Sportdigital kicks off 2025 with two new channels
German broadcaster Sportdigital has launched the new pay-TV channels Sportdigital1+ and eSportsONE on 1 January 2025. … [Read More...]
Today’s News – As it Happens
Piers Morgan named as top British influencer in new YouTube chart
Piers Morgan has been named as Britain’s top influencer on YouTube, according to a new survey. … [Read More...]
UK Government puts £60 million into creative industries
The Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy is today hosting a major economic growth summit in Gateshead for the UK’s creative industries. … [Read More...]
News Line
Jail for Midlands illegal streaming operator
A man from Birmingham who ran a sophisticated illegal streaming operation has been jailed for two years and nine months for running an illegal streaming service.
RAI sublicenses Six Nations rugby from Sky Italia
The Six Nations rugby tournament is to return to Italy’s public broadcaster following an agreement between RAI and Sky Italia.
Sunrise fully integrates Disney+
Swiss telco Sunrise will fully integrate Disney+ into the TV shop on the Sunrise TV box from 17 January 2025.
Kicker deploys Bitmovin Player for sports streaming
German sports publisher Kicker has chosen the Bitmovin Player to elevate its video streaming capabilities and drive revenue growth.
Verimatrix announces release of DVB ReAccess over-the-air CAS retrofit
Verimatrix has announced the release of its new DVB ReAccess solutions that serves as a uniquely powerful over-the-air (OTA) Conditional Access System (CAS). The solution also provides users with added peace of mind following the recent completion of Cartesian’s Farncombe Security Audit.
DIRECTV acquires majority ownership in INVIDI Technologies
DIRECTV has acquired majority ownership of INVIDI Technologies, which provides addressable television advertising solutions designed to increase the value of advertising inventory for programmers and distributors by allowing marketers to target specific audiences on television without wasting ad impressions.
Tet TV and Netflix create Latvian partnership
Latvian television service provider Tet has entered into a new partnership with Netflix.
Vivacom adds 20 new TV channels to EON
Vivacom is adding 20 new channels to its EON television platform.
Friend MTS appoints Dave Gilmore to build business intelligence services
Friend MTS is to expand its business intelligence services with the creation of a new team headed by former KPMG anti-piracy expert, Dave Gilmore, who will become its new VP of Intelligence.
Crunchyroll app added to Sky UK
Anime platform Crunchyroll has been added to Sky Stream and Sky Glass in the UK.
Witbe Joins the Digital TV Group
Test automation and monitoring specialist Witbe has joined the UK’s Digital TV Group (DTG).
Chair named for reformed Latvian public service media
Latvian Radio and Latvian Television have been merged to form a single entity known as Latvian Public Service media.
People
Chair named for reformed Latvian public service media
Latvian Radio and Latvian Television have been merged to form a single entity known as Latvian Public Service media. … [Read More...]
Former Sky boss Sir Jeremy Darroch becomes KKR advisor
American private equity group KKR has appointed Sir Jeremy Darroch to help expand its interest in telecoms, media and technology. … [Read More...]
Stephen Nuttall announced as new chair of IBC’s Partnership Board
Stephen Nuttall has been appointed as the new Chair of IBC’s Partnership Board. Made up of representatives from each of the six partner organisations which own IBC (IABM, IEEE, IET, RTS, SCTE and SMPTE), the IBC Partnership Board provides the governance and strategic oversight of IBC. … [Read More...]
Central & East Europe
TVN Warner Bros. Discovery is Poland’s market leader in 2024
TVN Warner Bros. Discovery continued to dominate the Polish TV market during 2024. … [Read More...]
Vectra expands TV Smart offer with 14 new channels
Vectra is expanding its TV Smart offer with 14 television channels added to its Max package. … [Read More...]
NEM Zagreb 2024 award winners announced
The winners from all three main categories in the NEM Awards were announced Wednesday. … [Read More...]
TV
acb awards Spanish basketball rights to sportdigital
The Spanish Basketball Clubs Association (acb) is granting the broadcasting rights to acb competitions in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein to German pay-TV channel sportdigital. … [Read More...]
RiC.today to join simpliTV in Austria
Children's and family channel RiC.today will launch on Austrian TV platform simpliTV on 15 January 2025. … [Read More...]
Warner Bros. Discovery adds DMAX to DNMG portfolio
German men's channel DMAX is now part of the channel lineup cable association DNMG is offering to cable operators for distribution on their networks. … [Read More...]
Editors’ Choice
DAZN France permanently reduces subscription pricing
The main broadcaster of top-flight football in France is to radically change its pricing model. … [Read More...]
Venu Sports will not go ahead
Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery have announced they will not procede with their proposed streaming joint venture. … [Read More...]
TF1+ celebrates first 12 months
Almost 54 million people – close to 9 out of 10 of the French population – have used the TF1 streaming platform. … [Read More...]
Long Reads
Milestones in the development of 5G Broadcast: Q&A with Johann Mika, ORS Group
Johann Mika, Chief Innovation Officer at ORS Group, talks about the latest developments and future prospects in 5G Broadcast.
Meilensteine in der Entwicklung von 5G Broadcast: Interview mit Johann Mika, ORS Group
Broadband TV News sprach mit Dr. Johann Mika, Chief Innovation Officer der ORS Group, über die neuesten Entwicklungen und Zukunftsperspektiven im Bereich 5G Broadcast. English
