Global technology company LeEco has launched what it describes as its “disruptive” ecosystem model in the US, which aims to break boundaries between screens to deliver content and services seamlessly on a wide array of connected smart devices – including smartphones, TVs, smart bikes, virtual reality and electric self-driving vehicles. The company has unveiled its […]
In a move that it says expands the reach of its platform, with investments and innovation benefiting Polish consumers and businesses, international TV and broadband company Liberty Global has confirmed that its subsidiary UPC Poland – the leading cable communications and entertainment services provider for consumer and businesses across Poland – has entered into a […]
The Asia Pacific region will have 157.78 million SVoD subscribers by 2021, up from 41.68 million in 2015 and 76.12 million expected by end-2016. The total will be nudging 100 million by end-2017, according to the Asia Pacific SVOD Forecasts report from Digital TV Research. Rapid smartphone subscription growth means that China will command 47 […]
Matthew Gould, a former British ambassador, who launched the pioneering UK Israel tech hub, has been named the UK Government’s first Director General for Digital and Media, based in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) He has been tasked with overseeing the Department’s digital and media policy brief, which aims to equip the […]
The Indian Premier League Media Rights Invitation to Tender (ITT) has received a massive response from the leading media and technology companies, according to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), drawing interest from broadcasters such as Star, Sky, ESPN, BT and beIN, as well as social media giants Twitter and Facebook and […]
Video publishing destination Vimeo has taken the opportunity of the MIPCOM 2016 Global Market to launch officially launched its new global television storefront in partnership with Lionsgate, the first major Hollywood studio to provide content for the new worldwide venture, including the hit television series Orange is the New Black, Casual, The Royals, Mad Men, […]
Vudu, Walmart’s subscription-free, premium video streaming service, has introduced Vudu Movies on Us, a new programme offering customers thousands of movie and TV titles to watch for free, and on-demand, with limited commercials. Customers who log on to Vudu from their browsers, mobile or living room devices can now watch blockbuster and classic titles such […]
BBC Worldwide – the main commercial arm of the Corporation – has agreed a co-production deal with one of China’s largest providers of Internet value added services, Tencent for Planet Earth II, marking the first time BBC Worldwide is co-producing a documentary with a video platform in China. Narrated by David Attenborough and produced by […]
Satellite operator SES has agreed a capacity deal to launch the new C4K360 Ultra HD channel across North America aboard its SES-1 satellite. C4K360 joins SES’s 4K Ultra HD distribution neighbourhood hosted on three satellites (SES-1, SES-3 and AMC-18) at the centre of the orbital arc over North America. Tailored to young audiences, C4K360 offers […]
Satellite operator Eutelsat Communications and global broadcast service provider Telespazio, a Leonardo-Finmeccanica (67 per cent) and Thales (33 per cent) joint venture, are strengthening their longstanding strategic partnership with a new agreement that sets the stage for growth of higher resolution video channels at Eutelsat’s Hotbird video neighbourhood. In addition to pursuing transmissions of Standard […]