Advanced Television

WarnerMedia announces HBO Asia Original docu-series Traffickers

WarnerMedia has announced Traffickers: Inside The Golden Triangle, a new HBO Asia Original documentary series that exposes the secretive epicentre of Asia’s illicit drug production. The three-part, hour-long miniseries premieres exclusively on WarnerMedia’s regional streaming service HBO GO on July 23, and follows the rise and demise of three infamous drug kingpins in Thailand, Myanmar […]

July 6, 2021

Royal Television Society Announces First Speakers For In-Person RTS Cambridge Convention 2021

The Royal Television Society (RTS), Britain’s leading forum for television and related media, has announced its prestigious biennial Cambridge Convention will go ahead in person for 2021, taking place across two days from the 15th to 16th of September. Sky’s Group CEO Dana Strong is confirmed as the first international keynote for the conference, marking […]

July 6, 2021

Broadcom hit with FTC monopoly charge

The US’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a complaint charging Broadcom with illegally monopolising markets for semiconductor components used to deliver television and broadband Internet services through exclusive dealing and related conduct. The Commission has also issued a proposed consent order that would settle the Commission’s charges. Under the consent order, Broadcom must stop […]

July 5, 2021By Colin Mann

Spain probes DTT interference from Morocco

Spain is suffering DTT signal interference in the south of the country courtesy of Moroccan DTT networks. High temperatures along with powerful TV repeating stations located in the mountains are causing interferences that are preventing viewers from watching TV channels including Antena 3 TV, La Sexta, Neox and Nova in the province of Cádiz. The […]

July 5, 2021From David Del Valle in Madrid

Viva TVoD launches in France

Netgem’s Fibre Internet Service Provider Videofutur has launched a new subscription-free TVoD platform, branded Viva, on the French market. Dedicated to movies, with a mission statement to provide viewers with all the new films within three or four months after their theatrical release, Viva launche with a catalogue of 15,000 titles available for rent (TVoD) […]

July 5, 2021From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Cunningham named Dave channel director

UKTV has announced Cherie Cunningham as the new channel director for its comedy entertainment channel Dave. Dave is one of the biggest non-PSB channels in the UK reaching 20 million viewers every month. Cunningham is tasked with growing the channel’s viewership and continuing to establish its reputation as one of the leading comedy entertainment brands. […]

July 5, 2021

Viacom18 brings La Liga to India

Viacom18 Media, the Indian media conglomerate, has announced a deal with La Liga to bring the Spanish Football League exclusively to the Indian sub-continent for the next 3 years. Enabled and supported by Rise Worldwide, La Liga will air exclusively on MTV in India, along with select national and regional network channels and live-streamed on […]

July 5, 2021

Spain: Pay-TV penetration surpasses 80%

Four out of five households have access to some pay-TV platform in Spain, with a pemetration rate of 80.9 per cent according to the latest Barómetro report published by consultancy firm Barlovento Comunicación. Streaming services Netflix, Amazon and HBO are the dominant players reaching 58.3 per cent of households, 53.7 per cent and 22.8 per […]

July 5, 2021From David Del Valle in Madrid

SABC considers new TV licensing model

South Africa’s parliament is to issue a draft Bill on how the nation could collect television licence fees in the future. A report from the country’s Government Communications and Information System regarding a recent cabinet meeting stated that the Bill proposes reforms in the SABC’s funding model and the TV licensing system. Two alternates are […]

July 5, 2021By Chris Forrester

England QF most-watched live TV event of 2021

England’s Euro 2020 quarter-final win over Ukraine on July 3rd was watched by an audience of 20.9 million people on the BBC, slightly up on the 20.6 million who watched the win over Germany in the previous round. The peak audience figure made it the most-watched live TV event of 2021 in the UK. A […]

July 5, 2021By Nik Roseveare