The Finnish Government granted DNA terrestrial network operating licences in the VHF network in multiplexes VHF A, VHF B and VHF C, for a ten-year period beginning in January 2017. The renewed network operating licences enable DNA to continue the development of the terrestrial TV network according to plan. The new operating licences set an […]
The QYOU, the international 24/7 media network of curated internet video, has launched a new mobile app that will allow subscription service providers of all types – pay-TV, OTT, SVoD, mobile and more – to deliver The QYOU’s linear and VoD content, selected from the most popular videos online, through an interactive, multiscreen experience. The […]
Poland’s National Broadcasting Council has adopted a resolution to grant a concession for a national terrestrial local news oriented channel to Cable Television Network & Partners, which will develop ZoomTV television channel as a joint project of the PIKSEL Foundation and Kino Polska TV, with Grupa Onet.pl as a content-providing partner. ZoomTV will be broadcast […]
Futaris is investing in a new C-Band antenna for its Anchorage teleport to provide services in Alaska using Eutelsat Communications’ new-generation Eutelsat 115 West B satellite. This investment complements Futaris’s Colorado based antennas connected to Eutelsat 115 West B, supporting Internet, broadcast, VoIP, and disaster recovery/business continuity solutions from the most advantageously positioned hub for […]
Grey Juice Lab, a provider of premium VoD content services, has strengthened its Middle East and Africa (MEA) presence with the opening of a new regional content marketing and commercial hub in Dubai Media City. The new office is under the direction of Grey Juice Lab’s EMEA Regional Director Remi Olivan. It aims to better […]
ScheduALL, a global provider of resource scheduling solutions for media, broadcast and transmission businesses, has been awarded the 2015 Product of the Year Vision Award for their revolutionary new product ScheduALL Portal. Portal is user-friendly, online platform that heightens Occasional Use booking efficiency and automates the entire end-to-end booking process. Now on its fourth year, the Product of […]
Alsbridge, a global outsourcing consultancy, has strengthened its UK team with the appointment of Elesh Khakar, as a Managing Director in the UK office. “Elesh Khakhar brings a new level of depth and breadth of experience and expertise to our UK and European operations,” said Chip Wagner, CEO of Alsbridge. “His demonstrated success in planning, negotiating […]
Telecoms operators now provide around one-fifth of the world’s pay-TV subscriptions. Operations owned or controlled by telcos accounted for 140 million retail pay-TV customer connections globally at the end of 2014 and this total soared to 177 million during 2015 – equivalent to 19 per cent of the total pay-TV subscriber base (up from 14 […]
Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset ended the first nine months of 2015 with pay-TV revenues of €406.1 million, compared to the €402.5 million in the same period in 2014. During a conference call with analysts, the president of pay-TV unit Mediaset Premium, Marco Giordano, said the number of subscribers reached 1.81 million at end-September. He added […]
Charter Communications is in the process of buying Time Warner Cable, but the deal has provoked a number of objections from some of the USA’s smaller cable operators who are fearful that the influence of ‘cable guy’ John Malone in US broadcasting and cable is not necessarily healthy. One way or another John Malone has […]