GroupM has confirmed the launch of a new innovative TV business unit that will offer clients targeting and engagement capabilities in what has become a technology driven, data fused, addressable media environment. GroupM North America CEO Kelly Clark announced that the unit will be called Modi Media and will be led by Michael Bologna, GroupM’s […]
SMiT, a global player in the design and development of conditional access modules (CAMs), has announced the successful launch of the Irdeto CI + 1.3 Unified Client CAM to the MENA market, only on My-HD. The Unified Client CAM has been integrated with both Cloaked CA and Softcell. The Irdeto Cloaked CA solution with a […]
Thomson Video Networks has signed a reseller agreement with VIDI, a global independent service provider based in Germany. Through the new partnership, VIDI will be the distributor of Thomson Video Networks’ complete line of video compression solutions to German media enterprises. VIDI offers support the field of converging broadcast and telecommunications technologies. VIDI clients include […]
MP & Silva, an international sports media company, and Globo, the exclusive distributor of Campeonato Paulista and Brasileirao, have extended their partnership for the distribution rights of Campeonato Brasileiro da Série A (also known as Brazilian League Série A or Brasileirão) and Campeonato Paulista in selected countries in Asia and Europe. This announcement builds on […]
Advantech Wireless, a privately-held Canadian corporation and manufacturer of Satellite, RF Equipment and Microwave Systems has announced the release of the new SapphireBlu Series 6.6kW C-Band Rackmount UltraLinear GaN SSPA/BUC, the ultimate solution for wide bandwidth, ultra high power satellite teleport uplinks. The new SapphireBlu Series of UltraLinear GaN technology based SSPAs and BUCs from […]
Findings released at International CES by TiVo suggest that streaming to mobile devices among its subscriber base is on the rise and driving longer periods of engagement on second screens, an increase directly related to the launch of TiVo Roamio in August of 2013, with recorded shows leading the way as the streaming content of […]
UKTV boosted audience share to deliver record ratings in 2013, official end-of-year BARB data reports. The media company, an independent joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Scripps Network Interactive, achieved an average share of 4.67 per cent across the year, up 5 per cent on 2012’s numbers, and saw its SOCI (share of commercial impacts) […]
Findings from a recent survey carried out by Strategy Analytics in the run up to International CES in Las Vegas make encouraging reading for vendors of UHD TV sets. Writing in the Strategy Analytics blog, David Mercer, VP and Principal Analyst, reports
Pay-TV and broadband service provider technology provider Pace has announced an unaudited update for the financial year ended December 31st 2013 ahead of preliminary results to be announced on March 4th 2014 which suggests that its Full Year 2013 performance is expected to be ahead of guidance. Pace reports that: Full year revenues expected to […]
While CES serves as a showcase for new products like Ultra-HD TVs, these products won’t ship in high-enough volume in 2014 to rescue the traditional consumer electronics (CE) device from a decline in revenue this year, according to IHS. Worldwide CE manufacturing revenue will fall to $250 billion in 2014, down 2 per cent from […]