Internet TV streaming service Aereo plans to launch its technology in Greater San Antonio region on February 19th. Greater San Antonio includes a 22-county area across Texas. 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, but […]
UPC DTH, a satellite TV provider in Central and Eastern Europe, has confirmed that live English Premier League action on its Slovak Sport.TV2 channel is now available through the freeSAT plus package in the Czech Republic. “We are pleased to further enrich our freeSAT plus package line-up through the addition of Slovak Sport.TV2 in the […]
blinkbox, the movie and TV streaming service from Tesco, is building on the success of last year’s Try TV on Us offer by signing a major multi-studio content deal for its return. The service, which offers the latest release movies and TV without the need for a subscription, has reached agreement with several major studios […]
According to the National Audit Office (NAO), the body which scrutinises public spending on behalf of the UK Parliament, the BBC Executive was too optimistic and did not have a sufficient grip on its Digital Media Initiative (DMI) programme, nor did it commission a thorough independent assessment to see whether the project was technically sound. […]
Sky, for the first time, is giving everyone a chance to sample entire episodes of Sky shows online for free. To watch the first episodes from some of Sky’s exclusive shows, viewers can visit a new YouTube channel, Sky First Episodes, which launches on February 1st. Through the channel, viewers can access full episodes of […]
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 […]