Thinkbox has revealed a major overhaul of its website following consultation with its heaviest users to better cater for their needs. It launches with a new design and a host of new features and functionality, including a ‘My Thinkbox’ section where users can quickly save content they like, use the most, or want to be […]
Witbe, a Quality of Experience (QoE) Test and Monitoring expert, has announced the upgrade of its Witbe Workbench, with the full support of 4K Technology. Now 4K-ready, the main features of the Witbe Workbench—the Remote Eye Controller (REC), the Script Writer, and the Witbe Scheduler—bring the Witbe Technologies’ empowerments to the new 4K standards. This […]
The 100 leading pay-TV services in the informitv Multiscreen Index increased their combined subscriber base by 0.95 per cent in the third quarter of 2015. The services in the Multiscreen Index collectively account for around 380 million subscribing homes worldwide. They gained 3.74 million subscribers in the quarter. Fifty-nine of the 100 services in the […]
Chinese authorities have ordered domestic producers of OTT set-top boxes to uninstall illegal third-party applications from their products. The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of the People’s Republic of China has issued a list of 81 such illegal applications meaning that domestic brands such as Tmall, Xiaomi and Huawei will need […]
Sweden’s ISPs will not be forced to block controversial file-sharing site Pirate Bay, nor be held responsible for copyright infringements by users, a court has ruled. Stockholm District Court rejected a lawsuit collectively filed by the Swedish Film Industry, Nordisk Film, Universal Music, Sony Music and Warner Music in 2014 which argued that Bredbandsbolaget, Sweden’s […]
ITU’s annual Measuring the Information Society Report reveals that 3.2 billion people are now online, representing 43.4 per cent of the global population, while mobile-cellular subscriptions have reached almost 7.1 billion worldwide, with over 95 per cent of the global population now covered by a mobile-cellular signal. The report also notes that all 167 economies […]
Israel’s Amos-5 satellite went dark on November 21st with its owner Spacecom confirming last week that it could not communicate with the spacecraft. Spacecom said that it had attempted to re-connect with the satellite, at its 17 degrees East orbital location. Ground observation, via powerful telescopes, confirmed that the satellite was still at its nominal […]
The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance – a global organisation advocating for laws and regulations that will lead to more efficient and effective spectrum utilisation – has joined a range of satellite and broadcasting industry bodies in supporting the decision made at the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU’s) World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15) to maintain the ITU’s primary allocation […]
Amazon and BBC Worldwide are set to co-produce a period fashion drama from UK prodco Lookout Point, marking Amazon’s first foray into UK originals. The online streaming service has commissioned 8 x 60-minute episodes of The Collection, which was created by Ugly Betty executive producer Oliver Goldstick, in association with BBC Worldwide. The drama, which […]
Israel’s Antitrust Authority has determined that it has no powers to halt a proposed price rise by the country’s two major pay-TV providers. However, it is far from certain that the price rises will be allowed. “The Council for Cable TV and Satellite Broadcasting is authorized to approve the price hikes by Hot and Yes, […]