Ooyala’s State of the Broadcast Industry Whitepaper reports that 2015 was the year that premium OTT video content moved decisively to centre stage. The shift from traditional TV continues and shift-deniers have been pushed to the curb. Broadcasters and operators have accepted OTT as a fait accompli, and the repercussions are affecting all areas of […]
At CES 2016 Sony Electronics has unveiled its newest line-up of Ultra HD televisions, the XBR-X930D/XBR-X940D and the XBR-X850D series, built to support the highest standard in picture quality with HDR (High Dynamic Range) compatibility and unique backlighting technologies in an ultra-thin design. HDR reproduces a greater dynamic range of luminosity or brightness levels, bringing […]
German commercial broadcaster RTL Deutschland will launch its international pay-TV channel for viewers outside German-language countries on January 18th. The channel will roll out in countries including Canada, Australia, South Africa, Israel and Georgia in the coming weeks, and will roll out in the US in February. The channel will launch on satellite, cable, IPTV […]
Broadcast rights for football have become the main battle ground for Portuguese telecom operators in recent weeks. The last month of 2015 saw a frenzy of activity, with NOS snatching contracts with 10 football teams, more than half of Portugal’s Primera Liga. They include the country’s most popular football club Benfica, for which a 10-year […]
According to Nielsen, The Walking Dead was the number one entertainment series of the year among adult audiences of between 18 and 49 years old. It averaged 19.7 million viewers per episode. The series was also the most time-shifted television programme of 2015, when comparing its viewership from the original telecast and from a repeat […]
International pay-TV operator, African Movie Channel (AMC) has expanded its coverage with the recent launch of its two channels, African Movie Channel (AMC) and African Movie Channel Series (AMC Series) on Continental Satellite Limited’s Consat TV platform in Nigeria. Consat subscribers can now access premium and classic Nollywood movies and drama series and other African […]
Bulsatcom, Bulgaria’s largest TV operator has launched an extensive line-up of movie and thematic channels from the SPI International/Filmbox pay TV portfolio through its DTH platform and IPTV service, announced SPI International. FilmBox Extra, SPI’s flagship movie channel is now offered on Bulsatcom’s DTH platform. Additional eleven SPI/Filmbox channels have been introduced on Fusion TV, Bulsatcom’s […]
BTIG, the global financial services firm, has published its top 16 predictions and events to watch for in media and tech stocks in 2016: 1. Media Companies Forced to Shorten Sports Rights Amortisation Accounting In 2016, BTIG expects accelerating declines in multichannel video subscribers due to cord-cutting/shaving/nevering, combined with a continued secular decline in TV advertising […]
For the fourth year in a row Game of Thrones has been identified as the most pirated TV-show on the Internet according to TorrentFreak. The Walking Dead is firmly in second place, followed by The Big Bang Theory. With an estimated 14.4 million downloads via BitTorrent,
Following in the slipstream of losing out on Formula 1 terrestrial FTA rights to Channel 4, UK pubcaster ITV has wrested the exclusive free-to-air deal for British horseracing from Channel 4 starting January 1st 2017 after winning the tender process for a new four-year term. Observers had questioned Channel 4’s ability to maintain its continued […]