Thomson Video Networks has signed a reseller agreement with VIDI, a global independent service provider based in Germany. Through the new partnership, VIDI will be the distributor of Thomson Video Networks’ complete line of video compression solutions to German media enterprises. VIDI offers support the field of converging broadcast and telecommunications technologies. VIDI clients include […]
MP & Silva, an international sports media company, and Globo, the exclusive distributor of Campeonato Paulista and Brasileirao, have extended their partnership for the distribution rights of Campeonato Brasileiro da Série A (also known as Brazilian League Série A or Brasileirão) and Campeonato Paulista in selected countries in Asia and Europe. This announcement builds on […]
Advantech Wireless, a privately-held Canadian corporation and manufacturer of Satellite, RF Equipment and Microwave Systems has announced the release of the new SapphireBlu Series 6.6kW C-Band Rackmount UltraLinear GaN SSPA/BUC, the ultimate solution for wide bandwidth, ultra high power satellite teleport uplinks. The new SapphireBlu Series of UltraLinear GaN technology based SSPAs and BUCs from […]
Findings released at International CES by TiVo suggest that streaming to mobile devices among its subscriber base is on the rise and driving longer periods of engagement on second screens, an increase directly related to the launch of TiVo Roamio in August of 2013, with recorded shows leading the way as the streaming content of […]
UKTV boosted audience share to deliver record ratings in 2013, official end-of-year BARB data reports. The media company, an independent joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Scripps Network Interactive, achieved an average share of 4.67 per cent across the year, up 5 per cent on 2012’s numbers, and saw its SOCI (share of commercial impacts) […]
Findings from a recent survey carried out by Strategy Analytics in the run up to International CES in Las Vegas make encouraging reading for vendors of UHD TV sets. Writing in the Strategy Analytics blog, David Mercer, VP and Principal Analyst, reports
Pay-TV and broadband service provider technology provider Pace has announced an unaudited update for the financial year ended December 31st 2013 ahead of preliminary results to be announced on March 4th 2014 which suggests that its Full Year 2013 performance is expected to be ahead of guidance. Pace reports that: Full year revenues expected to […]
While CES serves as a showcase for new products like Ultra-HD TVs, these products won’t ship in high-enough volume in 2014 to rescue the traditional consumer electronics (CE) device from a decline in revenue this year, according to IHS. Worldwide CE manufacturing revenue will fall to $250 billion in 2014, down 2 per cent from […]
As attendees get a glimpse of the Consumer Electronics industry’s future at International CES, research from Gallup suggests that the devices Americans own have changed over the past decade, with ownership of laptops (64 per cent) and iPods/MP3 players (45 per cent) up most dramatically from 2005. Compared with 2005, fewer Americans today have desktop […]
Professional wrestling entertainment company WWE has announced the forthcoming launch of WWE Network, the spectacle’s first-ever 24/7 streaming network. The service goes live in the US on February 24th featuring all 12 WWE live pay-per-view events – including WrestleMania – valued at more than $600 per year for $9.99 per month with a six-month commitment. […]