With the introduction of integrated Hybrid OTT and live TV services using the advantages of ABR (Adaptive Bit Rate) encoding and digital video broadcast, Pay-TV Operators can now add or expand video services less expensively than before, according to research by MRG. Through the use of integrated program guide for OTT and live digital channels […]
The use of CE devices in the consumption of OTT video content is increasing rapidly as service providers seek new revenues opportunities, attempt to reach new consumer groups, and look for ways to differentiate their offerings, according to IMS Research The firm forecasts that in 2016, connected CE devices in the home will account for […]
Intelsat, the world’s leading provider of satellite services, has reported results for the three months ended September 30th, 2011. It had revenue of $652.9 million and a net loss of $0.4 million. Included in the quarterly results were a $20.2 million pre-tax non-recurring charge from a loss on previously unconsolidated affiliates and a $42.7 million […]
India’s existing – mostly DTH – digital broadcasters are said to be looking forward enthusiastically to the nation’s implementation of digital transmission by the country’s cable TV operators. India’s four largest cities have to have converted from analogue to digital TV by March next year. The whole nation must be converted by December 2014. Most […]
Iran’s state broadcaster has transmitted an interview with the country’s police commander warning companies, businesses and private individuals that they must not advertise on “foreign satellite TV networks”. Officially, watching satellite TV in Iran is illegal and dishes and receiving equipment can be – and often is – confiscated. However, a growing number of channels […]
Described as the combination of a social TV application with the ability to stream and record video to watch when and where you want, digital television technology, software and services provider Motive Television has launched Video2Go, designed to provide broadcasters and pay-TV platforms with opportunities to extend their content reach beyond the TV set to […]
TumTiki an online video site, has launched what it claims is the largest video library of any web destination site. TumTiki was created and is operated by US telco Frontier Communications. TumTiki is available to anyone with Internet access and features a library of premium TV episodes, movies, web original clips, and local content, of […]
Digiguide TV has launched Digiguide.tv Premium, an online customisable TV guide aimed at busy TV fans who need a TV guide that they can tailor to their tastes and sends them only information on programmes they are interested in watching. Digiguide.tv Premium offers a mix of personalised recommendations, TV-related content, reminders, extended search functionality on […]
Gilat Satcom has announced that – together with Tvinci, the Pay OTT video platform provider, – it will offer, for the first time, a full duplex satellite-based OTT TV solution. Launched at AfricaCom, the solution utilises Gilat Satcom’s satellite-based connectivity services and Tvinci’s pay OTT platform to deliver accessible OTT TV content across PC, Connected […]
Capablue, a VoD and Connected TV solutions provider, has developed an interactive karaoke app on Smart TVs for DigiTop. Karaoke Superstar will give consumers instant access to an extensive playlist of tracks from favourite classic artists to the latest chart hits. Users will be able to select tracks from a playlist of over 2,000 karaoke […]