CASBAA’s Q4 update on trends in multichannel TV distribution, audience data and viewership shows a 12 per cent industry growth in the past 12 months in terms of connected homes and an increase in dual subscription homes as channel choices increase. “As we head towards the close of the year it’s heartening to see multichannel […]
Fox Networks and DirecTV have reached an agreement for DirecTV to continue carrying all Fox Networks (including FX, National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, SPEED, FUEL TV, FOX Soccer, FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Deportes), Fox’s regional sports networks, Fox Broadcasting (FOX), the FOX local stations, Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network. In a […]
At the opening morning of the CASBAA Convention 2011 at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, panelists spoke of the increasing importance of OTT services and ways to monetise content without cannibalising existing audiences or revenues. Blair Westlake, corporate vice president, media and entertainment group at Microsoft, pointed to the success of content via its Xbox […]
Eutelsat has won a ‘multiyear’ contract to supply capacity on Atlantic Bird 7 to MBC, the Middle East’s market-leading broadcaster. The deal covers a full transponder allowing MBC to transmit a number of HD channels to Arab viewers. Atlantic Bird 7 sits alongside Nilesat’s two major satellites and is thus ‘visible’ widely throughout the Middle […]
Adobe Systems has acquired privately held Auditude, a specialist in video ad management and monetisation technologies for publishers and media companies. Through the acquisition of Auditude, Adobe is now positioned to provide an end-to-end video offering, seamlessly connecting authoring, publishing, monetisation and optimisation with the goal of helping customers build long-term businesses through the delivery […]
Alfalak Electronic, a provider of technology-based end-to-end solutions in the Middle East, has partnered with Mariner and deployed xVu, Mariner’s award-winning IPTV service assurance platform. Mariner’s xVu suite of service assurance products enables lower operating costs for TV service providers through effective trouble isolation and the avoidance of recurring field costs such as dispatches and […]
Alfalak Electronic Equipment & Supplies Co., a provider of technology-based end-to-end solutions in the Middle East, has partnered with Mariner and deployed xVu, Mariner’s award-winning IPTV service assurance platform. Mariner’s xVu suite of service assurance products enables lower operating costs for TV service providers through effective trouble isolation and the avoidance of recurring field costs […]
Broadcast International has announced the general availability of the newest release of its Managed Media Services Platform, version 2.5. (MMS 2.5). It is being released in conjunction with the rollout of a new customer, a top 50 financial services institution which will be deploying the industry’s most advanced digital marketing and merchandising network. Empowered by […]
Telestream, a provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, has announced that its ScreenFlow screencasting software will be used for the second consecutive year to capture conference sessions at BlogWorld & New Media Expo 2011 which opens November 3 in Los Angeles, California. Event organizers will use ScreenFlow to capture, edit and then export […]
TV One is pleased to announce a permanent price reduction on the LM-503HD Multi-format Triple 5” Color LCD Monitor. The LM-503HD, which was launched in November of 2009, will receive a new price of £2239 (€2575), effective immediately. This is a 14 per cent price decrease. The LM-503HD has a multitude of video signal formats […]