Multichannel programmer Discovery and multiplay telco Vodafone have signed a new long-term, multi-platform agreement in Europe under which Vodafone customers in 12 markets can continue to enjoy Discovery’s content portfolio. The parties will also collaborate on making SVoD service discovery+ available to existing Vodafone subscriber bases across Europe. The partnership covers Vodafone’s TV and mobile […]
While the Christmas Eve signature on the exit agreement between the UK and the European Union grabbed most of the headlines, the fact is that the Christmas to New Year period saw a number of other announcements made concerning future trade deals and agreements. Cynics might argue that the news had been buried by the […]
Discovery’s direct-to-consumer SVoD service discovery+ is now live in the US, with the company also announcing major new distribution agreements that it says will make the product one of the most widely-distributed streaming services at launch. discovery+ is available on the following platforms and devices: Amazon Fire TV streaming devices, Fire TV Edition smart TVs […]
China Satellite Communications (CSC), a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science & Technology, says it will sell shares to a group of investors totalling some 3.3 billion Yuan (about $506 million). Based in Beijing, the company says it will use the cash to invest in 3 satellite projects. After the cash-raising exercise China Aerospace will remain […]
Intelsat’s most senior staff received good news on December 22nd when the company’s bankruptcy court approved the request for a series of Key Employee Incentive Payments (KEIP) for 2021. But the court made some major adjustments to the core requests. The total three tier KEIP plan is trimmed downwards to $6,720,038 for the lower ‘Threshold’ […]
Etisalat, the UAE telecom group, has announced the launch of Israel-based network i24NEWS on eLife and Switch TV, to be included in the services basic package at no extra cost. This makes i24NEWS the first channel broadcast from Israel and available in the United Arab Emirates. The partnership between Etisalat and i24NEWS comes after the […]
Turkey’s much needed Turksat 5A was due to be launched by SpaceX from Florida on January 4th. Local reports say the launch has been delayed. The urgency to get the satellite into orbit is so that Turksat can secure the orbital rights for Turkey at 31 degrees East. The SpaceX drone barge ‘Just Read The […]
ITV Racing will kick start 2021 with new sponsors of their live racing coverage and their magazine programme, The Opening Show. Paddy Power will take the reins as title sponsors of all Live Racing fixtures across the ITV main channel and ITV4 from January 1st, while The Opening Show will be sponsored by stablemates Betfair […]
Extreme E, the new electric off-road racing series, has enlisted a host of broadcast partners including NEP Group, a leading technical production partner for producers of live sports and entertainment, which will provide the technology, expertise and global network to deliver the most innovative and sustainable broadcast production. Together, NEP, Aurora Media Worldwide and Extreme […]
Over the last several years American TV screens have been inching up in size. Overall, installed TVs in the US are larger – 15 per cent are 60 inches or larger, up from 11 per cent a year ago – and newer – the average age is 4.9 years, down from 5.4 years last year […]