Advanced Television

Arianespace to launch Azerspace-2/Intelsat 38 Satellite

Azercosmos and Intelsat have chosen Arianespace to launch the Azerspace-2/Intelsat 38 telecommunication satellite. The satellite will be launched by an Ariane 5 launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center, located in Kourou, French Guiana. “Arianespace is honoured to continue its longstanding partnership with Intelsat and be selected again by Azercosmos for the launch of its […]

December 3, 2015

Envivio powers VTVcab Cloud DVR

Video software solutions provider Envivio is to equip Vietnam’s largest multiple system operator Vietnam Cable Television Corporation (VTVcab) with the Envivio Muse Live and on Demand video compression software and the Halo network media processor and packager. The roll-out of Cloud DVR services will enable subscribers to record, pause, start over and catch up with […]

December 3, 2015

Netgem secures 50+ partnerships on #TelcoTV Platform

Netgem, the end-to-end video entertainment provider, has secured a total of 29 additional content partnerships throughout 2015, bringing the total number of partners to more than 50. The agreements, signed for the UK and European markets, have enabled Netgem to provision an unparalleled level of free and pay-as-you-go entertainment content to the fast growing customer […]

December 3, 2015

Vibrant TV acquires Antiques Road Trip

Vibrant TV has acquired the television series Antiques Road Trip from distributor Red Arrow International. Vibrant TV will debut the international reality series on its 24/7 programming service that reaches a national viewing audience via a growing roster of carriage partners including Roku, Amazon Fire, Channel Master, Klowd TV, FilmOn, Yip TV, among others. “We […]

December 3, 2015

Tricolor TV launches Ultra-HD TV channel package

Tricolor TV has started to broadcast the Ultra HD package, which included two new ultra high-definition TV channels: TRICOLOR ULTRA HD and INSIGHT UHD. Subscribers of Tricolor TV will get the access to movies and documentaries, as well as sports and entertainment programmes broadcasted in 4K at no extra charge. The channels of the package are broadcasted at 3840×2160 resolution with the image transmission rate of 50 frames a second. For comparison: SD TV channel […]

December 3, 2015

63% of pay-TV users are ‘cord-cheaters’

Digitalsmiths, a TiVo company and a specialist in personalised content discovery technology has released the 12th edition of its quarterly Video Trends Report covering key topics across pay-TV, VoD, PPV, OTT, TV Everywhere, connected devices, and content discovery. Digitalsmiths’ surveys seek real consumer opinions to

December 2, 2015

US approval for ARRIS/Pace deal

Communications technology specialist ARRIS Group has confirmed that the US Department of Justice has closed its investigation, without condition, under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 for ARRIS’s proposed $2.1 billion (€1.96bn) acquisition of digital TV and broadband technology solutions provider Pace plc. ARRIS and Pace have previously received the required clearances from regulators […]

December 2, 2015

Eutelsat’s new CEO: Good or bad for business?

Eutelsat celebrated the 10th Anniversary of its listing on the Paris bourse by holding an Investors Day in Paris on December 1st. The mood was decidedly upbeat , and presentation followed presentation in outlining the opportunities – and obvious challenges – ahead. Outgoing CEO Michel de Rosen told analysts that the company had grown significantly […]

December 2, 2015By Chris Forrester

Study: Online TV creates more linear TV viewers

Findings from “Conquering Content”, an annual study from Hub on TV discovery, illustrate the importance for TV providers to offer a deep library of content, organised in a way that’s easy to use. Key findings from the study include: The growing use of online TV sources has made viewers more interested than ever in finding […]

December 2, 2015

Discovery GO TV Everywhere for US

Discovery has unveiled Discovery GO its US TV everywhere streaming service with nine of its channels – Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery, Science Channel, Velocity, Destination America, American Heroes Channel and Discovery Life. The launch was timed to coincide with the worldwide premier of flagship documentary Racing Extinction, which chronicles the plight of […]

December 2, 2015