Findings from Hub Entertainment Research suggest that pay-TV customers pick and choose online sources to supplement- rather than replace – the content they get from their cable, satellite, or telco TV provider. The firm suggests that although the risk of true cord cutting is low, the greater risk is to
The media and entertainment industry (M&E) has moved past the economic uncertainty of the global recession and shifted their primary focus from cost-cutting to growth, according to EY’s survey of CFOs of leading global M&E companies. The report, It’s Showtime! Digital drives the agenda, data delivers the insights, which surveyed 50 large global M&E companies, […]
Spending on smart home systems and services in the US will hit $18 billion in 2014 and more than double to $39 billion by 2019 according to Strategy Analytics’ Smart Home Strategies forecast. Apple, Google and Samsung are among the big consumer brands posturing for position in the market as ADT, Vivint, Comcast and AT&T […]
Broadband satellite operator ViaSat is removing all limits to its top-of-the-range ‘Exede’ high-speed Internet service. ViaSat’s ‘Freedom’ scheme allows users up to 150 GBs of data per month without any caps, and more than suitable for streaming movies and the like. The new service goes live on August 18th, and is priced extremely competitively at […]
A report from Paris-based Euroconsult says that the satellite broadcasting industry will see only modest increases in revenues this year. Euroconsult says the FSS industry generated
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa has revealed that entertainment channel MTV will open its arms to legions of new fans in South Africa when it moves to the DStv Extra and Compact packages on August 25th. The channel, which has previously been available only on DStv Premium, will now be part of the DStv […]
The number of households opting for national DTT service Saorview has increased by 41,000 over the last four months, taking the total number of Irish homes with Saorview to 653,000. According to data from Nielsen, this brings the proportion of all TV homes in Ireland that have Saorview – either on its own or combined […]
MEASAT-3b and Optus 10, originally scheduled for launch June 6th, have moved one step closer to a targeted September lift-off with confirmation from launch service provider Arianespace that its next Ariane 5 mission has transferred from the Spaceport’s Launcher Integration Building – where it was assembled, to the Final Assembly Building – where the dual-passenger […]
Massive Interactive, a specialist in platform software and design for multiscreen entertainment, has rolled out the Dendy Direct Video on Demand platform for Dendy Cinemas. Dendy Direct has been built exclusively by Massive Interactive using its Massivision Managed Video Platform (MVP), a fully hosted multi-screen video delivery platform for ‘TV Everywhere’. Dendy Cinemas is the […]
As part of HomeGrid’s efforts to increase the number of accredited test houses (ATHs) to test G.hn silicon and systems, HomeGrid Forum has announced that its Board of Directors has selected Allion Labs Inc to be an ATH. Taiwan-based Allion Labs was selected based on the strength of the company’s proposal and its long-term involvement […]