Disney and ESPN Media Networks have signed on to PlayStation Vue, meaning channels such as ESPN, ABC, The Disney Channel and more will be coming to the cloud-based TV service. PlayStation Vue will have an extensive library of VoD content from Disney and ESPN Media Networks, as well as compelling features such as powerful search […]
upc cablecom has grown once again in the Internet, telephony and mobile markets in the third quarter of 2015. Revenue increased to CHF 333.4 million (€310m) over this period – a year-on-year increase of 3.2 per cent. The business customer segment experienced strong growth of 14 per cent. In the third quarter of 2015, upc […]
India’s locally important Association of Film & TV Editors is advising its members to go on “indefinite” strike. Labour relations between Film Editors and programming producers are said to be at an all time low. Some producers have reached separate settlements with editors in order to maintain the output of daily soap-operas. Relations are strained […]
Eight FilmBox brand channels will soon be available on Airtel and TTCL IPTV networks, which operate in Tanzania. With the launch of the FilmBox brand channels, Airtel and TTCL customers will be able to enjoy a variety of programming including a large selection of popular American and European movies and TV series on FilmBox channel. […]
Ooyala, a Telstra subsidiary and a leading innovator in premium video publishing, analytics and monetisation, hired Scott Braley as its new general manager of programmatic advertising. Braley was formerly the senior vice president of demand at OpenX, and prior to that, the head of US sales and global agencies for Facebook’s Atlas division, the social […]
Following advanced-television.com’s revelation that a launch of the BBC Store download-to-own service was imminent, the BBC has confirmed that it will be available from the morning of November 5th, providing what the BBC says offers an easy way for audiences to buy, enjoy and keep their favourite BBC programmes. Bal Samra, Commercial Director, BBC, described […]
Manufacturer and consumer demand for ultra-high definition (UHD) televisions remains strong, including 4K TV, wide viewing angle (WCG), high dynamic range (HDR) and other high-definition picture performance improvements. Despite overall sluggishness in liquid crystal display (LCD) TV sales, year-over-year unit shipments of UHD TV panels are forecast to double in 2015, topping 40 million units. […]
Sky will look at the possibility of expanding into other European markets either through its main platform or its online proposition, Chief Executive Jeremy Darroch has told a conference in Dublin. The group, formed from the combination of Britain’s BSkyB, Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia, currently serves 21 million customers in Britain, Ireland, Italy, Germany […]
Facebook now averages 1.1 billion users per day, according to its Q3 results, which also revealed the company made more money on mobile advertising alone than the whole business took in during the same period last year. The social media giant’s total revenue amounted to $3.4 billion (€3.1billion) during the third quarter. Chief executive Mark […]
Research from GroupM, commissioned by Thinkbox, has revealed different media channels’ effects on driving response and TV advertising’s evolving and often hidden role. Types of advertising response measured in the study – called ‘TV Response: new rules, new roles’ – were via e-commerce, bricks and mortar and telephone. The study identified the additional consumer response […]