Culture secretary Nadine Dorres has confirmed a two-year freeze in the BBC Licence Fee, but pulled back slightly on earlier comments, that the settlement would be the last under the current arrangements.
Italy considers speed test on DAZN streaming
Italian media regulator Agcom could be about to require streaming platforms, including DAZN, to measure the quality of users’ internet connections.
Vodafone Deutschland adds Sky One HD to GigaTV
Sky One HD is now included in the pay-TV package Vodafone Premium on GigaTV on the cable network of Vodafone Deutschland, making the channel available outside the Sky Deutschland platform for the first time.
MultiChoice launch new channels for Mozambique and Angola
Multichoice is to open two new TV channels Maningue Magic and Kwenda Magic – for audiences in Mozambique and Angola respectively.
Zeonbud requests Ukrainian DTT licence contest
The Ukrainian DTT platform operator Zeonbud has asked the regulator National Council to hold a competition for FTA channel licences distributed on its multiplexes.
Netflix begins price rise cycle
Netflix has raised its monthly subscription fee in the United States by between $1 and $2 per month.
End of the road for the BBC Licence Fee in 2027
UK Culture Secretary Nadine Dorres has signalled that an announcement due this week on a new BBC Licence Fee settlement is likely to be the last.
TF1-M6 channel sale underway
Interest in the digital TV channels run by TF1 and M6 is said to be intensifying.
ViacomCBS and Comcast renew carriage agreement
ViacomCBS and Comcast Cable have signed a new multi-year deal that renews the carriage of ViacomCBS networks on its Xfinity network including CBS Television Network, BET, CBS Sports Network, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop TV, Smithsonian Channel, and SHOWTIME.
Skylink making its own productions
M7 Group’s Skylink will start showing its own productions from this year.