RAI and Sky Italia have signed an agreement that puts an end to a dispute on carriage of RAI channels dating back to 2009. At the time, the Italian public broadcaster refused an offer from the pay-TV operator to allow unencrypted viewing of its channels for subscribers. The dispute was the one of the major […]
The UAE’s ‘du’ telco-based entertainment provider has awarded a major contract to Dubai-based ChannelSculptor as its channel aggregator partner for the region’s free-to-air broadcasters. ChannelSculptor’s ‘mena.tv’ initiative will provide “an efficient link” between the ever-growing number of broadcasters and the increasingly important IPTV-based networks in the region. Ahmed Mokhles EVP/Consumer Business at ‘du’ commented, “Our […]
Freeview’s status as the nation’s preferred way to connect with and consume digital television took a big leap as New Zealand made the final transition to Digital-only TV broadcasting. The latest Nielson CMI Q4 2013 survey shows a total of 61.7 per cent of all New Zealand households, with at least one TV, are now […]
UPC DTH, a satellite television provider in Central and Eastern Europe, has announced the addition of M3 Anno to the UPC Direct services in Hungary, freeSAT in Slovakia and Focus Sat in Romania. M3 focuses on programmes from the archives of the Hungarian public broadcaster Magyar Televízió. The channel airs recordings, ranging from sports, children’s […]
BBC Monitoring has published a report, sourced from the Saudi Gazette, stating that Al Jazeera’s editorial office and facility in Saudi Arabia is to be closed. The report says: “A local source at the channel said the decision to close down the Qatari satellite channel provider would be implemented within the next few days. The […]
A secret internal report has recommended the BBC should drop the licence fee in favour of subscriptions. The majority of the 12-person centenary review committee set up by James Purnell, the former Labour DCMS minister and now BBC head of strategy, believes the legally enforceable licence fee cannot be sustained and should be replaced by […]
There used to be an entire industry devoted to Kremlin watching during the Cold War, it’s a pastime that’s enjoying – if that’s the right word – a revival just now. The BBC bureaucracy has sometimes been compared to the Kremlin and defining, deducing or second guessing its next move sometimes seems as fraught. Lord […]
The near monopoly enjoyed by Mexico’s leading broadcaster Televisa and telco América Móvil in their respective sectors look set to change following a ruling by state regulators that they have “preponderant” market share. Mexico’s Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones Federal Telecommunications Institute is to introduce 188 measures that seek to reduce their participation, as well as […]
Internet TV streaming service has been denied an attempt to overturn the six-state injunction against its operation. In February, a federal judge in Utah ordered Aereo to stop operating in six states, after determining that the company’s service is “indistinguishable from a cable company” . March 7, a 10th Circuit Court of Appeals panel denied […]
Ukrainian TV channels are broadcasting under a common logo, the flag of Ukraine, and a slogan in both Ukrainian and Russian: Yedyna Krayina/Yedinaya Strana (United Country). All of Ukraine’s five major groups – Media Group Ukraine, Inter Media Group, Starlight Media, 1+1 Media and 5th Channel are conforming. “We have a single country to live […]