Wyplay, a global player in innovative TV-centric Operator software solutions, and Altech Multimedia, the international developer of interactive software solutions and digital Set-top Boxes (STBs), have unveilled their formal collaboration to integrate Wyplay’s STB Client software. Wyplay’s software solutions sit at the very heart of the connected home and power the top brand names in […]
KPMG’s Media Barometer surveyed a total 4,312 UK consumers from YouGov’s panel in September, for its Media and Entertainment Barometer. Among the main findings: —27 per cent own a smartphone. “This rose to 44 per cent and 43 per cent amongst the 18-24s and 25-34s respectively.” —35 per cent have downloaded paid apps in the […]
Warner Brothers is the first advertiser to launch a video-on-demand campaign on ITV’s catch-up player that uses a new interactive VOD format. The broadcaster has launched an ad format called Video Player-Ad API Definition (VPAID), developed by the IAB. The format has been designed to keep viewers within the ITV Player when they interact with […]
Newtec, a global player in satellite communications, has announced that PALS Electronics has successfully achieved the Multimedia Exchange Network over Satellite (MENOS) certification of its vehicle-mounted and fly drive satellite antenna systems for use with Newtec’s ASBU-MENOS Open DSNG networking solution. The certification process ensures that the proposed solution is fully compliant with the MENOS […]
After a strong uptake period, the growth dynamic of IPTV market in the region slowed down. The main restraining factor apart from growing competition on pay TV market was lack of sufficient infrastructure. Therefore, in the future, an important market driver will be investments in high speed broadband technology: fibre-to-the-home/building (FTTH/B) as well as cable […]
The OECD has released new statistics for broadband penetration in OECD countries as of June 2010. These include the number of broadband subscribers per country, broadband subscriptions by technology, the percentage of fibre connections in total broadband and, for the first time, a wireless broadband penetration indicator. There were 295 million fixed broadband subscriptions in […]
Australian investment funds managed by Macquarie have increased their holdings in the lucrative satellite and TV services sector. Various Macquarie funds already invest in UK-based Arqiva, and have just bought facilities house Ascent Media, part-owned by John Malone, which has sold its distribution business to Encompass Digital Media for $120m, including $7m of debt. Malone […]
Wyplay, the TV-centric Operator software solutions, and Altech Multimedia, the developer of interactive software solutions and digital Set-top Boxes (STBs), have unveilled their formal collaboration to integrate Wyplay’s STB Client software. “This partnership complements Altech Multimedia’s broadband and broadcast product offerings to address convergence within the multimedia market,” said Peter Balchin, CEO of Altech Multimedia. […]
Eutelsat, as expected, has ordered a replacement for the failed W3B satellite which failed to orbit on Oct 28. Thales Alenia will build W3D in near-record time, just 24 months, which is speedy for a 56-transponder craft. The order and rapid build commitment means the new satellite should be on station at 7 degrees […]
Shortly after announcing a series of measures better to protect against copyright infringement, Google has revealed it is to acquire digital media solutions provider Widevine with the intention of improving access to video content across the web. According to Mario Queiroz, Google’s VP of Product Management, with rapidly improving broadband and wireless speeds, more powerful […]