New Zealand - Deal includes exclusive rights to programming from CBS, The CW and SHOWTIME .New series, including the highly-anticipated Twin Peaks, will screen exclusively across SKY’s platforms in New Zealand, as part of a new long-term volume deal with CBS Studios International. “This is a significant deal for SKY, and reinforces our commitment to make great content available to as many New Zealanders as possible across our services. We have worked closely together for a number of years … [Read more...] about Sky and CBS Studios in content license agreement
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TiVo partners Sky to launch voice search
SAN CARLOS, Calif — TiVo Corporation (NASDAQ: TIVO), a global leader in entertainment technology and audience insights, announced that TiVo and Sky, Europe’s leading entertainment company have joined forces to deliver voice search for Sky’s next-generation box, Sky Q. TiVo is providing Sky Q with a natural language, voice-based search solution, making it quicker and easier for Sky Q customers to find the content they are looking for. The solution delivered by TiVo lets consumers use their … [Read more...] about TiVo partners Sky to launch voice search
Airbus-built SKY Brasil-1 satellite successfully launched by Ariane 5
Kourou - SKY Brasil-1, a telecommunications satellite made by Airbus Defence and Space for AT&T/DIRECTV, was successfully launched from the space centre at Kourou, French Guiana, on an Ariane 5 rocket. It was the 77th consecutive successful flight for Europe’s satellite launch vehicle. SKY Brasil-1 is the 44th Eurostar E3000-based spacecraft built by Airbus Defence and Space and the second for DIRECTV. With a mass at launch of 6000 kg and spacecraft power of 16 kW, SKY Brasil-1 has two … [Read more...] about Airbus-built SKY Brasil-1 satellite successfully launched by Ariane 5
FreeviewPlus makes an impact on all On Demand content in New Zealand
With the increase of pay- TV operators in New Zealand, Sky is not looking good with a 14% fall in share price after the loss of 45,000 core residential subscribers in early 2016. The end of 2015 saw 860,445 customers, but the company was already bracing themselves for a drop of 3.5% and the number to be 830,000 at the end of June 2016. The anticipated decline followed the roll-off of subscribers who signed on to watch the Rugby World Cup in 2015. Pay-TV policies Copyright There’s good … [Read more...] about FreeviewPlus makes an impact on all On Demand content in New Zealand
Sky invests €4 million in Molotov
Sky has announced the investment of €4 million in Molotov, the French over-the-top video platform, run by Jean-David Blanc, founder of AlloCiné, and Pierre Lescure, founder of Canal+. The investment is part of a larger Molotov financing round and is the latest in a series of Sky investments in innovative start-up companies. Molotov’s basic tier is free of charge and comprises 35 channels, including all channels that are available on the nation’s digital terrestrial network TNT. In addition, … [Read more...] about Sky invests €4 million in Molotov
The Young Pope travels to Scandinavia
London – FremantleMedia International and IMG announced the first distribution deal for the much-anticipated ten-part drama, The Young Pope. The deal will see the series premiere across Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland on the Pan-Nordic SVOD and pay-TV operator C More. As part of the deal, Sweden’s largest commercial free-to-air network, TV4 will take the right for the series after it has been seen on C More. The Young Pope comes from the Director of the Academy Award®-winning The Great … [Read more...] about The Young Pope travels to Scandinavia
