Scripps Networks UK & EMEA has announced that Travel Channel HD, the global travel broadcaster, is now available on Startbox, the Digital Basic package from Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska. “As the demand for quality programming increases, we have expanded our partnership with Multimedia Polska to offer viewers Travel Channel HD. Following the successful launch […]
Astec, the vendors of iBroadcast, an end to end, multi-vendor Network Management System for the broadcast, cable, IPTV, satellite, telecommunications and other sectors are pleased to announce Ideal Systems, a system integrator, as a channel partner within the Asia Pacific market. Current and future customers will benefit from Astec’s continued investment in iBroadcast while Ideal […]
INEA, a FTTH network operator and service provider in Poland, has selected FTTH home gateway supplier Genexis for the delivery of GPON Gigabit fibre gateways. INEA, until today, has connected 20 per cent of Polish FTTH customers to its FTTH network. For new connections, INEA will be deploying Genexis’ GPON Hybrid gateway, providing high-speed fiber […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom has rejected an application from UK quad-play operator Virgin Media to suspend the imminent auction of live English Premier League rights, suggesting that it does not consider that there is an urgent need to intervene to delay the process. In November 2014, following a complaint by Virgin Media, Ofcom opened an […]
Announcing its first half-yearly results across the new Sky business following the acquisition of Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia, the pay-TV operator is claiming an “excellent” first half with good momentum across the expanded business. Jeremy Darroch, Group Chief Executive, Sky, said the broadcaster had delivered an excellent operational and financial performance in its first […]
According to the latest annual update of the Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast for 2014 to 2019, the ongoing adoption of more powerful mobile devices and machine-to-machine (M2M) connections combined with broader access to faster cellular networks are key contributors to significant mobile traffic growth. In 2014, 88 per cent […]
For the first time in the company’s history, the DirecTV Group will end 2015 with more pay-TV subscribers in Latin America than in its native US market, according to research from global business intelligence firm Dataxis. As of Q3 2014, 51.7 per cent of
In a move that expands its strategic presence in broadband access and connectivity markets, integrated radio frequency and mixed-signal integrated circuits provider MaxLinear is to acquire Entropic Communications, a specialist in semiconductor solutions for the connected home. The boards of directors of both MaxLinear and Entropic have unanimously approved the transaction. Entropic shareholders will receive […]
Leisure and technology sector investor YOLO Leisure and Technology has paid £550,000 for a 5.1 per cent stake in live streaming and live-to-video on demand services provider Simplestream. “Live video streaming is the fastest growing element of over-the-top services, and targets the increasing trend to watch broadcast and video on demand programming on devices other […]
India’s Videocon d2h pay-TV operation has issued a line-up of 4K programming for its imminent launch. A lot of Indian viewers will want to tap into next week’s coverage of the ICC Cricket World Cup, with many of the key matches being captured in 4K and carried in partnership with Star India which is the […]