Live streaming, catch-up TV and media management solutions provider Simplestream has confirmed the availability of its free live TV streaming app – TVPlayer – prior to a full service launch later in January. TVPlayer has been selected by Apple as one of its best new apps, with Simplestream already seeing huge traffic. It is also […]
A group of broadcasters has responded to Internet TV streaming service Aereo’s December 15 brief which said that it would not now oppose an action brought by the broadcasters which petitioned the US Supreme Court to overturn a denied injunction which sought to have the Barry Diller-backed service declared illegal. “The need for this Court’s […]
Despite a High Court appeal against switching off Nairobi’s analogue TV signals, Kenya’s main TV tower went dark on December 23 at midnight. High Court judge David Majanja ruled that the Communication Commission’s processes and procedures had been correctly carried out. Local broadcasters were appealing against the decision, and in the process arguing the case […]
North of England-based ISP Plusnet is extending its TV service trial in the New Year from staff to customers who have its Unlimited Fibre option. Plusnet will provide a Humax YouView+ box offering Freeview channels and easy access to on-demand content, such as the BBC iPlayer, ITV Player, 4OD and Demand5. Plusnet is also offering […]
As the battle for Americans’ right to congressionally granted free-to-air broadcast access heats up, Alki David, CEO and Founder of Internet television service FilmOn, has responded to rival Aereo’s December 12th brief asking for a Supreme Court hearing (Aereo welcomes Supreme Court battle). “Aereo’s brief asking for a Supreme Court hearing is vital to the […]
Internationally-popular Australian saloon car racing series V8 Supercars has announced a surprise TV deal that will see coverage move from free-to-air network Seven to pay-TV outlets Foxtel and FOX SPORTS. FTA broadcaster Ten Network is also included in the deal, although it is unclear how much coverage there will be on the channel. The six-year, […]
MediaCorp has confirmed that its seven free-to-air TV channels will be broadcast in digital (DVB-T2 format). In addition, four out of the seven channels – Channel 5, Channel 8, Suria & Vasantham – will be broadcast in HD while the remaining three channels – Channel NewsAsia, Channel U and okto – will be upgraded to […]
Digital UK – the company which supports the UK’s terrestrial TV service and its viewers – has called on UK comms regulator Ofcom to ensure that appropriate measures are taken to protect terrestrial television services from interference which could be caused by the use of the so-called White Spaces – the gaps in the spectrum […]
A group of advocacy bodies have filed amicus (friend of the court) briefs requesting the Federal DC Court of Appeals to reconsider a DC District court decision blocking Internet TV streaming service FilmOn. The bodies – Public Knowledge, Electronic Frontier Foundation and Engine Advocacy – are critical of the reasoning of US District Court Judge […]
German public service broadcaster ZDF has renewed its deal for FTA Champions League rights for the next three-year cycle. ZDF has broadcast Europe’s top tier club football competition since 2011, in tandem with pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland, which renewed its deal earlier in the week. The new deal, signed between the broadcaster and Uefa’s agency […]