ZEE5 Global, the OTT platform for South Asian content, has released its first Bangladeshi Original, Mainkar Chipay. Directed by internationally acclaimed young film maker Abrar Athar, the short film is a situational thriller and dark comedy starring Afran Nisho, Sariful Raz and Shamol Mawla. The edgy thriller will also see the three actors share screen […]
MediaKind, a specialist in media technology and services, has announced that its long-standing Mediaroom customer, MEO, has been recognised as Portugal’s leading pay-TV service by market share (39.8%). The report by ANACOM, Portugal’s national regulatory authority for communications, follows several recent upgrades by MediaKind to MEO’s Mediaroom platform, which have included adding capabilities such as […]
THEMA, Group Canal+ subsidiary has announced the launch of medici.tv offer on SK Broadband platform. The 2nd biggest IPTV platform in Korea has chosen medici.tv to supply premium classical music content to their 5.09 million subscribers. medici.tv has offered access to the best of classical music to viewers worldwide since 2008, notably with more than 150 live events […]
Canal+ Group, the French media company, continues to innovate the digital experience around premier content. Today, the company has announced a new partnership with LiveLike, choosing its audience engagement platform to bring its mobile and online viewers a new level of interactivity. Starting with live soccer coverage on the Ligue 1 Uber Eats match Paris […]
The Premier League is set to scrap all pay-per-view matches after November’s international window. Football clubs will instead collectively look to devise a new solution that will cover the second lockdown period and the busy Christmas schedule. Although discussions are said to be ongoing, the controversial £14.95 fee for games not picked for TV are […]
David Zaslav says Discovery’s international streaming service will be fully unveiled in December. The Discovery CEO says the service will be “differentiated” from others such as Netflix and Amazon Prime, with originals, local sport and news content among the plans. Zaslav told investors the streamer’s offering had now “come into clear focus […] We have […]
Disney’s ESPN will reduce its workforce by about 500 people, network president Jimmy Pitaro has told employees. The US sports network has about 6,000 employees, so the cuts amoun to about 8 per cent of its total workforce. “For some time, ESPN has been engaged in planning for its future amidst tremendous disruption in how […]
Netflix is testing a linear channel that is currently exclusive to France. The streaming platform began rolling out the channel in select areas on November 5th, with plans to expand throughout the whole of the country during the last few weeks of the year. The OTT channel, branded Netflix Direct, can only be accessed via […]
DISH Network, the US pay-TV broadcaster, has reported revenue totalling $4.53 billion (€3.81bn) for the quarter ending September 30th 2020, compared to $3.17 billion for the corresponding period in 2019. Net income attributable to DISH Network totalled $505 million for the third quarter 2020, compared to $353 million from the year-ago quarter. Diluted earnings per […]
A special acquisition business, Churchill Capital, is amongst a growing number of companies looking at AT&T’s pay-TV assets. Churchill Capital raised $2.07 billion in July and there are numerous reports that they are interested in making a bid for certain AT&T assets. Also with an interest in the proceedings is Apollo Global Management is said […]