The Wimbledon Grand Slam tennis tournament has for the second consecutive year become a victim of the illegal Saudi Arabia piracy operation beoutQ. Organiser and rightsholder the All England Lawn Tennis Club (Championships) Limited (AELTC) condemned the widespread illegal availability of The Championships. In a statement, the AELTC said the exclusive rights of its broadcast […]
The European pay-TV market is expected to gain 17.7 million subscribers between 2019 and 2023 which would represent an 8.4 per cent growth, according to a Dataxis forecast. It should amount to almost 230 million subscribers in 2023. This global growth will be driven by IPTV (+13.1 million subscribers) and OTT (+6.6 millon), while cable […]
The Italian TV sector was worth €8.21 billion in 2018, a slight drop on the €8.22 billion the year before, according to the annual report from Italy’s Communications Authority (AgCom). Advertising accounted for 40.8 per cent of the total revenues, followed by subscriptions (37.9 per cent) and public funding (21.3 per cent). The sector is […]
Disney has confirmed that FX+ – the US SVoD platform that hosts the channel’s content, will shut down on August 20th. The axing of the platform would seem to be in preparation for the launch Disney+ later this year. An FX statement said: “We deeply appreciate every fan of FX original series who subscribed to […]
Dalet, a provider of solutions and services for broadcasters and content professionals, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Ooyala Flex Media Platform business. The asset deal includes the Ooyala Flex Media Platform, as well as Ooyala personnel across sales, marketing, engineering, professional services, and support. The Ooyala Flex Media Platform, which is primarily […]
Amino Communications, the global media and entertainment technology solutions provider, has acquired the privately-held Amsterdam headquartered 24i, a provider of online video solutions and services. “The fast-growing 24i is a great strategic acquisition for us, moving us closer to a decisive market leadership position. Not only does 24i’s leadership in UI/UX and TV/Online video Apps […]
Pakistan has not been high on the world’s list of countries free of media censorship. It is currently Number 142 out of 180 of Reports Without Borders (RWB) World Press Freedom Index. But recent events have annoyed media-watchers even more. RWB says that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s latest intervention, to ban three TV channels, shows […]
Indonesia holds certain orbital rights to the 113 degrees East slot, but it must occupy the position with a working satellite by August 2019. The International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) rules oblige satellite operators to “bring into use” their approved schemes by certain key dates. For Indonesia it is next month. Indonesia’s Ministry of Communications & […]
Last week SPI International confirmed the acquisition of the brand assets of Film1, the premium TV and VoD service in the Netherlands. Now, SPI International announced the appointment of Jeroen Bergman, as Managing Director of Film1 operations in the Netherlands. The deal between Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks and SPI International confirms that, as of August […]
EspañaTV, the exclusive Spanish-language channel bouquet launched by AMC Networks International Southern Europe (AMCNISE) and Atresmedia Internacional, will launch on DTH and IPTV in Portugal on July 22nd on MEO – one of the country’s biggest pay-TV operators, owned by Altice Portugal. The seven-channel pack is avaried offer of Spanish-language television content marketed outside of […]