LG launches Channel Plus on 2016 smart TVs in the US for OTT delivery of streaming internet channels.
TVN “a transformative acquisition” for Scripps
The Polish national commercial broadcaster TVN drove growth in Scripps Networks Interactive International Networks segment in the second quarter.
Disney buys into streaming company
Walt Disney Company has acquired a 33% stake in BAMTech, a technology services and video streaming company previously formed by Major League Baseball (MLB).
Time Warner buys into Hulu
Time Warner has agreed to acquire a 10% stake in the premium streaming TV service Hulu.
In the US, VH1 Classic becomes MTV Classic
On Monday, August 1, MTV will turn VH1 Claasic into MTV Classic, on the occasion of the broadcaster’s 35th birthday.
US cablecos test Ultra HD with SES
Several US cable operators are testing Ultra HD content across SES’s fully managed Ultra HD platform and receiving HEVC 4k IP set top boxes in preparation for trials later this […]
Fox launches live primetime streaming
In the United States, Fox has become the first broadcast network to live stream primetime programming.
Arris announces warrant agreement with Comcast
Arris International has entered into a warrant agreement with Comcast Cable.
American cable TV subs looking for love
Cable TV subs in the US are under threat as Americans ‘feel the love’ of internet TV providers.
Moody’s: linear TV model is rapidly eroding
The reign of pay-TV and television networks as the most stable, predictable and highest-margin segments of the US media industry is rapidly eroding, Moody’s Investors Service says in a new […]