W4free, the AVoD service offering movies, documentaries, and TV series, has launched on Netgem TV in the UK and Ireland. W4Free is available immediately on Netgem’s growing network of fibre broadband providers, Smart TVs, set top boxes and mobile devices. The announcement was made today by Chris Sharp, Chairman, W4free and Sylvain Thevenot, Chief Commercial […]
Riyadh-based Arabsat has ordered a new satellite from Airbus. BADR-8, described by Arabsat as the first of its 7th generation of satellites, will be built by Airbus Defense & Space and with an expected launch date of early 2023. BADR-8 will be propelled to orbit based on Airbus Eurostar Neo electric orbit-raising technology. A launch […]
Electric off-road racing series Extreme E has confirmed a partnership with Chinese news platform Toutiao. Launched in 2012, Toutiao, which directly translates to ‘headlines’, is one of the largest and most popular content discovery and creation platforms in China. It uses AI algorithms to generate an endless story feed for its 120 million daily users, […]
Nordic media-tech platform Clipsource has signed a Global Framework Agreement with Discovery Networks. The Agreement makes it easier for the local Discovery businesses to sign up for, and implement, Clipsource’s solutions for media centres, marcomms CMS, and metadata sharing. The ultimate goal is to increase the awareness of Discovery’s programmes and to help consumers find […]
The latest figures from research firm Ampere Analysis suggest that there is room for three billion additional streaming subscriptions across the world’s largest media markets, even though some territories are moving towards a ‘stacking ceiling’. As SVoD growth becomes increasingly
Thomas Rabe, chief executive and chairman of Bertelsmann says regulators should allow European media companies to scout mergers and partnerships to enable them to compete with US streaming giants such as Netflix and Disney+. Rabe told the FT that the economic impact of coronavirus on the industry had strengthened his view that it will be […]
Pay-TV subscriptions increased by 16 million to 1.028 billion in 2019 across 138 countries, according to the Pay TV Databook from analyst firm Digital TV Research. The growth is in emerging markets. “IPTV is the pay-TV winner,” reports Simon Murray, Principal Analyst at Digital TV Research. “IPTV added 49 million subscribers in 2019 to take […]
Streaming sports platform DAZN and Spain’s TV group Mediapro have agreed a deal for free-to-air transmission of boxing events through TV channel Gol TV. Gol will air fights from Matchroom Boxing and Golden Boy Promotions on Wednesdays and Fridays. Franceso Carbonell, director de GOL, said: “The agreement allows us to continue offering the best sporting […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has boosted home entertainment subscription services in Australia according to research from emerging technology analyst firm Telsyte. Australians added 5.6 million new subscriptions to the end of June 2020, an increase of 18 per cent from a year ago. This growth was across streaming video on demand (SVoD), streaming music and games-related […]
AMC Networks has announced that Shudder, its premium subscription streaming service for horror, thriller, and the supernatural is now available in Australia and New Zealand, expanding a global footprint that already encompasses the UK, the US, Canada, Germany and Ireland. “We’re thrilled to share our unrivaled collection of curated horror and supernatural movies and series […]