Advertising expenditure in the UK grew at its fastest rate in three years during the second quarter of 2014 according to data from the Advertising Association and Warc. The latest Advertising Association/Warc Expenditure Report – a definitive measure of advertising activity in the UK – showed adspend increasing at 8.5 per cent year-on-year to reach […]
Freesat, the subscription-free satellite TV service, has confirmed the launch of Hopster on Freetime, connected TV service. Hopster is Freesat’s first dedicated children’s On Demand player. Freesat already has ten dedicated children’s TV channels, including CBBC, CBeebies and CITV. The new pay player, created for Freetime by Hopster, provides customers with additional choice as they […]
Antenna-based Internet television streaming operation FilmOn has joined similar service Aereo in filing a required ex parte notice disclosing its recent conversations with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), when it informed the Commission of its intent to commence retransmission of local television broadcast stations to authenticated subscribers in local markets consistent with FCC Rules applicable […]
San Francisco-based technology company Dolby Laboratories has been given EU clearance to proceed with its acquisition of cinema technology business Doremi. The European Commission, in its decision, said that while there was some overlap between the two businesses they did not constitute a distortion of the market. “The proposed transaction would not lead to any […]
The Kremlin-backed news channel Russia Today (RT) will launch a dedicated UK TV channel on October 30th to “dissect the implications of major international developments for UK audiences” and “focus on the issues that matter most to Britons”. The international version of RT is already available in the UK. Its new domestic incarnation, on BSkyB […]
O3b is the SES and Google-backed satellite constellation planning to reach the “other 3 billion” people who do not have adequate Internet access. It currently has 8 satellites in orbit and its next quartet of satellites will launch into space on December 18th. The launch will complete Phase 1 of O3b’s plans. The satellites will […]
As part of its ‘mobile-first’ strategy, BBC Hindi is making its content available on smartphone instant messaging platform LINE – one of the world’s top five chat apps. By subscribing to BBC Hindi in the Official Accounts section, Hindi-speaking LINE users can receive the latest news from BBC Hindi via text, graphics, short video clips […]
Approximately 11.6 million Australian Internet users aged 15 to 65 have watched online video in the last six months. This represents a percentage of 83 per cent in 2014; an increase over 68 per cent in 2012. Frost & Sullivan’s latest report, Australian Online Video Market 2014 reveals that Australians aged 15 to 65 that […]
Elemental Technologies, a supplier of software-defined video solutions for multiscreen content delivery, has announced that Alarab TV, a soon to launch Arabic-language news channel, has chosen Elemental video processing systems for its live linear and multiscreen TV service offerings. Alarab TV aims to bring its viewers news from around the world which impacts their lives. […]
HBO’s proposed cable and satellite subscription-free stand-alone OTT service is set to change the landscape of how content owners package and make available their content, according to Gavin Bridge, Director of Media Insights at Ipsos MediaCT. Writing for the research firm’s Ideas Spotlight blog, Bridge suggests the service won’t be akin to HBO Go, the […]