Small Axe collection by Academy Award, Bafta and Golden Globe-winning filmmaker, McQueen will air weekly on BBC One. The series […]