Al Jazeera has acquired Turkish pay TV operator Digitürk via its BeIN Sports arm. Financial details of the acquisition were not released. Reports in April suggested that BeIN Sports was expected to pay between US$1 billion and US$1.2 billion for the operator. Digitürk, which holds top-tier Turkish football rights until the end of the 2016-17 […]
Al Jazeera has named Giles Trendle as acting managing director of its English-language channel, following the departure of Al Anstey to take over at Al Jazeera America. Trendle was previously responsible for commissioning and acquiring a number of high-profile programmes for Al Jazeera English, including the Witness documentary strand. Prior to joining Al Jazeera, he […]
Pay TV giant Sky made an approach to acquire Italian broadcaster Mediaset’s pay TV arm but was rejected, according to a Reuters report. According to Reuters, citing an unnamed source, informal contacts have been maintained despite the failure of the approach. Mediaset has been searching for partners for its Mediaset Premium arm for some time, […]
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has reduced stake in Vivendi, according to business news service BFMTV, which noted that Qatar Holding is no longer included in the French media giant’s list of principal shareholders. Qatar Holding acquired a 1.55% stake in Vivendi in 2011, later augmented to 2%, a holding worth around €450 million. It had […]
Al Jazeera has partnered with Skyline Communications in a network management deal that will see it use Skyline’s DataMiner platform. Al Jazeera will use DataMiner as the network management and OSS platform for its new global media cloud network, allowing it to transport media and data across more than 80 offices. “Our ultimate goal is […]
Al Jazeera-owned BeIN Media Group, which operates the sports networks of the same name, is in advanced talks to buy Turkish pay TV operator Digitürk, according to Reuters, citing three sources familiar with the talks. Reuters reported that the talks are at an advanced state but have not yet been finalized, with the possibility that […]
The cost of the current UK TV auction for live Premier League football from 2016/17 to 2018/19 could top £5 billion (€6.7 billion) for the first time, according to new research. Ampere Analysis predicts that, based on past auctions, there will be a “competitive base rate inflation” of between 55% and 65% in cost per […]
Al Jazeera-owned sports network BeIN Sports has tapped Cisco to provide its Videoscape TV service deliver platform to deliver advanced services across over 20 countries in the Middle East and North Africa region. BeIN Sports is using Cisco’s VideoGuard conditional access system, Cisco MediaHighway middleware, and Cisco DVR and user interface technologies. Across the MENA […]
Talks between Italy’s Mediaset and potential investors in its pay TV arm have lost momentum as a result of the higher valuation placed on the Premium unit following Telefónica’s investment in the business in July, according to Reuters. Telefónica agreed to purchase an 11.11% stake and invest €100 million in the pay TV unit as […]
UK pay TV operator Virgin Media has added 15 new live channels to its mobile TV service, Virgin TV Anywhere – including news networks Al Jazeera and France 24 and gaming channel Ginx. The other new channel additions – which cover news, entertainment, music and gaming – are ARY News, B4U Music, E!, The Africa […]
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