Following weekend reports that the BBC was set to take on the cost of providing free television licences for over-75s and subsequent confirmation in the House of Commons by Culture Secretary John Whittingdale, the Government has revealed further details of the agreement, Having inherited a challenging fiscal position, the Government says it is pleased that […]
Culture Secretary John Whittingdale, speaking in parliament July 6th, has confirmed that the BBC will take on the cost of providing free TV licences for over-75s. This will be phased in from 2018-19 with the BBC taking on the full cost from 2020-21. He also confirmed that the government will introduce legislation to enable the […]
TV3 Group, Ireland’s leading commercial television broadcaster, has confirmed that its shareholder Doughty Hanson has agreed terms for its sale to UPC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Global plc and Ireland’s leading connected entertainment provider that offers over one million television, broadband and phone subscriptions to nearly 512,000 customers. Liberty Global is the largest international […]
Cricket fans can watch the first day of the Investec Ashes series between England and Australia with a free NOW TV Sports Day Pass. After winning a thrilling one-day series against New Zealand, England will begin their bid to regain the Ashes on July 8th when the first Test against Australia gets underway in Cardiff. […]
Ofcom has published the conclusions of its third review of public service TV broadcasting, the first review since 2008, suggesting that broadcasters need to adapt their models to maximise commercial revenues and efficiencies, and the PSB system needs to evolve as the trend towards online viewing grows. The review examines how the BBC, ITV, STV, […]
The BBC is set to cut 1,000 jobs as a result of a £150 million (€211m) shortfall in licence fee income, Director General Tony Hall has confirmed. Hall briefed staff at the corporation’s central London offices, informing them that they were adjusting to a reduction in the number of people watching live TV, meaning fewer […]
Scripps Networks Interactive has closed on its agreement to acquire a 52.7 per cent interest in Poland’s premier multi-platform media company, TVN, from ITI and Canal+ Group for an all-cash consideration of €584 million. Scripps Networks Interactive will also assume €856 million of debt. “The acquisition of TVN marks an important step forward in Scripps […]
UK over-the-top television platform TVPlayer is to launch TVPlayer Plus, a subscription service, this summer. TVPlayer Plus will be priced from £4.99 (€7.05) per month (with no contract) and enables live streaming of 25+ premium television channels, including Lifetime, HISTORY, H2, Crime + Investigation, Gold, Alibi, Watch, Good Food, Eden, Home, Discovery Channel, TLC, ID […]
New Zealand’s DTT provider Freeview has launched a new platform designed to give New Zealanders easy access to on-demand video services on their TVs – FreeviewPlus. In a New Zealand first, FreeviewPlus uses Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) to enable seamless integration and switching between broadcast TV and on-demand services. The service is free to […]
The BBC Trust has published its provisional conclusions on the BBC Executive’s proposals to reinvent BBC Three as an online-only service, launch a +1 channel for BBC One; evolve BBC iPlayer; and extend the hours of CBBC. In assessing the proposals, the Trust carried out a Public Value Test, which requires it to judge whether […]