Modern Times Group (MTG), the international entertainment group, has announced that its Viaplay online pay-TV business and MTGx digital accelerator will merge to create a digital entertainment powerhouse under the leadership of Rikard Steiber, MTG Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer. Viaplay, which was launched in 2011, is MTG’s largest digital business and offers […]
A study from IHS Technology, timed for the recent Dubai CabSat show, shows that – at long last – pay-TV in the Middle East region is making solid, and even impressive progress albeit from a miserably low base. IHS’ senior analyst Constantinos Papavassilopoulus says that
Ovum, the global technology market analysis and consulting firm has joined forces with Nativ, the media logistic software developers, to launch a study defining the growth of the market for Media Logistics Platforms which identifies substantial growth in media logistics and supply chain market. Media Logistics Platform (MLP) is Ovum’s
The first episode of the new series of Game Of Thrones will be broadcast at the same time in the UK and the US. In the US, season four of the HBO show will air at 9pm EST on April 6th, with Sky Atlantic simultaneously broadcasting it in the UK at 2am on April 7th. […]
Almost 90 per cent of Americans get their news from TV broadcasts, says a study from the Associated Press Institute for Public Affairs Research (API). However, the report stresses that
Virgin Media has prevailed in its latest High Court battle with Rovi Corporation over patents related to EPG and links to content. Rovi had claimed infringement of two patents relating to the ability to conceal chosen channels on the EPG and the “backwards EPG” linking to content. The Court found both patents invalid and that […]
Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset returned to net profit of €8.9 million in 2013, compared with a loss of €282.1 million the previous year, as a result of cost cutting measures. Consolidated net revenue was €3.4 billion (€3.7 billion in 2012), with positive EBIT of €246.3 million, compared to a negative €35.4 million in 2012. Earnings […]
Aereo Founder and CEO Chet Kanojia says the Internet TV streaming service has “hope and confidence” that the US Supreme Court will find in its favour when the copyright action brought against it by a group of broadcasters is heard April 22nd, warning that a decision against Aereo would upend and cripple the entire cloud […]
Following a record-breaking month in January, requests remained strong in February for the BBC’s iplayer catch-up service, with 300 million requests for the second consecutive month. February saw overall up 15 per cent up year-on-year, with average daily requests reaching 10.7 million, and average weekly requests hitting 70 million, both of which are new records. […]
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has a verdict from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) which confirms that blocking infringing sites is a proportionate and valid measure to be implemented by Internet Service Providers (ISPs). According to the MPA, the decision by the CJEU is an important milestone in the creative industries’ […]