Rok Studios, the Nigerian film studio, is set to launch a new Nollywood channel on Sky TV, on September 29th. The channel will air thousands of hours of Rok Studios-produced TV shows and movies, 24 hours a day, seven days a week and will be available to all Sky subscribers on channel 344. The free-to-view […]
Virgin Media is bringing the eagerly anticipated second series of Ash vs Evil Dead exclusively to Virgin TV customers in the UK, from October 3rd. Season 2 of the Starz Original Ash vs Evil Dead – the long-awaited follow-up to the classic horror franchise, The Evil Dead – will comprise ten 30-minute episodes, with each […]
Sky Cinema celebrates 40 years of Rocky Horror with the exclusive UK and Ireland premiere of The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again. The feature-length reimagining of the 1975 cult classic will be available for the first time anywhere in the UK and Ireland from October 28th on Sky Cinema – […]
The penetration rate of VR-enabled smartphones and tablets, as well as shipments of VR devices bundled with gaming consoles or PCs will continue to soar in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to Digitimes Research. Among these devices, shipments of VR video-enabled smartphones and VR devices bundled with consoles
Following a successful prosecution by the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT), the Designated Premises Supervisor of the Bay Horse Hotel in the northern England city of Leeds has been convicted and ordered to pay more than £10,000 (€11,551) in fines and costs for showing Sky Sports illegally in the premises. On 15th September 2016 at […]
Freesat, the subscription free satellite TV service, has announced the launch of Korean public service channel Arirang TV. Available in HD on channel 214, Arirang takes Freesat’s total HD channel offering to 14. Based in Seoul, South Korea, Arirang TV is an English language public broadcaster delivering news, cultural affairs and documentaries to international audiences. […]
The BBC has showcased an experimental ‘holographic’ TV device that “brings to life” some of its archive footage, ranging from the iconic BBC ident globes to giant dinosaurs. Cyrus Saihan is Head of Digital Partnerships at the BBC and explains more on this exciting project in a posting on the BBC’s Internet Blog site: “Although […]
Discovery Digital Networks has launched Seeker VR, a service it describes as “a robust VR and 360-degree content offering that extends the incredible storytelling and sense of adventure that Seeker is known for”. The immersive creator network, hosted on YouTube, features content from a vast community of popular digital storytellers, including JP Schulze, Jason Silva […]
According to a market research study by Insight Partners, the global conditional access systems (CAS) market was estimated to be $2.32 billion (€2bn) in 2015 and is expected to reach $5.53 billion by 2025. CAS offers a secure platform to broadcast the digital content through subscription based plans. CAS has set new dimension to the […]
Entertainment channel Sky 1 will launch in Germany and Austria via Sky Deutschland on November 3rd. The channel will be available to all Sky subscribers, as well as through Sky On Demand, Sky Go and Sky Ticket. Programming available on the channel includes MasterChef, Elementary, The Tunnel and Hooten & The Lady. Manwhile, Sony’s entertainment […]