Wazee Digital, a specialist in title management, delivery and monetisation services for sports, media and entertainment companies, has been named on the list of Built In Colorado’s Top 100 Digital Companies in Colorado. The list highlights the top digital employers in the state, segmented by sector. Wazee Digital ranked 70th overall, and 23rd amongst B2B […]
UK TV viewers have labelled proposals to introduce new charges to transmit free-to-air public service broadcaster ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 programmes over pay-TV networks a new TV tax and a “rip off”, according to a new survey. In a survey into the proposed charges commissioned by UK quad-play operator Virgin Media, 73 per […]
The Spanish pay-TV business is growing with a gain of 1.4 million subscribers in the last year – significantly boosted by Movistar Plus, the result of the merger between Movistar and Canal Plus, A report from watchdog CNMC reveals that at the end of the first quarter there were 5.4 million pay-TV subscribers, with a […]
Eurosport has invited sports fans across the globe to ‘Fuel Your Passion’ by unveiling a new brand identity to spearhead a new chapter for the Discovery-owned sports broadcaster. The new identity will be underpinned by the strapline ‘Fuel Your Passion’ and supported by the #sharemypassion social media campaign, which encourages fans to share stories about […]
Orange Spain has reached an agreement with Rakuten VoD subsidiary Wuaki.tv to offer the streaming service’s entire catalogue to its pay-TV customers at no extra cost. From December, Orange customers will be able to watch the 1,200-plus films and 4,000-plus episodes of series available in Wuaki’s catalogue. The promotion runs until May, after which viewers […]
Viacom has reported financial results. Quarterly revenues declined 5 per cent to $3.79 billion. Excluding an unfavorable 3 per cent impact of foreign exchange, revenues decreased 2 per cent. Media Networks revenues grew 5 per cent to $2.79 billion, principally due to growth in affiliate fees and international advertising revenues, partially offset by declines in […]
Sky and HBO have extended their relationship by agreeing a new deal that will make Sky Atlantic the home of Home Box Office (HBO) for 21 million Sky customers across Europe. The agreement – the first pan-European content deal covering all Sky territories that Sky has negotiated – means that Sky will have the exclusive […]
Italy has seen a 14 per cent growth of the broadband market between 2013 and 2014, compared to a European average of 5 per cent. The figures are from the annual report on networks and next-generation services, prepared by the Rome-based Institute of Competitiveness (I-Com). As a result, Italy managed to jump one notch on […]
Hollywood studio Lionsgate is remastering its top 100 films in readiness for Ultra-HD broadcast transmissions, and for transfer to Ultra-HD Blu-ray packaged media. Steve Beeks, co-COO and president of the motion picture group, talking to analysts on Lionsgate’s November 10th financials, said that US consumers were definitely moving towards greater consumption of 4K content. “We […]
MTG has simultaneously agreed and completed the acquisition of DreamHack, one of the world’s largest esports companies. DreamHack runs both local and global esports leagues, tournaments and championships. The Scandinavian company’s seven live events in 2014 attracted a total audience of over 105,000 people, and esports fans have watched 34 million hours of DreamHack content […]