South African telecoms regulator Icasa has raided the offices of StarSat and closed the pay-TV broadcaster down. On October 2nd, aided by police, Icasa staff removed computers and cables at StarSat’s head office in Johannesburg. StarSat marketing manager Jan Harmse told local journalists that the raid came as a shock despite Icasa ordering StarSat to […]
Vodafone Pay Monthly mobile customers in the UK can now add DAZN, the sports streaming platform, to their plan at a discounted fee. The DAZN Flexible Pass usually costs £24.99 a month, but Vodafone Pay Monthly mobile customers can claim 40 per cent off for two months, paying £14.99 a month instead. DAZN offers sports […]
On October 12th, TNT Sports Box Office will show a night of boxing, headlined by the clash between Artur Beterbiev and Dimitry Bivol for the undisputed light heavyweight title, live from the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Beterbiev v Bivol will be the climax of an epic card that features four world title fights. […]
Vodafone Spain has added DAZN to its programming line-up, with the sports streaming platform offering football, Formula One and Moto GP, as well as documentaries and other TV programmes. All DAZN content will be available on Vodafone TV 4K and 4K Pro sep-top-boxes; through the DAZN app in Smart phones and tablets; via its website; […]
Italian authorities are stepping up their efforts to combat subscription-based content piracy, particularly in the realm of sports streaming. The Communications Regulatory Authority, AgCom, has announced plans to expand its Piracy Shield platform to cover a broader range of content, including cultural events, music and TV series. The platform was introduced last February to identify […]
Sky has apologised as hundreds of Sky Stream and Sky Glass users report trouble controlling their devices. Reports to platform outage monitor Downdetector were in the hundreds on the evening of September 19th, with problems continuing into the morning of September 20th. “We are sorry that some Sky Glass and Stream customers are currently experiencing […]
M7, the German provider of TV entertainment for cable and IP networks, is the content partner for a channel portfolio with which O2 Telefónica will launch its new TV platform, O2 TV, on September 25th. The licence package supplied by M7 covers over 130 pay-TV channels from Kinowelt, SPI and Hearst Networks: Kinowelt Television HD, […]
Warner Bros Discovery and Charter Communications have announced what they describe as a “groundbreaking”, multi-year distribution partnership that re-imagines the future of video by fully integrating linear video and streaming services. They say that with this early renewal, the agreement further evolves the video ecosystem with more value and flexibility in video bundles, deeper libraries […]
Sports streaming platform DAZN, which recently acquired Ligue 1 TV rights in France for €400 million per season, has announced a discount price on its Ligue 1 annual subscription fee less than a month into the new season. From September 10th to 22nd, the monthly free subscription will be 50 per cent less expensive, dropping […]
Portugal’s pay-TV market reached 4.6 million subscribers at the end of the second quarter of 2024, an increase of 86,000 or 1.9 per cent from Q2 2023. This represents the lowest growth rate since the end of 2013, according to data published by the National Communications Authority (Anacom). The residential segment accounted for the vast […]