Reuters – Britain's largest pay-TV company BSkyB is in talks to buy Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia, a €10 billion deal that would realise Rupert Murdoch's long-held ambition to combine his European TV interests in a single business. The potential tie-up would create a broadcaster with 20 million subscribers and more clout to deal with growing competition from rivals such as BT in sport as well as online groups like Netflix in movies and blockbuster TV shows. In 2010, Murdoch had … [Read more...] about BSkyB in talks to buy Murdoch’s Europe pay-TV businesses
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Nominees for the 41st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards announced
New York – The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced the nominees for the 41st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards on May 1. This year, CBS scored 60 nominations, the most of the other networks. Its drama series The Young and the Restless led the nominations tally with 26, including for Outstanding Drama Series. Syndicated and PBS follow behind with 52 and 44 nominations respectively. Other networks who also earned double digit … [Read more...] about Nominees for the 41st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards announced
Kaltura acquires Tvinci
New York, NY – Kaltura, the open source video platform, announced on May 1 that it has acquired Tvinci, global provider of Pay OTT TV services. The acquisition gives Kaltura a leadership position in the booming OTT market, and cements its role as the only pure-play video technology company to power any video experience across all markets (including Media & Entertainment, Enterprise, Education) and all channels (e.g. Multimedia Service Providers such as MVPDs, Telcos, MSPs, … [Read more...] about Kaltura acquires Tvinci
Worldwide VOD/EST and DVD/Blu-ray sales expected to pass US$43 billion in 2019
Scottsdale, Arizona – Worldwide VOD rentals (OTT and pay-TV operator), electronic sell-through (EST), and DVD/Blu-ray disc sales are expected to grow 40% from 2013 to 2019 – growing from US$30.6 billion in 2013 to over US$43 billion in 2019. Physical media sales will continue its decline, while OTT VOD services and ad-based viewing take significant market share from combined physical purchases and EST. Senior analyst Michael Inouye commented, “New content windowing … [Read more...] about Worldwide VOD/EST and DVD/Blu-ray sales expected to pass US$43 billion in 2019
BesTV and Microsoft to bring Xbox One to China
Shanghai, China — Microsoft Corp. announced on April 30 that in partnership with BesTV New Media Co., a subsidiary of Shanghai Media Group, Xbox One will launch into China in September of this year. The all-in-one games and entertainment system will be the first of its kind to launch in the country, creating mutual opportunities for developers in China to bring their creative content to life both at home and abroad. Xbox One will offer content such as games, entertainment, education … [Read more...] about BesTV and Microsoft to bring Xbox One to China
Encompass launches MEGAPOD in Asia
Singapore – Encompass Digital Media launched its new US$7 million broadcast monitoring facility, the MEGAPOD – the first-of-its-kind multi-channel broadcast monitoring and play out facility with multi-channel and multi-format for linear and over-the-top (OTT) delivery capabilities – on April 29. The MEGAPOD can handle up to 250 channels, from ingest to delivery across multiple screens. “MEGAPOD is a one-of-its-kind facility in Asia which enables our customers to … [Read more...] about Encompass launches MEGAPOD in Asia
