A rebranded Sony Movie Channel will launch across Freeview, Virgin, and Sky on January 10th 2017, as Sony Pictures Television Networks UK consolidates MovieMix, previously available on Freeview and Virgin, with its flagship Sony Movie Channel. Sony Movie Channel, which currently exists on Sky 323, will have an enhanced schedule offering favourite movie entertainment with […]
Australia’s free-to-air digital TV platform Freeview’s hybrid TV service FreeviewPlus has notched up strong growth in 2016, with the most recent figures showing household penetration has risen to 20 per cent – double the figure released earlier in 2016. “This is a great result as our goal was, indeed, to reach the 20 per cent […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom has set out how it will take on regulation of the BBC from next April. This is in advance of the imminent publication of the final BBC Royal Charter, which details how the BBC will operate in the new Charter period from 2017 to 2027. This will see the biggest reform […]
The BBC is undertaking a trial of 4K high dynamic range (HDR) video on its iPlayer streaming platform. The test involves four minutes of footage from its Planet Earth II series, which the BBC suggests reveal more detail and present more vibrant colours than was possible before. It is part of the broadcaster’s efforts to […]
Europe’s commercial broadcasters have asked the European Parliament to ensure the proposed revision of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive be future proof and ensure fair competition. The call came as MEPs, Member State attachés and commercial broadcasters gathered in the European Parliament to focus on advertising as part of the ongoing EU revision. The Directive […]
The 15 French FTA DTT commercial channels, launched in 2005 and 2012, recorded revenues of €753.5 million in 2015, accounting for 14 per cent of the overall total covering the 22 FTA national channels (€5.5billion). Financial analysis of FTA DTT channels published by TV regulator CSA also shows that the 8 per cent growth was […]
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has said it believes the European Commission’s proposal on broadcasters’ online transmissions and retransmissions will enable more Public service media (PSM) content to circulate online without harming the existing prerogatives of rightsholders and broadcasters, suggesting that such bodies need copyright licensing systems which allow them to respond to citizens’ expectations […]
Global media service provider MX1 has signed a multi-year contract and is assisting pay-TV broadcaster Sky in taking its first steps into free-to-air TV. Starting from December 1st – and for the first time – the broadcaster’s sports-related news channel, Sky Sport News, will be available free-to-air via the Astra satellite. MX1 was chosen to […]
Australians’ increasing appetite for digital content is driving profound changes in mobile device use, services, infrastructure and content delivery, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s Communications report 2015–16, revealing current trends in consumer behaviour and industry responses. “The continuing increase in digital data traffic has been the main cause of change in the […]
Eurosport has revealed that it will be the exclusive home of the Olympic Games in Germany from 2018-2024, beginning with the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. The German channel Eurosport 1 will offer the country every moment of national importance on free-to-air, while fans will never miss a moment with an all-access pass to every […]