Ofcom has awarded licences to run local TV services in Swansea and Mold on digital terrestrial TV (DTT). The licences have been awarded to Bay TV Swansea (Swansea) and Bay TV Clywd (Mold). The awards follow legislation enabling Ofcom to issue local TV licences. The channels will be broadcast on DTT by the local multiplex, […]
A group of major broadcasters has asked a US appellate court to defer its decision on whether to lift an injunction against Internet TV streaming service FilmOn X until after the Supreme Court rules on the legality of market counterpart Aereo. The Emergency Motion asks the Court, on an emergency basis, to hold in abeyance […]
The Disney Channel has relaunched as the latest entrant in Germany’s FTA TV market that already includes Super RTL and KiKA. The Disney Channel was previously available on pay TV, but The Walt Disney Company decided to make the move 18 months ago after acquiring free TV channel Das Vierte. The channel is now live […]
Poland’s Cyfrowy Polsat has launched its ‘Open Window’ promotion which permits subscribers access to 42 ‘free’ thematic channels, ten of which are in high-definition. In total viewers can now access 37 channels free of charge until March 2. The channels come from the likes of BBC, Viacom, Viasat, Scripps, CBS, AMC, Fox and Turner Broadcasting. […]
Figures from Freeview show that the free to air networks continued to dominate Australian viewing throughout in 2013 FTA TV last year reached a daily audience of 15.2 million Australians. It also once again attracted by far the biggest proportion of overall television viewing, with free to air TV capturing an 83 per cent share […]
Al Jazeera Arabic is now available to UK households that have a Freeview HD set top box or Freeview HD TV. The channel is broadcasting in standard definition but will be carried on the new digital terrestrial multiplexes awarded to Arqiva in 2013. Al Jazeera Arabic is the only non-English language channel available on Freeview […]
ITV Commercial has revealed results from a number of successful ad campaigns within The X Factor app 2013. Key findings show that interactive content is the most effective way to engage second screen users and drive post-advertising actions. ITV launched its Ad Sync format in 2012, creating a new interactive ad format which allows viewers […]
Internet TV streaming service Aereo plans to launch its technology in the Greater Cincinnati region on January 21st. Greater Cincinnati includes 24-county area across Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. In January 2013, Aereo said that it intended to expand to 22 new US cities beyond its New York initial launch during the course of the year, […]
Fox International Channels has increased its distribution in France with the launch of the company’s bouquet of channels in the IPTV platform Freebox TV. National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo Wild and Voyage are available to subscribers of Free effective immediately. Frédéric Chevance, Managing Director Fox International Channels France said “We are delighted to start this […]
In an attempt to capture more TV subscribers, Spain’s largest cable company ONO is to offer its recently launched online TV service for free to all its 100 Mbps subscribers who are not currently taking a TV service. ONO TV online currently distributes up to 40 TV channels and VoD content with access though PCs […]