Antenna Group has agreed with Sony Pictures Television to acquire the CEE AXN, Sony and Viasat pay-TV channels and on demand services as part of a major investment in the region.
German streaming platform Joyn adds HbbTV to ARD channels
Joyn, the joint German streaming platform operated by ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery, is now offering the TV channels of public broadcaster ARD with HbbTV.
Orion joins ex Sony channels project
Orion has become a key technical partner with National Media Group (NMG) and Media-Telecom in the launch of the new TV channels .red. .black and .sci-fi in Russia and the CIS countries.
Sony channels set to exit Russia
The Sony pay-TV channels Sony Channel, Sony Turbo and Sony Sci-Fi may soon no longer be available in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.
Sony integrates HD+ directly into TV sets
Sony is integrating direct access to German TV platform HD+ into all Google TV models from 2021, with the implementation to be completed in the coming months.
rlaxx TV launches on Amazon Fire TV and Android TV
European AVOD service rlaxx TV is now also available on Amazon’s Fire TV devices and smart TV operating system Android TV in the UK, Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
Sony launches Apple TV app on smart TVs
Sony customers can now access the Apple TV app on select Sony smart TVs to watch Apple+, Apple TV channels, new and popular movies and personalised and curated recommendations.
Samsung leads global TV streaming device population
The global population of TV and video streaming devices has now exceeded 1.1 billion, according to the latest analysis from Strategy Analytics’ TV Streaming Platforms service.
Netflix publishes list of recommended TVs
Netflix has just published its annual list of TVs that provide the best performance and are the easiest to use for Netflix (and, ultimately, other streaming services).
Mediaset said to buy Sony’s DTT channels in Italy
Mediaset is reported to be very close to an agreement for the purchase of channels 45 and 55 from Sony Pictures Television.