In a further setback for its business operations, US copyright officials have informed Internet TV streaming service Aereo that they do not consider it to be a ‘cable company’ under the terms of copyright law. Aereo suspended its operations June 28 following the Supreme Court copyright decision in favour of US broadcasters and has suggested […]
BBC News has outlined plans to save £48 million a year across the BBC News Group by 2016/17, along with proposals to restructure the division and to invest in digital transformation and original journalism. The savings will complete the Delivering Quality First (DQF) programme for BBC News. DQF was initiated after a licence fee settlement […]
Cable MSO Liberty Global has acquired 259.8 million shares in UK free–to-air commercial broadcaster ITV from British Sky Broadcasting Group for some £481 million, giving it a 6.4 per cent stake. Mike Fries, Liberty Global’s Chief Executive Officer, described the stake as “an opportunistic and attractive investment” for the operator in its largest cable market. […]
The BBC has been instructed to take more risks to halt a decline in its young and ethnic minority audiences in a review by the BBC Trust. The review of all four of the BBC’s main TV channels published by the BBC Trust singled out BBC1 for harsh criticism, saying the main channel was guilty […]
Despite threats from over-the-top services like Netflix, Amazon and increased use of web video and mobile alternatives, the big four US TV network brands are top-of-mind and continue to stay relevant for TV viewers, according to Solutions Research Group’s latest edition of its Must Keep TV Report. The proportion of Americans who would include at least […]
Freesat, the subscription free satellite TV service, has launched an Android version of its Freesat App. Extending the power to manage and control their TVs via mobiles and tablets to even more viewers, the new Android version of the Freesat App is now available for free download from the Google Play store. Optimised for the […]
Community Channel, the only UK TV station dedicated to communities, charities and local stories, is the latest channel to launch on TVPlayer, the OTT platform operated by Simplestream. The channel – owned and run by national charity Media Trust – broadcasts entertaining stories, inspiring series and pioneering documentaries. The channel helps to showcase the inspirational […]
Satellite TV provider Sky Italia heads the Italian TV market in revenue terms, ending 2013 with a turnover of €2.6 billion, a drop of 3.5 per cent on the previous year, according to the annual report of the Communications Authority (AgCom). The bulk of Sky Italia’s revenue came from pay-TV (€2.3 billion), accounting for a […]
In two related blog posts, James Heath Director of Policy, BBC, has set out the Corporation’s thinking with the aim of discussing ideas, and to stimulate debate on some of the key public policy questions facing the BBC. “Some argue that the licence fee is outdated and should be scrapped; others that it should stay […]
The opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games is to be hit by the first strike in this year’s industrial dispute with the BBC over pay. The ceremony, which takes place in Glasgow on July 23rd, will be affected by action from midday to midnight by members of BECTU, the NUJ and Unite. News production for […]