French pay-TV channel Paris Première, despite having been on air since December 1986, is struggling to stay solvent. Unfortunately it is not alone. A slew of similarly well-established premium pay channels are either about to close or have something of a death sentence hanging over their heads. Paris Première is now owned by giant commercial […]
A ruling by a US bankruptcy court will allow Internet entertainment streaming service Aereo to auction its TV streaming technology assets. It had filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 reorganisation in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on November 21 following the suspension of its operations June 28th after […]
Italy’s Council of Ministers has passed a decree postponing the obligation of the compulsory sale of DVB-T2 compatible TV sets, originally scheduled for January 1st 2015, and specifying the use of the HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding or H.265) codec. Under existing law, from next week, TV manufacturers would not have been able to market […]
According to online entertainment streaming service FilmOn Networks, the Federal Communications Commission’s announcement of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would ‘modernise’ the definition of MVPDs marks the turning of the tide in the service’s battle against the major network television establishment. FilmOn has spent years and millions of dollars on technology and legal fees […]
Danny Cohen, the BBC’s director of TV, has admitted it faces growing competition from rival broadcasters both on screen and online, with the Netflix bidding for content ‘blowing deals out of the water’. Shows such as The Great British Bake Off and Strictly Come Dancing helped give the BBC some of the highest ratings on […]
Internet entertainment streaming services such as FilmOn and Aereo could benefit from proposed changes to the definition of a multichannel video programming distributor. The Federal Communications Commission has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that asks for comment on how to modernise the definition to reflect that video services are no longer tied to a […]
In Q3 2014, Australians across the population watched an average of 96 hours and 58 minutes (96:58) per month of broadcast television (including free-to-air and subscription channels) on their in-home TV sets – up 1 hour and 7 minutes (1:07) per month YOY. This equates to a little more than 3 hours per Australian per […]
UK subscription-free satellite TV service Freesat has expanded its editorial offering to support the busy Christmas TV schedule with the launch of two new Christmas genres in its Showcase service. Showcase takes a human-touch approach to curate a selection of shows hand-picked by Freesat’s in-house editorial team. TV viewers can get recommendations for what to […]
BT Sport is making a selection of Aviva Premiership Rugby games available for everyone to watch over Christmas and New Year. BT Sport will make four games available for everyone starting with Sale Sharks who take on Exeter Chiefs on December 19th. Harlequins host Northampton Saints at Twickenham on December 27th in Big Game 7, […]
The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) – organiser of the Wimbledon Open Tennis tournament – has refuted suggestions in the UK media that coverage of the tournament is set to be shared between the BBC and BT, which would result in Wimbledon being shown on pay-TV In a statement, the AELTC said it “confirms […]