All Content & TV articles – Page 12
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PremiumBT TV enters Disney+ talks
BT TV reportedly entered talks with the US content platform, hoping to add the Netflix and Amazon Prime Video competitor to its roster.
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PremiumUniversal dropped from BT TV
Universal dropped from BT TV Source: Universal TV The Universal channels will be removed from BT TV packages from 27 January 2020. In a letter to its subscribers, BT said “this decision is out of our control and is driven by Universal’s decision to remove the channel ...
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PremiumTelekom Deutschland broadcasts on-court audio
TDE became the first sports content provider to record and broadcast the on-court audio of two players during a European basketball game.
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PremiumT-Mobile US partner Quibi raises another $400m
TMUS mobile video partner Quibi raised another $400m in its latest round of investment. It also disclosed further details of the deal it announced with TMUS in late-2019.
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Products & ServicesMovistar Living Apps extend AURA on 800,000 STBs
Telefónica talks-up connected home capabilities with new apps from partners, but with limited reach. ‘Home-as-a-computer’ a technological focus for the Group, although commercial demand unproven, and early gloomy indications of Movistar Home performance. Latest announcement bolsters Microsoft position as key AI partner for Telefónica.
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PremiumMovistar Play now available on smart TVs
Telefónica’s Movistar Play over-the-top pay-TV service has been integrated into Samsung smart TVs in Latin America.
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Products & ServicesVivo brings carrier billing to Brazil
Telefónica|Vivo was the first operator in Brazil to offer carrier billing for Globoplay, a major local video-streaming platform.
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Products & ServicesMovistar+ TV now Chromecast-compatible
Telefónica España confirmed that content from its Movistar+ pay-TV platform can now be ‘cast’ to television sets via Google Chromecast.
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PremiumBT pays the price of retaining its UEFA title
BT Group paid a little more to renew its exclusive rights to UEFA club football tournaments for 2021–24, seeing off a renewed ITV and Sky challenge in the process. Exclusive content expected to help BT Sport stand on its own feet, and justify ongoing price hikes.
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PremiumBT and EE sign up to BritBox
BT has been named a BritBox partner, which will create products and services around the TV streaming service.
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PremiumVodafone preps “delicate” Unitymedia TV switchover
Big but “delicate” migration project in pipeline. Vodafone TV spread continues as Group seeks to iron out tech ecosystem. Liberty’s Horizon platform out of contention as Group TV enabler.
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PremiumVodafone extends convergence play to Albania
Operator agrees acquisition terms with Albania’s largest cableco. Demos 5G-enabled remote car driving.
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PremiumVodafone bolsters play in European e-sports scene
Vodafone Spain cements e-sports strategy with sponsorship deal, Vodafone Germany follows suit.
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PremiumHungary latest to receive Vodafone TV service
Vodafone Hungary set to become the latest in a string of European OpCos to launch OTT TV service.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom gets Sprint stress headache, takes dividend pill
Group boasts of “record” Q3 results, but numbers shadowed by strategic and operational challenges. Dividend trimmed to keep spend taps flowing and offset US and balance sheet pressures. Capex guidance raised. German broadband “softness” tackled. Leadership looks forward to All-IP completion for German go-to-market. Romanian difficulties continue: “all possibilities” ...
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PremiumT-Mobile Czech Republic scours Planet A for convergence boost
Small legup for NatCo’s fibre push in Prague.
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PremiumTelefónica España and Atresmedia create TV content JV
Telefónica España and Atresmedia, a Spanish media group, agreed a deal to create a 50:50 joint venture (JV) to produce and distribute Spanish-language original series and films for Telefónica’s Movistar+ pay-TV platform and Atresmedia channels.
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PremiumTelefónica Empresas and Hisdesat agree contract with Spain’s Ministry of Defence
Telefónica Empresas, the operator’s business-to-business arm, and satellite communications provider Hisdesat agreed a 14-month contract with Spain’s Ministry of Defence to provide connectivity, entertainment, and online training services for the country’s overseas military personnel.
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Suppliers & SCMZenterio buyout raises questions for Deutsche Telekom
Once-close partner appears to have been damaged by DT supply refresh.