Steam running out of East Euro pay-TV
Pay-TV
04-04-2016
Much of the fast growth of the Eastern European pay-TV market is over, says a study from Digital TV Research.
Pay-TV shows highest quarterly rise in subs for two years
Pay-TV
04-04-2016
The latest edition of the informitv Multiscreen Index has revealed the strength of the pay-TV industry which it says gained a total of 8.16 million subscribers in the last quarter of 2015, an increase of just over 2%.
Estrella TV sees record viewership for Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento
Ratings/Measurement
04-04-2016
Estrella TV's much anticipated premiere of season 14 of Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento has debuted with record growth.
go90 users get sneak Angry Planet peek for Earth Month
Mobile
04-04-2016
Participant Media’s television network, Pivot, is teaming up with and Verizon’s go90 mobile TV service.
Australia steps closer to broadcast reform
Broadcast
04-04-2016
Australia is closer to allowing mergers between metropolitan and regional commercial free-to-air (FTA) TV networks after a reform package was introduced to parliament on Saturday (2 April).
Egyptian authorities launch TV piracy crackdown
Pay-TV
04-04-2016
Alexandria Police have confiscated hundreds of IP and illegal decoders, LAN convertors and Wi-Fi LAN connectors following a swoop on TV Piracy in the Egyptian city.
Argentina’s pay-TV sector tops penetration rates in LATAM
Pay-TV
04-04-2016
With over six in ten people paying for TV, Argentina has achieved the highest pay-TV penetration rate in Latin America.
Televisa’s blim starts in-house production
OTT
04-04-2016
Mexico’s Televisa is premiering the first exclusive series for blim just a month after the launch of the over-the-top (OTT) platform.
Mediapro airs El Clásico worldwide
Programming
04-04-2016
Spain’s Mediapro has produced personalised feeds of the FC Barcelona vs. Real Madrid football game to broadcasters from over 90 countries globally.
AOL Kanvas launches mobile live streaming for Android
Mobile
03-04-2016
AOL's Kanvas has launched a mobile technology: Kanvas Live on Android.
Ethnic Channels Group hires TV veteran Christian Morsonutto
Deals
03-04-2016
Ethnic Channels Group has hired television industry veteran Christian Morsanutto to serve as senior vice-president of business development and operations.
Video consumption drives Saudi mobile broadband use
Foxtel boosts football quota with beIN Sports
beIN teams up with Studio 100 for new kids channel
Fox Sports enlists The QYOU for video content
Mediapro, NeuLion and Sony team to bring El Clásico in Ultra HD
Mexico’s pay-TV looks crisis-proof
Netflix taps Bambú’s success-formula for first production in Spain
Sundance Channel, DirecTV reward Uruguay’s talent
Mexico’s pay-TV industry looks crisis-proof
Sundance Channel, DirecTV reward Uruguay’s talent
Mediapro, NeuLion and Sony team to bring El Clásico in Ultra HD
Comedy Central expands Snapchat Discover content offerings with global slate
Fullscreen to take on Netflix, Amazon with ad-free SVOD service
EE TV claims UK first with free mobile viewing
Cartoon Network renews Steven Universe, Uncle Grandpa
Imagine, Microsoft partner for cloud broadcast
ESPN2 scores ratings high with USA, Guatemala World Cup qualifier
Wazee Digital appoints sports VP
TV watching up 7% but millennials flock to mobile, laptops
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