ARPU for Spanish bundles soars as pay-TV nears 30% of homes
Pay-TV
23-06-2017
Spaniards pay 8% more than last year for quint-play convergent offerings including pay-TV, the country’s competition authority has revealed.
Univision readies multi-platform coverage of CONCACAF Gold Cup
Programming
23-06-2017
Univision Deportes will broadcast the CONCACAF Gold Cup football tournament across the US, promising to deliver a full multi-platform experience.
enchufe eyes LATAM commercial boost with 2btube
Deals
23-06-2017
Ecuador’s online channel enchufe.tv aims to grow across Latin America and Spain though a commercial agreement with the 2btube multi-channel network (MCN).
Consolidated taps Olympusat for Hispanic OTT launch
OTT
23-06-2017
As it delivers its new Spanish-language OTT TV everywhere service across the US, Consolidated Communications is to roll out Olympusat’s Vemox over-the-top (OTT) platform.
Roku returns to Mexican stores
Online Video
23-06-2017
The order that had been blocking the sale of Roku online streaming devices in Mexico has now been temporarily suspended.
UK TV advertising growth set to slow
Ad Tech
23-06-2017
Key TV categories may be weakening and brand safety concerns impacting the pure play Internet market, but there is still healthy, if slower, growth in the UK advertising sector, says research from GroupM.YouTube reveals new VR format
Infrastructure
23-06-2017
Almost two years after it first decided to dip its toes into the world of immersive 360° and virtual reality (VR) viewing, YouTube has announced that it has been working on a brand new video format, VR180.
Chinese regulator shuts video streaming services
OTT
23-06-2017
Chinese regulator, The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT), has ordered the closure of video streaming services on three Internet platforms, Sina Weibo, Ifeng and Acfun.
Sony Max launches weekly show WWE Sunday Dhamaal
Programming
23-06-2017
Sony Pictures Networks (SPN) India is launching a new Hindi weekly wrestling show WWE Sunday Dhamaal, featuring the flagship shows Raw and SmackDown.
Kwesé welcomes UEFA, FIFA football to African TV platforms
Deals
23-06-2017
Kwesé Sports has sealed a four-year deal with European and global football governing bodies UEFA and FIFA for broadcasting rights across sub-Saharan Africa to all major tournaments.
Turner invests in Vietnam digital media network POPS
OTT
23-06-2017
Turner Asia Pacific has taken what it terms a ‘significant minority stake’ in Vietnamese digital media and creator network POPS Worldwide.
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