Paris, Rome – Eutelsat Communications presented fresh data on trends shaping Italy’s TV landscape where average viewing of linear content is the highest in Western Europe, at four hours and 40 minutes per person per day. Using research commissioned from TNS, the Eutelsat TV Observatory shows that satellite reception continues to consolidate its place in Italy’s TV market, reaching into 8.4 million homes, up three percent since Eutelsat’s 2013 survey. Eutelsat’s HOTBIRD satellites, … [Read more...] about Eutelsat HOTBIRD remains first choice
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CASBAA India Forum 2013 ends on a good note
Hong Kong – CASBAA’s annual India Forum, held on March 7 in New Delhi, attracted a host of government and industry professionals weighing in on the multichannel TV market in India. “The timing for this year’s CASBAA India Forum 2013 could not have been better with the Phase II digitisation deadline looming at the end of the month,” said Christopher Slaughter, CEO, CASBAA. During his opening keynote, Uday Kumar Varma, Secretary, Ministry of Information & … [Read more...] about CASBAA India Forum 2013 ends on a good note
SPT’s ONE turns two
Singapore– Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks, Asia announced that its Korean general entertainment (GE) channel, ONE, which just turned two, continues to achieve strong ratings across the region. Among pay-TV 4+ audiences, from January 1 to October 10 2012, ONE has garnered 43% of the viewing share between all 19 HD channels in Malaysia. The channel also drew an average viewing duration of 125 minutes per viewer each day, among pay-TV networks on Astro, according to AGB Nielson … [Read more...] about SPT’s ONE turns two
Cartoon Network HD joins Measat
Kuala Lumpur – Measat Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (Measat) has announced an agreement with GlobeCast for the distribution of the Cartoon Network HD channel via its Measat-3 satellite. Jarod Lopez, Senior Director, Sales and Marketing, Measat, said, “The addition of Cartoon Network HD further strengthens the variety of channels on Measat’s video neighbourhood.” The satellite service provider now distributes 25 HD channels on its video platform. Cartoon Network is one of … [Read more...] about Cartoon Network HD joins Measat
