Madrid-based Hispasat says that it is now doing more business in the Americas, mostly South America, than Europe. Brazil is the regional winner where Hispasat has seen steady growth wheras its European revenues have mostly been flat. Hispasat is on an expansion drive. Earlier this year its giant Amazons 3 craft was launched to 61 […]
The State Duma has voted in favour of amendments to the “piracy bill” introducing pre-trial blocking of pirated video content in Russia. The bill was submitted to the Duma on June 6th and adopted in its first reading on June 18th. It sets out the legal grounds and the procedure for limiting access to websites […]
Turner Broadcasting has reviewed its Hong Kong-based Asia-Pac operation (‘Turner Asia’) and will trim about 30 per cent of staff. Turner’s television channels include market-leader Cartoon Network and its sister channels, as well as film-based channels such as TCM, HBO and WB. It also has interests in India’s CNN-IBN news channel and a channel operated […]
CASBAA has commented on the favourable evolution of Vietnam’s pay-TV market in recent weeks. Following a period of confusion after new pay-TV regulations came into force on May 15th, most international TV channels (including major global news channels) have been restored to all pay-TV platforms in Vietnam (subject to appropriate commercial contracts and operational arrangements). […]
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has welcomed confirmation by Greece’s highest court – the Council of State – that public service broadcasting in Greece must be put back on air. EBU President, Jean-Paul Philippot said: “We are impressed by reports that the Government now intends to put a temporary public service broadcasting system in place […]
Tulix Systems, a provider of streaming solutions and CDN services, will begin offering its proprietary DVR functionality to its US customers with Google TV channels in July. The service will allow content owners and distributors to make the last 48 hours of their broadcast available to viewers on demand on any of the platforms that […]
Grabyo, the TV clip-sharing platform, will launch this weekend with Sky Living’s Britain & Ireland’s Next Top Model – letting viewers share their favourite moments from the new series. The second screen platform is enabling Sky to drive and monetise online conversation around the show and letting TRESemmé extend its sponsorship of the TV show […]
DSAT Cinema, the Eutelsat and dcinex joint-venture company specialising in satellite delivery of films and live events, has revealed that 1,000 cinema complexes in Europe, representing approximately 7,000 screens, are now fully equipped for satellite reception. With the steady expansion of digital cinema, the dematerialised transmission of films via satellite is a fast, secure solution […]
In the wake of ESPN’s decision to drop its 3D service, football’s governing body FIFA has admitted it is reconsidering 3D coverage of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, describing the decision as another setback for the format. Niclas Ericson, FIFA’s director of television, said that it was clear when a big sports broadcaster such […]
BSKyB has won its long-running battle with BT after Ofcom ruled it was right to refuse to broadcast BT Sport ads on its own sports channels. Ofcom says Sky has the right to protect its brand and was not unduly discriminating against its rival. BT’s complaint was lodged in April after Sky Media refused to […]