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Channel 4 announces live F1 races

UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 has confirmed the ten Formula 1 Grands Prix it will broadcast live in 2016, which will include the 2016 Formula 1 British Grand Prix on July 10th. Channel 4 took over the UK free-to-air rights from the BBC as the Corporation withdrew from its contract as part of its cost-cutting […]

January 19, 2016By Colin Mann

Skills shortage not holding back broadcast IP adoption

Research by Futuresource Consulting, on behalf of Nevion, a specialist in transporting media from the camera to the home, shows that while barriers such as cost, perceived immature technology, security issues and interoperability concerns do exist when it comes to the full adoption of IP in broadcasting, lack of skills is not one of them. […]

January 19, 2016

Research: 3 key steps to drive TV Everywhere adoption

Findings from Hub Entertainment Research have identified three key obstacles to TV Everywhere adoption. The firm suggests that everything about the concept of ‘TV Everywhere’ seems like a win-win: Pay-TV customers enjoy the benefit of access to their subscription content on a variety of devices, at no additional cost; TV networks and MVPDs give customers […]

January 19, 2016

Haye fight sets audience record for Dave

The comeback fight of former world champion David Haye broke broadcasting records for UKTV channel Dave on January 16th, with a peak of 3 million viewers tuning in to watch his bout with Australian Mark De Mori. Dave, broadcasting a live sports event for the very first time, peaked a total of 3.02 million viewers […]

January 19, 2016

AJ+ on Apple TV

AJ+ has launched a new digital experience on Apple TV. This marks its first step in making content available through an app on the big screen as it has been focused solely on native mobile and social distribution of content to-date. AJ+ is a network of digital properties owned by the Al Jazeera Media Network […]

January 19, 2016

Ziggo partners with The QYOU for sports videos

The QYOU, a curator of Internet video for subscription TV services, has formed a partnership with Ziggo, the Dutch cable operator, to deliver 225 episodes of varied short-form sports videos over two years. The custom-designed ‘Q-Sport’ shows will be purpose built for the newly launched Ziggo Sport channel and will feature an expertly-curated mix of […]

January 19, 2016

Analyst: 9m APAC Netflix subs by 2020

Analysts from Media Partners Asia (MPA) estimate that Netflix could secure 9 million paying subs in Asia-Pacific by 2020, without assuming significant localisation in markets such as India and Korea. Vivek Couto, executive director of Media Partners Asia, suggests that the Internet TV service’s wider entry into Asia-Pacific is a major catalyst for the growth […]

January 18, 2016

StarHub agrees Netflix partnership

Responding to pay-TV competitor Singtel’s deal to offer its customers access to Netflix, Singaporean operator StarHub and Netflix have agreed a partnership that will bring the streaming service to StarHub’s Fibre TV customers through their set-top boxes by the early second quarter of 2016. StarHub will also join the Netflix Open Connect programme to provide […]

January 18, 2016

BIKE channel on Virgin TV

Virgin Media is making BIKE, the UK’s only TV channel purely dedicated to cycling, available to its customers.  BIKE is the first channel in the UK designed for the growing cycling market with a mix of live coverage, documentaries and original UK programming.  It is available to Virgin Media TV customers on M+ service and […]

January 18, 2016

Fox Sports Asia to air all 411 Australia Open matches

Fox Sports Asia is making all 411 matches available Llive on its network for the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam event of 2016, to tennis fans in Asia. Fox Sports’ coverage will exceed 200 hours of live in-studio production from Singapore with all matches being shown live across its flagship Fox Sports and Fox […]

January 18, 2016