HTTV has revealed that httvLink, its HbbTV open-middleware for connected TV STBs, has been selected by Eutelsat KabelKiosk to power its new wholesale HbbTV IPTV offering. This will be the first time that HbbTV will be deployed on IPTV networks. KabelKiosk is a provider of ready to use TV products and services in Europe for […]
Wyplay, creator of software solutions for pay-TV operators, has announced the opening of Frog by Wyplay, an initiative that aims to free all players in the TV ecosystem from being locked-in to proprietary solutions. “With the release of the first version of the Frog source code to our partners and licensees today through the Frog […]
At the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Thomson Video Networks and MStar Semiconductor will demonstrate advanced delivery of over-the-top (OTT) content to connected TVs via the emerging High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard. The demonstration will highlight the interoperability of Thomson Video Networks’ award-winning ViBE VS7000 multi-screen encoding/transcoding platform with MStar’s 4K […]
Richard Desmond has appointed Barclays to advise on a possible sale of Channel 5. The process is said to be at an early stage with no potential buyers yet approached. The move follows Desmond taking “soundings” among rivals, including ITV, about the potential appetite to buy Channel 5 last spring. Desmond added Channel 5 to […]
YouTube’s 46 generic channels are doing better in Germany and France than those being viewed in the UK. A study by IHS Electronics & Media over the past year states that the German and French offering gathered an average of 14 million views, while the UK offering tempted just 11 million views. However, IHS suggests […]
Fast-growing digital services such as Spotify, Netflix and Steam helped entertainment retailing in 2013 deliver what is likely to have been its best result since 2009, according to preliminary year-end figures released by UK trade body the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA). The overall UK music, video and games market was worth £5.4 billion in 2013, […]
Live streaming, catch-up TV and media management solutions provider Simplestream has confirmed the availability of its free live TV streaming app – TVPlayer – prior to a full service launch later in January. TVPlayer has been selected by Apple as one of its best new apps, with Simplestream already seeing huge traffic. It is also […]
YouView gathered more than £40 million (€47m) in funds from its shareholders in the last financial year, with staff costs increasing by almost 50 per cent as the Internet-based TV service finally launched. YouView called on £42.1 million on funds from its backers – the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, BT, Arqiva and TalkTalk […]
Eutelsat Communications has confirmed closure of the transaction to acquire 100 per cent of the share capital of Satélites Mexicanos (Satmex) having obtained all required government and regulatory approvals. The transaction amounts to $831 million. Welcoming the completion of the transaction, Michel de Rosen, Eutelsat Chairman and CEO, said: “With the acquisition of Satmex, Eutelsat […]
The Spanish regulator CNMC has imposed fines of over €2 million on broadcasters Mediaset Spain and Atresmedia for failing to respect the specific time slots when material unsuitable for children should not be shown. Mediaset was fined a total of €1.57 million for broadcasting on its FDF channel three episodes of the comedy series ‘La […]