Young viewers are driving next generation content services with their high expectations of personalised services, penchant for binge viewing and use of connected devices, according to new global research from Multiscreen, Revenue Assurance and Media Protection solutions specialist Irdeto. The research revealed that roughly a third of American (36 per cent) and UK (30 per […]
Channel 4 is to make live streaming of its TV networks and on-demand service 4oD available in a new online hub All4, in an attempt to better exploit the growing trend in viewing on portable devices. The new initiative forms the next stage of Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham’s plan to keep connected with […]
TVPlayer, the OTT platform operated by Simplestream, is extending its multi-platform offering by launching a portfolio of free-to-air channels via channel 241 on UK DTT platform Freeview. Popular music stations Heart and Capital TV, together with Clubland TV, Planet Pop, Channel AKA and NOW Music, home to music from the UK’s leading labels and No1 […]
Spain’s largest cable company ONO, recently acquired by Vodafone, is launching its ONO online TV service on iPhones. The service, with up to 40 TV channels, were so far available on PCs, Android and IOS tablets and Mac computers, but not on Apple’s most popular device, iPhone. The company is also enhancing the service with […]
A letter signed by almost all of the world’s major satellite operators has been sent to the European Space Agency saying that if it doesn’t authorise and start building the new Ariane-6 rocket then Arianespace risks being an “also ran” as far as competitive launch activity is concerned. The letter was discussed at Euroconsult’s Business […]
Mediamorph, the cross-platform Media and Entertainment data management and analytics firm, has raised $10 million in Series B financing led by new strategic investor Liberty Global Ventures. Liberty Global Ventures is a global investment fund owned by Liberty Global, the international cable company. Included in the round is a significant investment from Smedvig Capital, a […]
MaxLinear, a provider of integrated radio frequency (RF) and mixed-signal integrated circuits for broadband communications applications, will demonstrate its latest range of Full-Spectrum Capture™ (FSC™) low-power satellite products at IBC 2014. The demonstration will showcase the end-to-end reception of 4K Ultra High Definition (UHD) content, from GT-SAT’s digital satellite low-noise block (dLNB) downconverter to a […]
Tele Columbus Group, the third largest German cable network operator, substantially increased revenues and earnings in the first half of 2014. Revenues grew by 3.6 per cent year on year to €107.0 million in the period between January and June 2014 and total output increased by 4.7 per cent to €114.7 million, mainly driven by […]
“Eutelsat has been a shareholder in Hispasat since 2001 and at that time was encouraged by the Spanish government that one day Eutelsat would be authorised to become the controlling shareholder,” said Michel de Rosen, CEO of Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat. “However, patience was also advised. Then the Spanish government changed, along with a new […]
Cisco is expanding its Videoscape Virtualized Video Processing (V2P) solution to virtualise and orchestrate all functions required to produce and deliver multiscreen video. Now pay-TV operators and media companies can easily scale their video processing workflows to deliver the dozens of forms of video required for multiscreen TV. Until now, each screen and form of […]