Ofcom research reveals the extent to which children are topping up traditional live TV viewing by watching online video clips and catch-up TV. Ofcom’s Digital Day 2014 study shows that older children aged 11-15 are watching half the amount of live TV per day as adults (1 hour 32 minutes versus 2 hours 58 minutes). […]
A network of small local TV stations (the so-called ‘Community Networks’) has appealed to the Supreme Court against the Government-imposed new DTT plan calling for its halt. According to ReMC (Red de Medios Comunitarios, Network of Community Media), the new DTT plan is discriminatory as it has omitted the services from the allocation of DTT […]
Internet entertainment streaming service Aereo, which November 21st filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 reorganisation in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has suggested there is substantial interest in the company’s assets. Aereo suspended its operations June 28th following the Supreme Court copyright decision in favour of US broadcasters. […]
Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from its 3rd quarter 2014 CCAP, CMTS, and Edge QAM Hardware and Subscribers report, which tracks cable broadband equipment and subscribers. “Though down a bit sequentially, total upstream and downstream
Entertainment technology specialist NanoTech Entertainment has signed an agreement with Samsung Electronics America for the UltraFlix 4K streaming channel to be launched on all 2014 Samsung Ultra High-Definition (UHD) TVs. The transactional VoD 4K network is available immediately on Samsung UHD TVs as a featured 4K App. With UltraFlix, Samsung UHD TV customers will have […]
The UK’s Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) has arrested two men on suspicion of leaking action movie The Expendables 3 online before its official release date. The film features an array of famous actors, including Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and Arnold Schwarzenegger and was set to hit the big screen in cinemas in the […]
According to the group’s half year results, Naspers reported an increase in headline earnings to 4.4 billion rand in 2014 comparable to 3.6 billion rand for six months ending 30 September 2013. The global platform operator saw its pay-TV segment revenues surging by 18 per cent to 20.2 billion rand year on year. “Trading profit […]
Over 100 million people in the Asia-Pacific region are now subscribed to Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) services. The major milestone, shown by analyst house Ovum’s statistics, was announced by the FTTH Council Asia-Pacific, which promotes and encourages the adoption of fibre technologies. “Asia-Pacific is leading the world in FTTH subscribers and this is a major milestone which […]
The BBC has confirmed will be broadcasting every game of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015. The tournament, which kicks off in June next year, will be played out across BBC Two, BBC Three and the Red Button – alongside extensive coverage on Radio 5 live and the BBC Sport website. Director of FIFA […]
Mood Media, the global player in Experience Design, has formed partnership with Shazam that includes the official launch of Shazam In-Store, a location-based mobile marketing product. Shazam-In Store, part of Shazam’s larger expansion strategy into consumer-facing environments, is integrated into the existing Shazam app and offers brands the opportunity to connect to Shazam’s more than […]