Brexit: European TV subscriptions outlawed in the UK
UK viewers that are currently using pay-TV subscriptions purchased in another European country will no longer be able to use them once the UK leaves the European Union. … [Read More...]
IBC 2019 – Roundup
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.
IBC 2019 Roundup Interviews – ONTVLAB
Xavier de Solms, Strategy Director, ONTVLAB. tells Julian Clover about the company’s end-to-end platform for operators, that’s removed much of the intelligence from the set-top box, and replacing it with a simple interface in a smart phone.
Newsline
Police raid Dutch data centre, shutting down pirated-content site
Police raided commercial and residential properties in the Netherlands, France, and Germany Wednesday as part of a copyright-violation investigation of Share-Online.biz, the largest file hosting site operated in Germany. … [Read More...]
Swiss CH Media acquires 3 Plus TV group
Swiss media company CH Media will take over Swiss TV broadcaster 3 Plus. … [Read More...]
Red Bee and Spring Media launch women’s football streaming service
Swedish sports rights agency Spring Media and Red Bee are to launch a global OTT service dedicated to women’s football, a world first. … [Read More...]
Nominees for HbbTV Awards 2019 announced
The HbbTV Association has announced the shortlists of entries nominated for the HbbTV Awards 2019, showcasing and celebrating excellence in the HbbTV community. … [Read More...]
DNMG brings Folx TV to German cable
German network operator association DNMG offers its more than 200 members music channel Folx TV for distribution via cable and IP. … [Read More...]
Czech company invests in ProSiebenSat.1 Media
Czech Media Invest (CMI) has acquired a stake of approximately 4.07% in ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE through purchases on public markets. … [Read More...]
Trace Music to re-brand its UK channels
Trace Music is set to re-brand three of its music channels on November 1. … [Read More...]
Viacom acquires Italian DTT kids channel Super!
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has acquired from De Agostini Editore the remaining 50% of Super Broadcast S.R.L, the company that owns and operates the free-to-air (FTA) kids’ TV channel, Super. … [Read More...]
Salto founders up investment
The founders of the all-France streaming service Salto are to triple their investment in the project. … [Read More...]
Eir to move to Apple TV 4K set-tops
Ireland’s Eir has become the latest operator to adopt Apple TV as its primary set-top box. … [Read More...]
Central & East Europe
United Group in talks to buy Vivacom
United Group, the private equity-backed cable company, is holding exclusive talks to purchase Vivacom, Bulgaria’s largest telecoms group. … [Read More...]
PPF Group closes in on CME
The Czech Republic’s PPF Group could be only days away from acquiring Central European Media Enterprises (CME). … [Read More...]
Russia eyes DTH platform merger
Russia’ National Satellite Company, which operates under the name Tricolor, is in talks to buy a 100% stake in NTV-Plus. … [Read More...]
Channels
Vatican launches streaming service VatiVision
The Vatican will launch its own streaming service VatiVison this coming spring. … [Read More...]
Canal’s French base declines again
Canal+ Group’s French subscriber base slipped below 8 million in the third quarter. … [Read More...]
NENT Group acquires exclusive Ice Hockey World Championship rights
The Ice Hockey World Championships will be carried on Viasat branded channels through to 2028. … [Read More...]
Editors’ Choice
Sky Deutschland expands OTT service Sky Ticket
German pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland is adding 13 TV channels and further on-demand content to its OTT platform Sky Ticket. … [Read More...]
Netflix grows more than expected, but US disappoints
During the this quarter, Netflix grew to $5.2 billion in revenue, up 31% over the prior year, and operating income doubled to $1.0 billion. Paid net adds totaled 6.8m compared to its 7.0m forecast and prior year Q3 of 6.1m. … [Read More...]
Sky News launches Brexit-Free channel
Sky News is to launch a pop up channel where talk of Brexit is banned. … [Read More...]