LaLiga and social video platform Grabyo have teamed up to give fans access to the football league’s biggest teams and stars. The partnership aims to help LaLiga connect with the next generation of football fans and activate audiences both in traditional markets such as Europe and South America, as well as new regions such as […]
November 4th saw the official launch event for CNN.gr, a dynamic Greek-language digital offering from DPG Digital Media and CNN International Commercial that combines international news with local content and video. CNN.gr offers content of national and local interest with a focus on video, as well as coverage of international news and major events through […]
Fox International Channels Europe & Africa has announced the appointment of Ratna Siriah as General Manager of Fox International Channels Africa. Siriah will report directly to Adam Theiler, Executive Vice President Fox International Channels UK, Nordic region, Turkey and Africa. She will be based in Johannesburg where she assumes management of the company’s business in […]
Brands, broadcasters and content owners can now extend their existing online video channels and video content catalogues to LG Smart TVs at no extra cost, with Opera TV Snap, a toolkit that generates Smart TV channels in minutes. LG Smart TV will launch selected channels from Opera TV’s portfolio in eight markets: the UnK, France, […]
Beninese private news channel Golfe TV AFRICA has chosen Eutelsat Communications to support its transition to HD broadcasting. Golfe TV AFRICA has taken a three-year capacity lease on the Eutelsat 16A satellite to broadcast Sub-Saharan Africa’s first free-to-air High Definition channel. Broadcasts kicked off on October 1. Golfe TV AFRICA is operated by Golfe Gazette […]
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has confirmed that the government is looking at all options to secure the financial future of the public service broadcaster Channel 4, including a private sector sale. Asked during Prime Minister’s Question Time by John Nicolson, Shadow Scottish Nationalist Party Spokesperson on Culture, Media and Sport, to confirm that the […]
Many consumers and their representatives have urged regulators to take action on the persistent technical problems during live transmissions of Champions League football by the OTT platform TotalChannel. They are complaining about the Mediapro-owned OTT platform TotalChannel and have requested an immediate solution to avoid the continuous failures affecting many users. According to the Associations, […]
Figures from Decipher’s bi-annual media consumption report Mediabug have shown that half of those who have purchased a TV show or film on their set-top box have never purchased a digital TV show or film before. Mediabug Wave 7 reports that, to date, 24 per cent of the UK online population have purchased a digital […]
A group of investors has challenged the appointment to the Sky board of John Nallen, CFO of 21st Century Fox, arguing that the lack of independence will not help the company in the eyes of anti-trust regulators. The UK’s Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF), which includes 25 members that control about 2 per cent% […]