Discovery CEO David Zaslav discussing results with analysts said that Eurosport’s linear digital rights locker meant it could become ‘a Netflix for sport in Europe.’ Eurosport has the Olympics, and much increased football and tennis rights plus. Zaslav also referenced the hiring of former BBC iPlayer executive Ralph Rivera. “Ralph joins us from the BBC, […]
US SVoD service Hulu has secured new affiliate agreements with 21st Century Fox and The Walt Disney Company that will add Fox’s premier entertainment, news, sports and non-fiction services, as well as Disney’s portfolio of networks from Disney/ABC Television Group and ESPN to the line-up of programming that will be available to stream live and […]
The New York Times and Samsung Electronics America have launched The Daily 360, a visual digital journalism project produced by The Times newsroom, that will deliver at least one 360° video every day, enabling viewers to see the news from all angles. Samsung is providing Gear 360 cameras and equipment to Times journalists around the […]
Ovum forecasts that VR video will generate revenues of $8.2 billion (€7.4bn) by 2020, which is impressive given that today consumer revenues around VR video are effectively zero – most content is either brand promotion, personal video, or technology demos. It also means that video will surpass video games as the number one revenue category […]
A+E Networks UK has extended distribution of its new free-to-air channel Blaze, following a deal with subscription-free satellite TV platform Freesat. Blaze is now available to the 1.9 million Freesat homes on channel number 162. The announcement came six weeks after the global debut of the new entertainment brand in the UK on Freeview (Channel […]
A study from Juniper Research has found that gesture and motion control will become vital in smartphone-based VR (Virtual Reality) and will be particularly important in driving up usage. Juniper forecasts 128 million devices by the end of 2016, rising to 492 million by 2020 – a growth of over 280 per cent. The report […]
In a deal that creates the US’s second largest domestic communications provider serving global enterprise customers, telcos CenturyLink and Level 3 Communications have agreed a merger under which CenturyLink will acquire Level 3 in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $34 billion (€31.1bn), including the assumption of debt. Under terms of the agreement, […]
Spanish TV operator Atresmedia, owner of Antena 3 TV and La Sexta channels among others, has become the first TV group in the country to have an online store on Amazon to make its TV series available for purchase. The company, though its production TV company Divisa Home Video, will distribute on DVD and Blu-ray […]
Pakistani telco PTCL has become the first telco in the country to sign a partnership agreement with Netflix. The pair will use their respective resources for mutual benefit, utilising and maximising the viewing experience and penetration of Netflix services in Pakistan. This agreement will serve as a way forward for both PTCL and Netflix to […]
FOTV Media Networks has confirmed that the FOTV Channel is now available on Roku players and Roku TVs globally. Roku users will now have access to FOTV’s OTT app, which features both LIVE TV and ON DEMAND sections. FOTV’s On-Demand offerings are available for free and are ad-supported, as are most of the live and […]