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Dec 23, 2024 · DAZN acquires Foxtel for $2.2bn. Jörn Krieger 23 December 2024 • 11:57. Sports streaming service DAZN is acquiring Australian pay-TV broadcaster Foxtel from its majority shareholder News Corp ...
TV manufacturers selling sets at a loss for advertising rewards
Nov 18, 2024 · The worldwide television market is splitting into three as the consensus around the shift from CRT displays to flat panels gives way to opportunities from emerging operating systems and targeted ad…
Will Brazil be able to make TV 3.0 work? - Broadband TV News
Aug 27, 2024 · Brazil has announced the development of TV 3.0, based on the American ATSC 3.0 standard, allowing broadcast TV to merge with the digital world. Although this combination brings many promises ...
Create and Craft confirms closure - broadbandtvnews.com
Oct 25, 2024 · Shopping channel Create and Craft has confirmed its closure, days after Sky removed the channel from its programme guide. In recent weeks Create and Craft had stopped taking new orders and several ...
ORF to terminate SD distribution on Astra - broadbandtvnews.com
Nov 29, 2024 · Austrian public broadcaster ORF will discontinue the SD distribution of its domestic television channels via Astra (19.2° East) on 7 January 2025. The channels will then only be available in HD ...
Astrum Mobile and Qualcomm trial 5G Broadcast on GEO satellite
Nov 30, 2024 · Astrum Mobile and Qualcomm Technologies have completed a trial of the world's first 5G Broadcast service from a geosynchronous satellite to a retail smartphone with software updates to enable 5G ...
User retention: why Netflix leads over Apple TV+ and Paramount+
Oct 17, 2024 · User retention in streaming services has become a crucial measure of success. Netflix consistently excels at retaining users longer than its competitors, Apple TV+ and Paramount+. An analysis of ...
Sky facing hefty bill after advertising miscalculation
Nov 5, 2024 · Sky could be forced to pay hundreds of million pounds in compensation to broadcasters after the discovery of miscalculations in its advertising sales unit. The broadcaster has been issuing refunds ...
DirecTV pulls out of EchoStar deal - broadbandtvnews.com
Nov 22, 2024 · DirecTV is no longer planning to acquire EchoStar's satellite business Dish. According to DirecTV, the decision follows DISH DBS noteholders' failure to agree to a proposed Exchange Debt Offer ...
U&GOLD and U&alibi join UKTV Masterbrand
Nov 7, 2024 · UKTV has completed its transition to its new U masterbrand with Gold & Alibi, transitioning to U&GOLD and U&alibi across paid linear and on demand platforms. The U Masterbrand initially launched ...