Clearleap, a company that works with the likes of HBO, Scripps, and A+E Networks to deliver viewing experiences across screens, has conducted a survey to learn more about which streaming services US consumers use, what their viewing habits are, and what they value most in an OTT offering. The results offer a look at how […]
Hulu is reportedly seeking to sell a stake to Time Warner as part of a deal that would value the company at more than $5 billion (€4.6bn). The companies have been in preliminary talks about Time Warner becoming astakeholder in Hulu alongside Disney, 21st Century Fox and Comcast. Each would have an equal stake of […]
November 12th saw Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré address Canal Plus’s staff in Paris. The meeting was reported by Reuters in French and addressed in detail by equity analysts at investment bank Exane/BNP-Paribas. It seems Bolloré was blunt in his assessment of Canal’s current woes, not least the threats from rival broadcast groups including beIN Sport […]
France’s auction for the allocation of 700 MHz band spectrum will begin on November 16th, with four candidates taking part: Bouygues Telecom, Free Mobile, Orange and SFR. Telecoms regulator ARCEP will issue an update on the status of the auction at the end of each day, up until the end of the procedure which could […]
French quad-play operator Free has posted Q3 consolidated revenues up 5.3 per cent to € 1.111 billion, and a total subscriber base of 17 million, which includes 6.08 million broadband and ultra-fast broadband subscribers. Over the quarter, Free, an Iliad Groupsubsidiary, registered 91,000 new broadband and ultra-fast broadband subscribers. Free’s consolidated revenues for the first […]
Legal online content resource FindAnyFilm.com has further strengthened its retail database, announcing Sky Store as the twelfth digital retailer to join the site. This addition enhances the retail choice and user experience for FindAnyFilm while further extending the reach of Sky Store. FindAnyFilm is the only UK site to offer consumers cinema, disc and digital […]
UK multiplay operator EE is partnering with over-the-top television platform TVPlayer to bring 25 premium channels, including Discovery Channel, British Eurosport, Cartoon Network, History and Sony Movie channel, to EE TV. The move will see a range of new entertainment, documentaries, sport, movies, and children’s programming available to EE TV customers. New and existing EE […]
Microsoft has updated the Xbox One platform announcing that a revamped version of the console’s “OneGuide” will soon integrate Sling TV, Dish’s OTT TV service, alongside over-the-air and other OTT providers that are featured in the UI’s mix of “apps channels.” Sling TV also supports the Google Chromecast adapter, Roku players and integrated Roku TVs, […]
Mexico’s government says it is in the process of distributing 7 million digital TV sets to poor and low-income families in the country. The move is part of a total of 9.7 million TV set promise designed to ensure that every Mexican home has access to digital signals. The government says the most recent distribution […]
Major inter-governmental and private-sector organisations responsible for providing safety-of-life communications to millions of people have requested the national administrations of every region to preserve satellite spectrum for use in delivering mission-critical satellite services worldwide. The unprecedented demonstration of support for satellite spectrum was made during a series of briefings held at the International Telecommunication Union’s […]