YouView backers are to sign a £100 million (€117m) deal to secure the future of the online TV service with all seven partners – including the BBC – remaining on board as equal shareholders in the venture. YouView partners – which also include ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Arqiva, BT and TalkTalk – are set […]
Spanish TV production company Mediapro is launching a regional 24 hour Formula One channel after acquiring the rights for most of Central, South America and the Caribbean. The company has acquired the FTA and pay-TV rights to F1 for the regions, excluding Brazil, from 2015 to 2019. To exploit them, Mediapro will create a regional […]
UK free-to-air platform Freeview has added children’s channel ‘Pop’ to its line-up. The CSC Media-owned channel, aimed at kids aged 4-9, is available immediately on Freeview EPG slot 75. CSC will also launch games on the Pop website and through apps enabling children’s scores and avatars to be displayed on the TV channel. “Pop will […]
Norwich will be at the heart of a new era in broadcasting on March 24th when Mustard TV goes live on Freeview Channel 8, redefining local TV and offering advertisers a new cost-effective way on to the medium. Broadcasting to around 320,000 people across Norwich and parts of Norfolk, the TV station will be covering […]
The BBC is studying the possibility of expanding its presence on the Italian TV market, with the launch of BBC Lifestyle and CBeebies on DTT. BBC is already present in Italy with BBC World News, available on the DTT (Tivu) and DTH (Tivusat) free-to-air platforms, while DTT pay-TV platform Mediaset Premium offers BBC Knowledge to […]
BT Sport will be making a bumper weekend of Aviva Premiership Rugby available for anyone to watch, including Saracens trip to Wembley to take on Harlequins on March 22nd. The live rugby marathon kicks off on Friday March 21 when Worcester Warriors host London Wasps at Sixways, followed by the Wembley showdown which is back-to-back […]
The use of high-definition services is increasing on large home screens in Finland, while more and more users carry their televisions with them on personal mobile devices. Greater numbers of Finnish people are enjoying HD image quality, particularly for watching sports. A survey commissioned by DNA indicates that consumers in Finland are making active use […]
While many of the world’s leading TV companies start thinking about transmitting 4K/Ultra-HD-1 as the industry’s ‘next step’ in its evolution from black & white, to colour, to digital TV and high-definition TV, it seems the Japanese remain committed to their Super Hi-Vision/8K broadcasts. A statement from Japanese public broadcaster NHK on March 17 stated […]
All 10 rounds of the 2014/2015 FIA Formula E Championship, the electric single-seater car race series inaugurated by motorsport’s governing body, will be televised live and free-to-air in the UK after series organisers confirmed a broadcast deal with leading UK network ITV. Brokered by international media company MP & Silva, the ITV agreement adds to […]
Richard Desmond is said to be considering a stock market listing of commercial broadcaster Channel 5. He is working with Goldman Sachs on the possible flotation, according to Sky News, who adds that the bank had taken the idea of listing Channel 5 to Desmond in recent weeks. Reports in January said Desmond had hired […]