Television, home video and new media content distributor Beta Film has extended its existing service contract with global media services provider MX1, a wholly-owned subsidiary of satellite operator SES. This new long-term contract extends and expands the existing agreement, which began in 2009, and covers a wide range of services, including content, picture, data and […]
Owners of the Nintendo Wii U in the UK are no longer be able to use the BBC iPlayer app through their games console. The Wii U version of the streaming app was removed from the console’s eShop in August when Nintendo chose not to renew its licence agreement with the BBC, but was still […]
Hotly-tipped new TV series The Son, starring Pierce Brosnan, will premiere exclusively in the UK to BT customers. The first episode will air on April 18th on AMC, and to BT Sport subscribers on Sky channel 192. Based on the best-selling novel from Philipp Meyer, the TV series will be a 10-part saga sweeping across […]
Mike Darcey, who was Sky’s COO for 14 years until departing in 2012 for a job on Murdoch’s newspaper division, has said he believes that both Sky and BT Sport will be considerably less aggressive when bidding for new sports rights. In a blog post, Darcey explains that BT Sport now knows that simply adding […]
The head of pro-copyright education body The Industry Trust for IP Awareness has warned of the risks of pirating film, TV and sports content through unauthorised apps, suggesting that parents who engage in digital TV piracy have no idea of the associated risks to their families. Writing for the Huffington Post, Liz Bales CEO of […]
Spaces, the virtual reality and mixed reality company launched in 2016 by VR pioneers from DreamWorks Animation, has raised an additional $6.5 million (€6.1m) in funding, led by China-based Songcheng Performances Development, with additional investment from Comcast Ventures, the venture-capital affiliate of Comcast Corporation, and other leading VC groups. Combined with a previously announced $30 […]
TRT has signed a new agreement to launch its international news platform TRT World on 10 additional satellites and expand its reach and viewership. This multi-year agreement was signed with Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, and Türksat, Turkey’s first and unique satellite operator. TRT World will be able to be viewed all over […]
Eight channels from SPI are being launched by Türksat/Kablo TV, the largest cable operator in Turkey. The channel line-up picked up by Türksat includes: FunBox UHD (an entertainment channel in Ultra HD), FilmBox Turkey and FilmBox Art House (movie channels), FightBox and Fast&FunBox (sports channels), DocuBox (a documentary channel), 360 TuneBox (a music channel) and […]
In December 2016, BBC Earth ranked number one among the factual channels in Singapore, topping the charts for the fourth time in a year. Data from StarHub SmarTAM indicated the channel to be the leading factual channel for live TV audiences aged four and above in December 2016, surpassing six other channels in the same […]
Apple is preparing a move into original content production as it seeks to take on the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. The tech giant is planning to bundle original video content with its $10-a-month Apple Music subscription service by the end of 2017, according to a report from the WSJ. Apple has reportedly […]