Disney+ launches In Australia, New Zealand and Puerto Rico; users report hacked accounts
On Tuesday, November 19, Disney launched its new streaming platform, Disney+ in Australia, New Zealand and Puerto Rico. … [Read More...]
Newsline
‘The Mandalorian’ best watched series on Disney+
The Mandalorian is the best watched series on Disney+, according to the weekly SVOD viewing figures in the US from Parrot Analytics. … [Read More...]
Amazon announces new Fire TV Blaster
Amazon has revealed yet another new Fire TV product as the delivery-to-TV company bids to enter the TV ecosystem. … [Read More...]
Ziggo and KPN launch hiphop channel Revolt TV
In surprise move Dutch cable operator Ziggo and IPTV provider KPN have started carrying US-based hiphop channel Revolt TV. … [Read More...]
Pierluigi Gazzolo to lead VIMN’s OTT and Studio businesses
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) appointed Pierluigi Gazzolo, currently president of VIMN Americas and EVP of Nickelodeon International, as president of OTT International and Viacom International Studios (VIS). … [Read More...]
Viacom launches MyMTV Music in Switzerland
Viacom International Media Networks has launched MyMTV Music, a personalised linear music channel, in Switzerland. … [Read More...]
Sat.1 continues to show DTM races
German commercial TV channel Sat.1 will continue to broadcast the races of motorsport series DTM live and exclusively. … [Read More...]
1 in 20 can access Gigabit internet
Gigabit Internet is available to an estimated 354 million people across 51 countries. … [Read More...]
Sky secures exclusive coverage of golf’s Masters
Sky has signed for exclusive coverage of The Masters in a new contract running from 2020. … [Read More...]
US telecom and pay-TV revenue to rise to $419.4bn by 2024
Total telecommunications and pay-TV service revenue will reach $404.5bn by the end of 2019, representing a 0.5% decline over 2018, says GlobalData. … [Read More...]
Euroconsult: 11 new FSS providers have emerged
In its latest research titled, FSS Operators: Benchmarks & Performance Review, Euroconsult shows that 11 new FSS providers have emerged over the last five years including two in 2018. … [Read More...]
Central & East Europe
Czech digital tax to target foreign companies
The Czech government has decided to propose a new law to the country’s parliament introducing a 7% digital tax. … [Read More...]
Digi trials 5G in Hungary
Digi has carried out its first live 5G test in the Hungarian capital, Budapest. … [Read More...]
Pay-DTT to return to Ukraine
The Ukrainian DTT operator Zeonbud will launch a pay-TV package in 2020. … [Read More...]
Channels
Video Solutions launch UK AVOD service
Video Solutions has launched a new advertising supported on demand service for the UK market. … [Read More...]
Azoomee launches on Foxxum connected TVs
Azoomee, an entertaining educational content platform for kids aged 4+, is launching on TV screens worldwide, in partnership with Foxxum. … [Read More...]
RTVE considers streaming plan
The Spanish public broadcaster RTVE is looking into the possibility of changing its proprietary channel Teledeporte into a streaming service. … [Read More...]
Editors’ Choice
BBC to roll connected TV apps into iPlayer
The BBC is to combine the separate apps it currently runs for BBC News and BBC Sport into the iPlayer. … [Read More...]
ARD and ZDF join forces in catch-up TV
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF will interconnect their catch-up TV services with the first step being a cross-linking search function available from November 18, 2019. … [Read More...]
Labour broadband nationalisation plan shocks market
Plans by the opposition Labour Party to nationalise the provision of broadband by 2030 has caused turmoil in the telecoms sector. … [Read More...]
IBC 2019 – Roundup
IBC 2019 Roundup Interviews – SERAPHIC
Julian Clover finds out about SERAPHIC’s latest product development from Xinwen Xue, VP Product Management, while CEO Ye Wang talks about Talk about the influence of AI, 5G and IoT on TV and, OTT operation.
IBC 2019 Roundup Interviews – Plume
Julian Clover speaks to Plume founder Adam Hotchkiss about the importance of security in the smart home and how any threat can be counteracted.
IBC 2019 Roundup Interviews – Netgem
Sylvain Thevenot, managing director, Netgem and Alex Benjamin, Sales Director, Elisa BingeTV tell Julian Clover how Netgem technology can help run a future-proof and cost-effective TV service.