Leading pay-TV services around the world increased their subscriber numbers by just 1 per cent in the third quarter of 2014, as reported in the January issue of the informitv Multiscreen Index. The 100 services in the index recorded total subscriber gains of 3.52 million in the three months to the end of September but […]
Sky has appointed Gary Davey, Executive Vice President Programming at Sky Deutschland, to an expanded role as Managing Director, Content, with the additional responsibility for its entertainment, movies and news channels in the UK and Ireland. He will combine the new role with his existing responsibilities at Sky Deutschland, splitting his time between London and […]
Indian direct-to-home satellite operator Tata Sky has launched the country’s first 4K set-top box. The STB will be available for existing and new subscribers to enjoy upcoming One-day International and World Cup cricket matches in Ultra HD 4k picture clarity. Prospective subscribers can now reserve their Tata Sky 4K STB at just Rs 6,400 (€87) […]
The delay until March 31st 2015 of the digital switch-off and the DTT reset deadline will have an extra cost of almost €11.5 million in Spain, according to the government. In the three months until March, each day will equate to an extra cost of €127,500, which makes a total of €11,475,000 to March 31st […]
Starting today, TalkTalk TV homes can watch Netflix through their TV. TalkTalk TV customers with a Netflix subscription will have instant access to a wide variety of programming from Netflix, including original series such as House of Cards, Orange is the New Black and recently-launched Marco Polo as well as many other series, documentaries, comedy […]
A research report published by Media Partners Asia (MPA) indicates that the total market for online video services across 13 countries in Asia Pacific will grow from $3.5 billion in net revenues in 2014 to reach $12.4 billion by 2020, representing an average annual growth of 23.5 per cent. Advertising will
Following the release of draft opinions by the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) on the future of the UHF band in the EU and on the Common Policy Objectives for WRC (World Radio Conference), Broadcast Network Europe (BNE) – trade organisation for Terrestrial Broadcast Network Operators for Radio and TV in Europe – is continuing […]
The growing status of programmes commissioned by online entertainment streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon was evident at the Golden Globe awards ceremony, where Amazon’s original programme Transparent won the Golden Globe for best TV series, musical or comedy and star Jeffrey Tambor won best actor. Transparent became the first online series to ever […]
Facebook has published figures on how popular video has become on the social network. “In just one year, the number of video posts per person has increased 75% globally and 94% in the US,” said Facebook in a blog aimed at video creators who’ve been building large followings on YouTube. The post continues: “With people
Multiple Dwellings – apartment blocks, hotels and other multi-unit facilities – are advantageous for network providers as the provider can deliver upgraded capacity to one “door” to serve potentially many customers. The disadvantage is a set of challenges including complicated structures, highly variable rates of contention, multiple permissions, poor access and, increasingly, a vast array […]