Live TV makes up the lion’s share of broadcast ratings
Live TV is providing a significant ratings push to traditional broadcast networks.
View ArticleComcast leads $6.8MN VR funding round
Comcast Ventures is putting its considerable weight even further into virtual reality (VR), with a series A investment in Montreal-based cinematic VR company Felix & Paul Studios.
View ArticleHTC puts together $10BN VR investment alliance
HTC Vive has announced a $10 billion initiative to fund virtual reality efforts, dubbed the VR Venture Capital Alliance (VRVCA).
View ArticleContent companies offer support for pay-TV’s Ditch the Box STB proposal
Programmers and content companies have filed comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), noting that they could side with the backers of the Ditch the Box movement in a compromise proposal...
View ArticleKey FCC commissioner backs away from FCC STB reform plan
Federal Communications Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel has publicly backed away from FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s plan to open up set-top boxes (STBs) to online media competition.
View ArticleSinclair hit with $9.5MN FCC fine over retrans
Sinclair Broadcast Group has agreed to pay $9.5 million in Federal Communications Commission (FCC) fines to resolve a number of Media Bureau investigations, including one into the allegation that...
View ArticleSinclair inks retrans deal with Comcast
Sinclair Broadcast Group and Comcast have a new deal for retransmission consent, capping off a busy week for retrans.
View ArticleDirecTV sees additional retrans blackouts
US satellite firm DirecTV is in trouble over broadcast retransmission again, with eight stations from Heartland Media blacked out on the satellite TV service.
View ArticleEspial completes ARRIS Whole Home Solution acquisition
Espial has completed its acquisition of ARRIS's Whole Home Solution (WHS) platform in a deal whose terms and conditions are yet to be disclosed.
View ArticleTWC wins key STB court battle
The set-top box debate has seen another shot over the bow from the cable industry.
View ArticleT-commerce dealt blow as Delivery Agent files for bankruptcy
Television and transactional commerce pioneer Delivery Agent has filed for bankruptcy and plans to seek a sale.
View ArticleReport: AT&T expects DIRECTV NOW to be core video service
Sources inside comms giant AT&T have revealed that its soon-to-be-launched standalone online streaming service, DIRECTV NOW, will become the company’s dominant video service in the next three to...
View Article4K adoption and content head towards critical mass
The US Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has released numbers indicating that 4K/Ultra HD is well underway — even as a slew of operators make big investments in the content.
View ArticleVerizon wants to pay $1BN less for Yahoo! now
The data breach involving 500 million Yahoo! accounts has led to Verizon asking to shave $1 billion off its pending $4.8 billion acquisition of Yahoo!
View ArticlePwC: Digital products will lead sports rights growth
Digital products will lead the way for the sports industry when it comes to content distribution, according to PwC’s Outlook report on the sports industry.
View ArticleSony boosts VOD portfolio with stake in Hopster
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPT) has announced it has become a strategic equity investor and has taken a seat on the board of leading global pre-school subscription video-on-demand (SVOD)...
View ArticleDreamWorks settles anti-poaching suit for $50MN
Leading global animation studio DreamWorks has settled a suit filed by animators for the sum of $50 million.
View ArticleNBCUniversal doubles BuzzFeed investment
US content giant NBCUniversal has ploughed another $200 million into millennial media darling BuzzFeed, valuing the viral specialist at about $1.7 billion.
View ArticleAmazon mulls bundling broadband for European Prime customers
E-commerce titan and prominent competitor in video streaming services, Amazon, is contemplating offering an Internet service directly to its European Prime customers.
View ArticleAttraction to acquire CMJ productions
Attraction, a media and entertainment group in Quebec, has signed an agreement to acquire CMJ Productions.
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