Contrary to some recent melodramatic predictions, the TV industry is not dying but is undergoing a process of rapid change, according to a report from Strategy Analytics. The report found that the global installed base of TV-addressable screens is in fact in the middle of a second wave of rapid expansion. The first wave peaked […]
Digital age photography and consumer electronics specialist Polaroid is showing what it describes as a superior quality, affordable new line of televisions at CES 2014. Polaroid will début a 50” Smart TV that is Roku Ready, as well as a 50” Ultra HD 4K Television. According to Polaroid, the sets will provide consumers with unparalleled […]
Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox has taken a further step to reduce its presence in China by signing an agreement with China Media Capital (CMC) under which Star China’s management team together with CMC will acquire 21CF’s 47 per cent stake in Star China TV. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Formed in 2010 […]
Findings from a recent survey carried out by next-generation video and search experience specialist RAMP on consumers’ awareness and usage of TV Everywhere have revealed that 82 per cent of respondents are unfamiliar with TV Everywhere, and only 4 per cent know their login details. The survey also found that: 27 per cent of respondents […]
Italy’s Communications Authority (AgCom) has authorised commercial broadcaster Mediaset to transform a DVB-H multiplex into DVB-T technology. The MDS3 multiplex, originally allocated for mobile TV broadcasting, was acquired by Mediaset Group in 2006 from Europa TV. To date it was not used for the transmission of DTT channels. As a result of this decision, Mediaset […]
Intel and VUDU, Walmart’s video service, have confirmed that the two companies are working together to deploy digital content ecosystem UltraViolet (UV) services that help simplify UV distribution, improve the video experience and reduce cost for the VUDU movie store. The services support both streaming and video downloads for UV and are easily integrated into […]
The IABM (International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers) has published the key findings of its latest business intelligence reports. The Industry Index report covers the performance of 70 companies in the North American and European broadcast and media technology sector, providing a benchmark and allowing them to track emerging trends. One of the key findings was […]
Russian satellite DTH pay-TV provider Tricolor says it will expand services via new additional capacity aboard the ABS-2 satellite, as and when it comes on stream later this year. ABS-2 is currently being built by Space Systems/Loral, and when launched later this year will provide extra capacity from 75 degrees East, covering the whole of […]
Despite occasional restrictions, the popularity of satellite-delivered TV in Iran has never been greater. A news report carried by BBC Monitoring, and quoting Tehran’s ‘Sharq’ newspaper, says ownership of satellite dishes and receivers in the nation is now running at about 71 per cent of all homes. Just 17 years ago (1995) ownership was barely […]
Motive Television, the London-based provider of technology-based solutions to the television industry, has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Motive Television Services, has signed a final Operation and Services Agreement with Siyaya Free To Air TV in South Africa. Under the Agreement, Motive will install, integrate, and operate Siyaya’s VoD platform in conjunction with the expected […]