Advanced Television

Media workloads converging on x86 processors

The shifting media consumption landscape, in which IP distribution and IP consumption are important imperatives for traditional broadcasters as well as new media companies, is driving uptake of x86 processors within media workloads. According to ABI Research, these changes, which rely on

December 15, 2014

CONtv reveals programming slate

CONtv has announced an expansive portfolio of acquired film and television content that will be available on the new digital network. Launching in early 2015, the direct-to-consumer digital service geared specifically for fans in the Comic Con community, will also include the previously announced original programme “Fight of the Living Dead,” a horror-competition series from […]

December 15, 2014By Nik Roseveare

Poland: Premium TV, TV Puls ad brokerage deal

TVN Media, the advertising brokerage office in Poland, has signed an agreement with Telewizja Puls, the operator of TV Puls and PULS 2 channels, to cooperate in advertising brokerage. From January 1st 2015 TVN Media, under the Premium TV brand, will continue to cooperate with TV Puls and PULS 2 channels, and will provide commercial […]

December 15, 2014

Food Network and Fine Living for Estonia

Scripps Networks UK & EMEA, has announced the launch of Food Network and Fine Living on Estonia’s leading telecom services provider, Elion Ettevõtted, the subsidiary of TeliaSonera, Europe’s 5th largest telecom operator. Food Network, the global food, entertainment and lifestyle channel, and Fine Living, which showcases innovative home and designs experts, lifestyle gurus and chefs […]

December 15, 2014

Aflix unveils ABC studio

Africa’s leading mobile streaming service, Aflix has unveiled its ABC studios in a move that will see it providing some of ABC’s best contents to Aflix users within the continent. This is coming on the heels of partnership between the televisionproduction division of Disney – ABC Television Group, that saw Afix acquiring licences to show […]

December 15, 2014

Xstream launches MediaMaker Loading Dock

Xstream today announced their launch of MediaMaker Loading Dock service, powered by Xstream MediaMaker, an award winning cloud based video management platform. The MediaMaker Loading Dock solution enables telcos, cable operators, networks and broadcasters to reduce time spent on the content supply chain, thereby decreasing time to market and allowing them to scale their offerings […]

December 15, 2014

Europeans highest video watchers

According to findings from online and mobile video platform and player technology specialist JW Player, one in seven people on the planet and one in three people in the US and Europe watch online video content delivered by it each month. These findings are among the results of the first quarterly JW Trends in Online […]

December 12, 2014

US subs avoiding costly bundling

New data from Marchex, a mobile advertising technology company, reinforces the perception that Americans are increasingly tending to ‘shave’ or ‘cut the cord’ with cable providers in order to stream their favourite shows over the Internet To understand at scale what kinds of TV services Americans are willing to pay for, Marchex used its Call […]

December 12, 2014

UK pay-TV customer satisfaction highest

Levels of satisfaction with the customer service of landline, broadband, mobile and pay TV providers have been reported in new Ofcom research. Over 6,000 consumers were interviewed

December 12, 2014

Spain’s Mediaset accused of ad limits breach

Spanish competition authority CNMC has started legal proceedings against Mediaset for a possible breach of the Audiovisual law over advertising limits. Two of its channels, Tele 5 and Cuatro, would have broken the legal advertising limit of 12 minutes per hour with Mediaset facing a fine of up to €100,000 for each violation. The proceedings […]

December 12, 2014From David Del Valle in Madrid