Scripps Networks UK & EMEA has announced that Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood will make his debut on Food Network in a new original commission. The new series titled ‘Paul Hollywood City Bakes’ is the first new commission for 2016 and is scheduled to transmit in April on Food Network in 100+ countries and territories […]
With four newly added channels, the Filmbox Premium package available on Orange Slovakia now offers both movie and thematic channels, announced SPI International/Filmbox. The Filmbox channel bouquet on Orange now consists of FilmBox Premium, FilmBox Extra HD, FilmBox Plus, FightBox HD, 360TuneBox HD and Eroxxx HD. It has also received a new name and is […]
Headquartered in Tallinn, Levira is the leading broadcast transmission provider in Estonia. It provides Network services, including TV and radio broadcast transmission, rental of transmission towers, construction and maintenance of telecommunication networks; Data centre and cloud services; Media services, including localisation, playout and transmission of TV channels to cable TV and other networks, streaming, VOD […]
A range of licensed establishments across the UK and abroad have been hit with fines levied for unauthorised broadcasts of Premier League football using foreign satellite systems. Separately, a supplier of illegal systems to pubs has, following a private prosecution instigated by the Premier League, been ordered to pay £125,000. The sum will be paid […]
Following the confirmation at the end of October that it was likely to take a majority stake in production company Newen, French commercial broadcaster TF1 and FLCP, the holding company of the Newen group, have signed an agreement under which TF1 will acquire a 70 per cent equity interest in FLCP, with the existing shareholders […]
Streaming media service Roku has confirmed the launch of Amazon Video on the Roku streaming platform in the UK. Amazon Video offers Roku customers access to more than 50,000 popular and new release movies and TV episodes they can instantly rent or buy, while Amazon Prime members can stream a library of more than 15,000 […]
Harmonic, a specialist in video delivery infrastructure, has announced that NASA TV UHD, the first consumer Ultra-HD channel in North America, is now available. Leveraging an end-to-end UHD delivery system from Harmonic, NASA’s ambient video channel provides consumers with a wide array of 2160p60 video content, covering the space programme. Transmitted in the clear via […]
Broadcast specialist Vision247 has announced the launch of its VisionTV UK app available globally for iOS and Android devices. The app will facilitate a live stream of all 20+ channels available on VisionTV. VisionTV consists of more than 20 free-to-air channels, allowing viewers to watch a wide variety of both UK and international programmes covering […]
Steven Kang, a senior staffer at Netflix and responsible for Global Originals & Future Technologies, says that all new content on Netflix is to be delivered in Ultra-HD as the means to future proof its output. Kang is in charge of production and post-production technical guidance and support for all Netflix Original series such as […]
Driven by double digit growth in key digital categories, US consumer spending on home entertainment remained stable in the third quarter of 2015, according to the initial findings from the Digital Entertainment Group’s Third Quarter 2015 Home Entertainment Report. Consumers continued to embrace the convenience and accessibility of purchasing and collecting digital content, with studios […]