TiVo has published the results from its analysis of more than 156,000 late-night show viewers, revealing that 74 per cent of viewers have followed their favourite host to that host’s new late-night show instead of continuing to watch their previous favourite show. With iconic hosts, including Jay Leno and David Letterman, leaving the late-night scene […]
Year-on-year large-area display shipments are forecast to fall 5 per cent, reaching 682 million units in 2015. This decline in unit shipments will be offset by an increase in large area thin-film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) shipment area, which is expected to grow 5 per cent this year, according to IHS. In addition […]
US airline JetBlue has confirmed that unlimited streaming entertainment on Amazon Video is available beginning this week on over 150 JetBlue aircraft equipped with free Fly-Fi broadband Internet, just in time to entertain travellers during the holiday travel season. Fly-Fi Internet connectivity is currently available only over the contiguous US. Amazon Prime members can sign-in […]
Norwegian has become the first airline to offer live TV on board European flights. Passengers using Norwegian’s free inflight WiFi can now watch Bloomberg Television and Norway’s TV 2 News live on the airline’s fleet of 87 WiFi equipped aircraft. The service is available on flights from the UK to 29 destinations around Europe. Norwegian […]
Early April saw V-Nova introduce its impressive Perseus video compression system. V-Nova claimed Perseus was able to handle Ultra-HD at 7-8 Mb/s comfortably, and UK telco EE endorsed the technical success with a number of trials and test transmissions. However, V-Nova now has a competitor claiming even lower bit-rates. Canada-based Tveon Systems can, it claims, […]
Mariner, a global player in Software Defined Monitoring (SDM), has announced significant growth in tier-1 operators using its xVu software, with more than 30 million devices now under management. That’s an increase of over 50 per cent year over year. Currently processing over 18 billion events per month, the Mariner xVu solution identifies over 100 […]
Channel Master, a US provider of alternative TV solutions, has added Vibrant TV Network to its streaming platform. Headquartered in Chicago, the newly-introduced Vibrant TV is America’s television window on the world offering a mix of entertainment from around the world in English. “We are excited to bring Vibrant TV to Channel Master audiences and […]
Automated playout specialist, BroadStream Solutions, is providing more than 20 OASYS playout channels to Hong Kong-based now TV, which uses advanced IPTV technology to deliver content to its customers. now TV was looking for a channel-in-a-box (CiaB) solution to replace its traditional master control playout system in time for the new playout services. “The OASYS […]
Disney is taking on Netflix with the launch of its DisneyLife app in the UK, which lets up to six family members stream Disney content on their iOS and Android devices, and also via Airplay and Chromecast. Available immediately for £9.99 a month (with the first month free), users can stream movies such as The […]
Italian public broadcaster RAI is planning to present a plan to the government that envisages the creation of a pay-TV offering. According to a report in Italian daily La Repubblica, the new director general of RAI, Antonio Campo Dall’Orto, is seeking approval from the government to introduce a subscription-based online service. The plan, which would […]