AMC Networks International Iberia has launched Machinima, the first pay-TV channel in Spain dedicated to video games. Machinima is available on Samsung smart TVs, iOS and Android devices and via web streaming for €0.99 a month or €9.99 a year. The service is free for the first month. Eduardo Zulueta, President of AMC Networks International […]
Television and video professionals don’t have time to learn how to use the advanced technology that the industry has traditionally relied on, according to a recent survey by Forbidden Technologies, makers of cloud video platform, Forscene. One hundred and thirty-four international participants working across a variety of roles in the production of video content and […]
The UK’s Community Channel has been bought through a crowd-funding scheme which attracted almost £400,000 (€336k) in donations. Its backers say it is the first supporter-owned TV channel in the world dedicated to benefitting the community. A new CEO has been appointed and a board of directors appointed from UK broadcast giant Sky, publicly owned […]
Italy has been plagued for more than 10 years by dozens of unlicensed Italian pirate broadcasters. Indeed, they have been on air for so long that they have become part of the ‘normal’ transmission pattern. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has received many complaints from countries adjacent to Italy about interference on a total of […]
Hopster, the educational kids’ app, is partnering with Fingerprint, a provider of digital content for kids and families, to extend the reach of Hopster’s ad-free SVoD preschool content across kid friendly platforms. Hopster launches this week in the US on Samsung Kids, as part of the first deal in the new collaboration. Nick Walters, CEO […]
ITN has announced that The Associated Press (AP) will license ITN’s UK news coverage for inclusion in AP’s news services, which are sold to media organisations throughout the world. The five-year deal will start from January 1st 2017 for use in AP’s global news agency services providing clients with additional depth and breadth of news […]
Describing the unveiling of its Virgin TV V6 set-top box as the industry’s “worst-kept secret”, David Bouchier, Chief Digital Entertainment Officer at UK quad-play operator Virgin Media, also introduced a new HD TellyTablet created by Virgin Media, designed specifically as a personal Smart TV to watch television in HD quality. The Virgin TV launch event […]
Netflix members worldwide can now download their favourite content, in addition to streaming the service’s series and films at no extra cost, which it says makes it even easier to watch Netflix on the go. In a blog post, Eddy Wu, Director of Product Innovation, says that while many members enjoy watching Netflix at home, […]
Pop star Taylor Swift is set to have her own dedicated TV channel. Fans in the US will soon be able to plug in to DirecTV to view the ‘Taylor Swift Now’ channel and watch concerts, special events and behind the scenes footage. AT&T says the catalogue of the singer will be regularly updated and […]
Eurosport has won the UK and Ireland broadcast and digital rights for the CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2017 and 2019, as the Ivory Coast look to defend their 2015 title in the host nation of Gabon this coming January. The new deal to broadcast the next two editions extends the long-standing relationship between the […]