The reticence of pay-TV platforms to commit to carrying nascent 4K UHD services is leading to programming pioneers to turn to OTT delivery as they wait for operators to refine their business models, according to panellists in the ‘Here Come the UHD Channels’ session in the Sony 4K Ultra HD theatre at MIPCOM. Rian Bester, […]
According to the findings of a report – Films on television: Origin, age and circulation – released by the European Audiovisual Observatory, films produced in Europe accounted for 31 per cent of films broadcast by the TV channels of the sample during the 2014-2015 season. This share is slightly lower when considering only prime-time hours […]
Nokia and UAE-based telecommunications service provider du, used Nokia AirScale Radio Access to showcase 360 degree virtual reality (VR) video streaming for the first time in the Middle East at GITEX 2016 in Dubai. In the demonstration, 3D 360 VR content created with the Nokia OZO VR camera was streamed to head-mounted displays using Nokia […]
Sky Q, the next generation box, now enables customers to watch their favourite TV on their mobile, with the new Sky Q smartphone app. Customers will be able to access their downloaded recordings, browse Top Picks, and stream live and On Demand shows when they’re out and about, on their phone. Luke Bradley-Jones, Brand Director […]
Intertrust and Samsung have announced a partnership that will expand digital rights management (DRM) standardisation for digital media. Under the agreement, Samsung will ship Marlin DRM software in its HbbTV 2.0-enabled Smart TVs for users in Italy. HbbTV 2.0 is an open standard that allows adopters to combine traditional IPTV services with new OTT Internet […]
US streaming service HBO is will launch in Spain on the Vodafone pay-TV platform in November. The companies make the service available across all devices for Vodafone’s subscribers. It will be the first launch of the service in Europe since 2012 when it became available in the Nordic countries. Vodafone will distribute popular HBO titles […]
Announcing a partnership with Netflix, European telco Telia Company says its TV customers will now have the possibility to access seamlessly a broad selection of content, including critically acclaimed original Netflix series, Hollywood movies, top TV shows, documentaries, independent films, stand-up comedy and a wide range of kids’ titles. Telia Company’s customers in Sweden and […]
beIN and Warner Bros have announced a long-term multi-year deal that will enable beIN to acquire premium content from the leading Hollywood studio. Starting later this year, beIN will have access to such hit series as Arrow, Gotham and Originals, and will acquire the exclusive 2nd pay window rights to Warner Bros theatrical features. From […]
Telemundo and Netflix have announced that the newest ‘Super Series’ from Telemundo including El Chema, Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso and Guerra de Ídolos, among others, will premiere exclusively on Netflix in Latin America, including Mexico and Brazil, and will also be available exclusively in Spain and in the US The extension of the deal […]
MENA pay-TV network OSN has signed a new extended partnership with 20th Century Fox Television Distribution to bring the latest Hollywood blockbusters and TV series to the region. As part of the deal, the latest movies from 20th Century Fox will be available for OSN subscribers just months after release in the cinema. The deal […]