Australia
Broadcast Australia taps Rohde & Schwarz for DVB-T2 trial
Transmission services provider Broadcast Australia, in partnership with free-to-air industry body Free TV and broadcasters…
Australia’s NBN begins enabling DOCSIS 3.1 with Arris
Australian national broadband network provider NBN has started enabling DOCSIS 3.1 on its hybrid fibre…
Australia’s Nine to merge with Fairfax Media
Commercial TV network Nine Entertainment this morning confirmed it had agreed a merger deal with…
Former Sky chief Sam Chisholm dies aged 78
Former Sky chief executive Sam Chisholm has died after a short illness. Chisholm, who was…
SVOD service Stan secures Lionsgate and Starz programming
Australian streamer Stan and Lionsgate have a new licensing agreement that will bring a robust…
Discovery appoints Australia and New Zealand boss
Discovery has appointed Rebecca Kent as general manager, Australia and New Zealand, following a nine-month stint doing the…
CBS completes acquisition of Australia’s Network Ten
CBS Networks has completed its acquisition of Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten. The deal puts…
Netflix and ABC conspire to create thriller
Netflix and Australian public broadcaster the ABC are working together again, this time on a…
CBS acquires Australia’s Network Ten
US broadcaster CBS is to acquire Australia’s Network Ten after agreeing to convert large debts Ten owed…
Foxtel merging Fox Sports in Australia
Australia’s leading pay TV platform, Foxtel, is merging with its News Corp cousin Fox Sports…