Following advanced-television.com’s revelation that Amazon was set to add other OTT services to its Prime service in an effort to attract cord-cutters, it has launched the Streaming Partners Program, an over-the-top streaming subscription program for video providers that enables them to reach tens of millions of Prime members. With the Streaming Partners Program, video providers […]
Ankara-based satellite operator Turksat is to mount an IPO next year provided Turkey’s government approves a change in local regulations to permit the move. Tuirksat’s CEO Ensar Gul said he expects the new Justice and Development Party government, formed by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu last month, to change the company’s articles of association to allow […]
Research from Dataxis shows the total number of South African TV households will grow 10 per cent from end-2015 to end-2018 when they will number almost 13.3 million. Over the same time, however, the percentage of TV households relying on Free-To-Air (FTA) terrestrial television services will fall from 48.2 per cent to 34.5 per cent […]
Indian broadcasters, like commercial channels everywhere, are limited in the number of minutes of advertising that they can carry. India’s Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) sets a maximum of 12 minutes in any clock hour for ads during 7pm-10pm prime-time. However, during Q3 (June 29th – September 27th) an investigation by TRAI officials found that a […]
Arabsat has recently taken down transmissions from two highly controversial channels, Al-Manar and Al-Mayadeen. The Arabsat statement, issued December 8th, sets out to clarify operational and legal obligations in regard to its broadcasting policies. Arabsat stresses that it works under the overall umbrella of the Arab League, and that it doesn’t interfere in content or […]
Eighty per cent of Australians (aged 14+) watch sport on television, data from Roy Morgan Research shows – from every last match of a code from pre-season to grand finale, the odd perusal of a Pyrenees peloton, to a fascination with figure skating once every four years. So as Free-to-air networks and Foxtel spend billions […]
Iran’s Ministry of Culture is getting increasingly belligerent as far as its citizens are concerned and their viewing of satellite TV channels. Various authorities in Iran have already confiscated dishes and receivers throughout the country. Now, in an interview carried by the Iranian Republic News Agency (INRA), a spokesman for the Ministry says that they […]
MoCA has added four new OEMs with headquarters and operations in Africa and Asia. More than 40 per cent of membership in the Alliance is by companies outside the US with 21 of the 51 members of international origin. “MoCA is excited with the addition of these companies and welcomes them into our membership. Their […]
Sky’s TV streaming service, TV from Sky, has launched on Xbox One in the UK, allowing users to watch Sky shows via their Xbox One consoles. Sky TV customers taking advantage of Sky Go Extra or Sky Multiscreen will be able to watch Sky’s live and on demand content from a wide range of entertainment […]
The UK Government’s GREAT Britain campaign, Disney and Lucasfilm have announced a collaboration that celebrates the British inspiration, creativity and innovation involved in the Star Wars saga ahead of the December 17th UK cinema release of the highly anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens. A series of videos featuring British icons such as Sir Richard […]