NeuLion, an enabler and provider of live and on-demand content to Internet-connected devices, has been selected by Rogers Communications to power Rogers NHL GameCentre Live and maintain the delivery of the service to fans throughout Canada for the 2014/15 season. The NeuLion Sports Platform, a full service end-to-end suite of video management, distribution and monetisation […]
Advantech Wireless a global trusted leader for wireless broadband communications solutions for Commercial, Critical Infrastructure & Government and Military clients was awarded the Vision Award for “Most Promising Company of the Year 2014”. This Vision Award recognizes the company that has experienced substantial growth in the market while demonstrating long-term viability of their enterprise. David […]
African VoD streaming service Aflix is at the 2014 AfricaCom Exhibition in Cape Town, South Africa, showcasing its services including a Samsung Smart TV pre-installed Aflix app. Aflix which is on stand 18 at the AfricaCast section at the Exhibition is exploring opportunities provided by the largest technology event of the year to boost the […]
BSkyB has completed its acquisition of Sky Italia S.r.l and takeover offer for Sky Deutschland AG and announced its intention to change its name to Sky, in place of British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) in recognition of the international scope of the business. The Company has acquired 89.71 per cent of the share capital of Sky […]
Andrus Ansip, the incoming European Commission Vice-President for the Digital Single Market, has revealed details of how the European Commission plans to move ahead with building a connected Digital Single Market. In a Blog Post reporting on the first high-level meeting between all the ‘DSM Commissioners’ to kick off five years of teamwork, said that […]
Samsung Electronics America and video on demand platform M-GO – a joint venture between Technicolor and DreamWorks Animation- have confirmed the availability of M-Go’s ultra-high-definition (UHD) content library on Samsung’s range of UHD TVs. This partnership brings a next generation content experience to Samsung UHD TV owners and represents the first UHD transactional video on […]
Sony Network Entertainment International and Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) have unveiled PlayStation Vue, a cloud-based TV service that Sony says “reinvents the television experience”. “Everyday TV is about to become extraordinary with our new cloud-based TV service, PlayStation Vue,” said Andrew House, President and Group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment and Group Executive in charge […]
ITV has reported a strong performance in terms of online, pay and interactive revenues in the first 9 months of the year, counterbalancing a decline in main channel ratings. Adam Crozier, chief executive, said that online, pay and interactive revenues would show double-digit growth again next year. VoD viewing also grew strongly, up 24 per […]
Virgin TV customers can now enjoy on demand entertainment from all 10 of satellite and cable broadcaster UKTV’s channels for the first time. Programmes can now be viewed from across UKTV’s channel line-up, including Dave, Watch, Alibi, Gold, Drama, Eden, Good Food, Home, Really and Yesterday. From early December, the content will move under UKTV’s […]
France Télévisions has doubled the number of VoD requests over the last 12 months, reaching 134 million views in October on all multi devices platforms. Record requests were registered with catch-up TV service Pluzz which is – surpassing 40 million views last month. France Télévisions also hailed the significant progression of on the go video […]