Advanced Television

RTL-Deutschland renews FTA contract with SES

RTL-Deutschland is maintaining its existing contract for Standard Definition broadcasting of its FTA channels with SES. The complete package of the Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland will continue to be available via SES’s ASTRA satellites at the prime orbital location of 19.2 degrees East, which reaches 118 million TV homes across Europe. The channel line-up includes RTL, […]

January 9, 2020By Chris Forrester

Orange to IPO its MENA business

French telco giant Orange is to float its extensive cellular interests in the Middle East and North Africa regions, and mount an IPO. A Bloomberg report says investment banks BNP Paribas and Morgan Stanley have been appointed to advise on a proposed IPO. Orange is considering a listing on the London exchange as well as […]

January 9, 2020By Chris Forrester

Cinedigm launching all3media AVoD in US

Cinedigm has formed a partnership with all3media International – the distributor of the independent television production & distribution company in the UK – to launch two new free ad-support AVoD driven services from its extensive catalogue of over 11,500 hours of premium world-class content. Cinedigm will exclusively distribute the ad-supported networks in the United States, […]

January 9, 2020

Eleven Sports extends Cage Warriors rights

Eleven Sports will show live coverage of Cage Warriors in Belgium, Luxembourg and Italy through 2020 and 2021. The deal marks the extension of a successful partnership between Elevenand the MMA promotion. Over the past three years Eleven has broadcast every Cage Warriors fight night as well as co-delivering a series of live events in […]

January 9, 2020

Encompass, beIN extend services agreement

Encompass Digital Media, a global technology services company that delivers end-to-end video solutions to television networks, broadcasters, sports leagues and OTT service providers, and beIN Asia Pacific, have signed an agreement to extend their current contract covering playout, streaming and distribution services. “Encompass has been originating the beIN Sports channels and feeds for beIN Sports […]

January 9, 2020

Hungary: History2 launches on Magyar Telekom

A+E Networks has expanded the distribution of its factual entertainment channel History2 in Hungary with a launch on Magyar Telekom. The channel will now sit along previously available History and will be available to over 800,000 homes across Hungary. Izabella Wiley, General Manager, Central & Eastern Europe at A+E Networks CEE,  said: “We are delighted […]

January 9, 2020

RTL AdConnect & TVSquared partner

TVSquared the global player in TV attribution, and RTL AdConnect, the international Total Video sales house of RTL Group have partnered to provide RTL AdConnect’s global advertisers with always-on proof of performance across more than 150 TV channels and BVOD (broadcaster VOD) platforms throughout Europe. This marks the first time a media owner has launched […]

January 9, 2020

Tru Optik includes NCSolutions purchase-based audience segments in OTT data marketplace

Tru Optik, the identity resolution leader across Over-the-Top (OTT) and Connected TV (CTV), has announced an agreement with NCSolutions (NCS), the leading company for improving advertising effectiveness for the entire CPG (consumer packaged goods) ecosystem. NCS segments will now be available on the Tru Optik Data Marketplace for OTT/CTV, streaming audio and gaming advertising campaigns, […]

January 9, 2020

LG intoduces ATSC 3.0 TVs in US

LG Electronics (LG), co-developer of the ATSC 3.0 next-generation television standard, is ushering in the era of NEXTGEN TV with the introduction of six advanced new LG OLED TV models equipped to receive new services with enhanced content, pictures and sound. Unveiled at CES 2020, these new TVs – with screen sizes from 55 to […]

January 9, 2020

Ofcom UK full fibre plan

Homes and businesses up and down the UK are set to benefit from much faster and more reliable fibre broadband, under major proposals set out by comms regulator Ofcom. As demand for Internet data accelerates, the UK’s infrastructure needs to be upgraded. Full-fibre broadband connections can deliver much faster speeds than copper – up to […]

January 8, 2020By Colin Mann