The global installed base of TV-centric connected devices surpassed one billion units in 2013 and will exceed two billion by 2017, driven by smart TV, IP-enabled STBs, game consoles, Blu-ray players and low cost digital media adapters, according to the latest research from Futuresource Consulting. “TV sales account for 70 per cent of traditional
Samsung has confirmed that it will launch 4K starter pack for use with its Ultra-HD TVs in Europe this March, as well as access to 4K streaming via Netflix. Samsung will offer a 1TB hard-drive for €299 that comes with access to fifty Ultra-HD movies including Life of Pi and Star Trek: Into Darkness. Michael […]
US trade bodies The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE||Content First) and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) have released the findings of the second part of their first-of-its-kind joint research study on Second Screen. Part One of the study,
India’s giant public broadcaster Doordarshan is suggesting to the country’s Ministry of Information & Broadcasting that the government should consider totally abandoning terrestrial TV. The thought is that Doordarshan could then consider DTH as its primary transmission mode, which would serve cable distribution as well as private homes, and save a fortune in the process. […]
UK transmission and teleport operator Arqiva has a business strategy that extends to 2040. Barrie Woolston (MD/Satellite division) says that recent major business wins, including handling playout for Turner Broadcasting in much of Europe and Asia, but also the fall-out from the Eurozone financial crisis has forced it to further evaluate its business plan. “This […]
Apple has announced financial results for its fiscal 2014 first quarter ended December 28th 2013. The Company posted record quarterly revenue of $57.6 billion and quarterly net profit of $13.1 billion. These results compare to revenue of $54.5 billion and net profit of $13.1 billion, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 37.9 per cent […]
PCCW Global, an international operating division of HKT, the Hong Kong telco, and 16 other prominent service providers around the world have come together to construct a new and unique high capacity cable system, Asia Africa Europe-1 (AAE-1). AAE-1 interconnects Hong Kong, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Europe with a target ready for service […]
In 18 months time, Euronews will have a sister channel in Africa. In partnership with the national television channel of the Republic of the Congo, Euronews will bring to Africa its multi-lingual and multi-cultural news channel, broadcasting around the clock. Starting with English and French, and then adding other languages widely-spoken on the continent, Africanews […]
Universal Networks International (UNI), the channels division of NBCUniversal International Television, has confirmed that E! Entertainment Television is launching in Russia and the CIS in the second quarter of 2014. “E! Entertainment Television is a core channel brand for Universal Networks International and the launch of the brand in Russia and the CIS is an […]
Eutelsat Communications has confirmed the signature of long-term capacity agreements on the Eutelsat 16A satellite with three of Romania’s flagship channels, Kanal D, B1 TV and Trinitas TV. By joining Eutelsat 16A, the three channels can benefit from immediate and privileged access to hundreds of regional cable networks and all DTH satellite operators serving Romanian […]