Advanced Television

Zenterio integrates Microsoft’s PlayReady

Zenterio, which develops an independent software platform for interactive TV, has announced that its software platform Zenterio OS will support the latest release of Microsoft PlayReady. Zenterio is an independent software supplier within the interactive TV services sector. PlayReady is a leading industry standard for protecting streaming of subscription-based content that’s used by leading IPTV […]

November 28, 2014

Viewster initiates DreamHack live streaming

This weekend Viewster is broadcasting live from the world’s largest digital festival, DreamHack Winter, where the best electronics sports athletes gather to compete for over $500,000 in prize money. At the aid of three different streams, Viewster users will get a unique opportunity to witness first-hand how full time professional StarCraft II, Dota 2 and Counter-Strike […]

November 28, 2014

7 in 10 Netflix subs watch original programming

Netflix’s investment in original content seems to be paying off, according to marketing analytics firm Centris. A survey – Centris Evolution of Video Tracking – asking Netflix subscribers about their viewing of original programming since Q1 2014 reveals that seven in ten have watched at least some original programming. Social media buzz, including that around […]

November 27, 2014

EC Digital VP: Net neutrality concept has to be solid

European Commission Vice President Andrus Ansip, the politician responsibly for leading the Digital Single Market project team, has told the European Parliament that it needs to be decisive in moving towards a Telecoms Single Market, and warned that the net neutrality concept has to be solid and should be clearly defined. Addressing a Plenary Session […]

November 27, 2014By Colin Mann

FCC auction tops $38bn

The Federal Communications Commission is celebrating Thanksgiving in the knowledge that its latest spectrum auction on November 26th had raised more than $38.1 billion. Auction round 37 saw the action slow a little but still with 127 bidders in the game, but add another $690 million since the close of business on November 25th. The […]

November 27, 2014By Chris Forrester

Twitter: Second-screen users ‘meerkating’

TV viewers engaging with a second screen at the same time as watching broadcast television are ‘meerkating’, according to Dan Biddle, Head of Broadcast Partnerships at Twitter UK. Addressing a Westminster Media Forum Keynote Seminar on ‘TV and the second screen’, Biddle told delegates that the behaviour, whereby people repeatedly glance up from their companion […]

November 27, 2014

Brussels sees risks in Telefónica/Canal Plus deal

The European Commission (EC) has expressed concerns about the Telefónica-Canal Plus operation to set up a single pay TV company, 100 per cent controlled by the Spanish dominant telco operator. In a document sent to the Spanish regulator CNMC, Brussels claims that the operation is likely to have a negative impact on the competition in […]

November 27, 2014From David Del Valle in Madrid

EBU welcomes UHF band report

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has welcomed a report by the Electronic Communications Committee of the CEPT, the leading regulatory body in the field of electronic communications in Europe, which points out some important principles to be applied to the future use of UHF frequencies. The Electronic Communications Committee of the CEPT has approved a […]

November 27, 2014By Colin Mann

Former Netflix boss in fraud allegation

The former CIO at Netflix, Mike Kail, has been accused of an alleged fraud while working at the company. Netflix filed a writ in a California court at Santa Clara on November 24th alleging that Mr Kail, when the company’s vice-president of information technology, breached his fiduciary duties, “unjust enrichment”, constructive fraud and other charges. […]

November 27, 2014By Chris Forrester

Astra 2G further delayed

Astra 2G, scheduled for launch on November 28th, has been delayed, with Russia’s Roscosmos reporting a fault had been discovered on the Proton rocket’s Briz-M upper stage. The delay is doubly unfortunate for owner SES as the satellite has been patiently waiting for its launch for some months. There have been concerns for the Russian-built […]

November 27, 2014By Chris Forrester