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Insight TV launches on Local Now

Insight TV, the 4K channel for millennials, has launched on Local Now, the free streaming service owned by Weather Group’s subsidiary of Bryon Allen’s Entertainment Studios, which also owns The Weather Channel. The launch will continue across all of Local Now’s apps in the coming weeks. Local Now, which is available across the US via a […]

November 19, 2020

Media Pack 2021

Media Pack 2021 Browse the facts on Advanced Television’s impressive print and online portfolio and discover how our commercial partners reach an engaged and valuable audience, even during a pandemic. Read or download the Media Pack here

November 18, 2020

Sky Q adds HDR movies; signal loss back-up

Sky Q is adding HDR movies in time for Christmas, and is rolling out a number of new features, including allowing users to keep watching, no matter the weather. Viewers will be able to watch recordings, video on demand content and access apps, even if their TV satellite signal is lost. More new features for Sky Q include:  Discover more shows in High […]

November 18, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Disney+ goes live in Latin America

Disney+ is now available in Latin America and across the Caribbean. The launch of The Walt Disney Company’s subscription streaming service marks another chapter in its global expansion, and brings Latin American subscribers permanent access to the platform. Disney+ is the exclusive home in Latin America for all the available content from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, […]

November 18, 2020

Report: Networks resilient under pandemic

The Network Intelligence Report from data-driven network intelligence and analytics specialist Nokia Deepfield, which examines service provider network traffic and consumption trends in 2020, reveals the networks were made to withstand the Internet’s rollercoaster year. The report examines overall changes in Internet traffic patterns in the last decade and in 2020, focusing on key application […]

November 18, 2020

Research: Major US pay-TV players slow sub losses

Leichtman Research Group (LRG) found that the largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – lost about 120,000 net video subscribers in Q3 2020, compared to a pro forma net loss of about 945,000 in Q2 2019. The top pay-TV providers now account for about 82.6 million […]

November 18, 2020

CNMC softens Telefónica FTTH access rules 

Tougher competition in the Spanish FTTH market has seen the regulatory body CNMC lift Telefónica’s obligation to share its networks with third parties in 592 municipalities. Telefónica will be exempted from sharing its networks in those 592 municipalities (70 per cent of population). It will still need to give access in the initially approved 66 […]

November 18, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid

Companies form entertainment globalisation body

Ten founding companies and 50 forming companies have announced their collaboration to create the entertainment industry’s first association focused specifically on entertainment globalisation. Globalisation is defined as Dubbing, Subtitling, and Audio Description services which allow content to be consumed in languages other than the original version. The founding companies of the association are Audiomaster Candiani, […]

November 18, 2020

Report: Some gamers face 6 week wait to download PS5 games

In the midst of a second lockdown, Sony’s PlayStation 5 is about to launch and provide millions of gamers with something new to play as the nation is forced to stay at home. For gamers who haven’t yet ordered physical copies of a game, they’ll have to download these from the PlayStation store. But, with […]

November 18, 2020

Germany: Vodafone becomes DAZN reseller

Sports fans in Germany can add DAZN to their Vodafone monthly TV bill as the telecommunications company becomes the first reseller of DAZN in the market. For a discounted price of €9.99 per month for a one-year contract, customers will get full access to DAZN via the app and receive two complimentary linear HD channels, […]

November 18, 2020