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F1 returns to Sky Deutschland

Premier single-seater race series Formula 1 has announced a new two-year agreement with Sky Deutschland that will see Sky broadcast all Grand Prix weekends live across satellite, cable, IPTV, web and mobile in Germany and Austria, along with German-language rights in Switzerland, for 2019 and 2020. As a result, subscribers with the Sky Sport Pack […]

February 12, 2019By Colin Mann

Beta Film, Deutsche Telekom strategic partnership

Production house Beta Film and Deutsche Telekom are launching a strategic partnership to boost European series on Telekom’s Magenta TV. The long-term agreement will allow the platform to draw from Beta’s catalogue of high-end European programming. First shows include the Italian series Il Cacciatore – The Hunter, the Eastern European Wasteland and the Spanish Cocaine […]

January 28, 2019

Luxembourg: Discovery channels for Entertain Me

Several new channels are now available on Entertain Me – the à la carte pay-TV package on IPTV in Luxemborg – following a new arrangement between POST Luxembourg and Discovery. Popular channels including Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, DMAX, Discovery Science and TLC jave now been added to the line-up. Customers will be able, more than ever, […]

January 14, 2019

Canal+ denies CanalPlay revamp

Canal+ has denied that it plans to revamp its CanalPlay SVoD service, closed in the summer of 2018 after a dramatic loss of subscribers. In response to a story published by financial daily Les Echos, Canal+ chairman and CEO Maxime Saada tweeted January 10th: “There won’t be any revival of CanalPlay, but numerous new ideas […]

January 10, 2019From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

NAGRA protects Movistar IPTV

Content protection and multiscreen television solutions specialist NAGRA has confirmed that global telco Telefónica has deployed the NAGRA Security Services Platform (SSP) managing the NAGRA Connect client to secure its Movistar IPTV service and 4K Ultra HD content in multiple countries with newest STBs. The announcement marks the first deployment of the NAGRA SSP and […]

January 9, 2019

Verizon, Disney agree retrans deal

The Walt Disney Company and Verizon Communications have agreed a new distribution deal, which has averted a potential blackout of Disney-owned channels on Verizon Fios television systems. Resolution of the dispute on the morning of Sunday  December 30th came hours before the New Year’s Eve deadline, without which subscribers would have missed out on college […]

January 2, 2019By Colin Mann

SeaChange PanoramiC platform for Russia’s TotalVideo

Video solutions pioneer SeaChange International and Russian-based video operator TotalVideo have entered into an agreement to develop a multi-operator, multi-tenant hybrid OTT/DVB/IPTV platform that will enable video and cable providers in Russia to offer multi-screen services to their subscribers. TotalVideo has agreed to develop their new service using SeaChange’s PanoramiC platform, and plans to offer […]

January 2, 2019

Mirada for Mongolia IPTV

Mirada, a leading provider of cutting-edge products and services for Digital TV Operators and Broadcasters, is delighted to announce a new contract win for its Iris multiscreen solution with Skytel, one of the leading mobile and IPTV service providers in Mongolia, for their subsidiary SkyMedia. Skytel has chosen Mirada’s Iris multiscreen technology to power their […]

December 10, 2018

Study: 70% of broadcasters IP transition projects in 2019

Grass Valley, a Belden Brand, has unveiled its 2018 Global IP Barometer study, which reveals key insights about the progress of the media industry’s migration to IP. Supported by the input of approximately 750 media industry professionals from around the world, Grass Valley has found strong indications that the industry’s transition to IP is moving […]

November 29, 2018

NAGRA, NOS team up for football anti-piracy

Content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA and Portuguese multiplay operator NOS are stepping up the fight against broadcast and streaming piracy of Benfica football league matches. NOS, which owns the rights to Benfica games and the distribution rights for the Benfica TV channel, will leverage NAGRA Anti-Piracy Services to fight broadcast piracy – […]

November 27, 2018By Colin Mann