Sport1 plans eSports channel
German commercial sports broadcaster Sport1 wants to launch a dedicated TV channel for the fans of computer and video games. … [Read More...]
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Eastern European OTT revenues to triple
OTT TV episode and movie revenues for 22 Eastern European countries will reach $3.51 billion in 2023; more than triple the $1.01 billion recorded in 2017. … [Read More...]
ProSiebenSat.1 expands HbbTV services
German media group ProSiebenSat.1 has realigned the HbbTV portals of its free-to-air TV channels Sat.1, ProSieben, kabel eins, sixx, ProSieben Maxx, Sat.1 Gold and kabel eins Doku. … [Read More...]
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Live streaming for midweek EFL matches
31 midweek fixtures across the Sky Bet Championship, Sky Bet League One and Sky Bet League Two are set to being live-streamed to football fans in the UK and Ireland. The matches, which are also being carried on Sky Sports Red Button service and Virgin Media, are being offered by iFollow at a cost of £10 per match. iFollow is available through a club’s official website or app. Live text updates will also be available to allow fans to keep up to date with the latest scores. 58 of 72 … [Read More...]
12% of operators plan commercial 5G deployment by year’s end
Eighty-two percent of mobile operators participating in a 5G study conducted by business information provider IHS Markit are busy trialing and testing the technology. … [Read More...]
ETSI publishes DVB-SIS as technical standard
The DVB’s Single Illumination System has been published by ETSI. … [Read More...]
More sports channels for Slovak Telekom
Slovak Telekom plans to double the number of Digi-branded sports channels it operates to 10 this autumn. … [Read More...]
Epic Drama to join Skylink line-up
The Viasat World channel Epic Drama will be added to Skylink’s line up on September 1. … [Read More...]
Arte gears up for Ultra HD
Arte and a number of technical partners will carry out a new full-scale technical test in UHD/HDR on September 12-22. … [Read More...]
Russia’s Tricolor TV hit by court ruling
The Arbitration Court of St Petersburg and the Leningrad Region has ruled that subscribers to Tricolor TV have the right to pay for only the channels that interest them. … [Read More...]
KiKA launches catch-up TV service
KiKA, the children's channel jointly operated by German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF, is now bundling its on-demand content in a catch-up TV service. … [Read More...]
Central & East Europe
MTS adds Viacom channels
The Russian telco MTS has added five Viacom channels to its DTH offer. … [Read More...]
Nova to sell ad time for A1 Bulgaria
The Bulgarian national commercial broadcaster Nova is to start selling advertising on the sports channels operated by A1 Bulgaria, formerly known as Mtel. … [Read More...]
Czech TV provides DVB-T2 timeline
The Czech public broadcaster Ceska Televize (CT) will end the distribution of its HD channels on the multiplex 1a by the end of September. … [Read More...]
Channels
Xumo viewership up; adds six channels
OTT on-demand platform Xumo has said its viewership rose 325% and user consumption over the past year increased 90%. … [Read More...]
Facebook to broadcast UEFA Champions League in Latin America
Facebook has secured rights to broadcast the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Super Cup in Spanish-speaking Latin American territories. … [Read More...]
Fox Sports breaks Dutch media law
Fox Sports is breaking the Dutch media law by broadcasting two football matches of Feyenoord and Vitesse on it encrypted channels Fox Sports 1 and 2. … [Read More...]
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Amazon to add storage to Fire TV
Amazon is planning to add physical storage to its Amazon Fire TV device, creating a DVR that would compete with Tivo and Sky Q. … [Read More...]
IMG launches Serie A Pass football OTT service
Sports rights organisation IMG is launching Serie A Pass, a global OTT subscription service delivering live coverage of every game from the top Italian League in selected markets around the world. … [Read More...]
Saudi pirate beoutQ steals opening football games
Saudi pirate broadcaster beoutQ has 'stolen' the opening games of Premier League and Ligue 1 from the official licence holder BeIn Sports. … [Read More...]