Australian entertainment streaming service Quickflix has requested that the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) allow it to remain in a trading halt as it continues negotiations regarding a “potential corporate transaction with an international party which may result in an acquisition”. In its request to the ASX, Quickflix says is expected that the voluntary suspension will […]
UK quad play operator TalkTalk has launched a ‘Sky Sports Season Ticket’ which it claims offers the best value for sports fans, covering six Sky Sports channels for £11 (€15.64) a month for duration of the forthcoming football season. At £99 for nine months, with access to 108 Premier League matches, the package works out […]
Broadcast and pay-TV technology specialist Motive Television has revealed that Motive Television Services Ltd, its fully-owned subsidiary, has been appointed Prime Contractor and System Integrator for the upcoming launch and continued operations of South Africa’s Siyaya Free To Air TV (PTY) Ltd. television services. Motive is responsible for ensuring that the major international vendor/suppliers selected […]
Content and platform security specialist Friend MTS is ramping up the fight against video piracy with the launch of its new content protection service ASiD (Advanced Subscriber iDentification). ASiD is an ultra-lightweight subscriber identification technology that enables both traditional broadcasters and OTT providers to identify and shut down unauthorised streams within minutes. It works by […]
The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, has selected Digital TV Labs and RT-RK as suppliers for the HbbTV 2.0 specification test suite. The HbbTV 2.0 specification and the tender process for the supply of HbbTV […]
NBCU poised to make investments in BuzzFeed and Vox, seeking to appeal to younger viewers who are abandoning traditional media, according to the NYT. NBCU, owned by Comcast, is reported to be close to investing $250 million in BuzzFeed, known for its trending quizzes and lists, with recent forays into news reporting. The deal would […]
Following the recent integration of Canal Plus into Telefonica’s Movistar Plus, it is testing new technology to improve the audio quality based on the EAC3 format. The pay TV platform is currently broadcasting through its fibre optic network Canal Plus Estrenos HD with 4 audio tracks, two of them using MPEG2 with a 192 Kbps […]
The average amount of time each day people will spend consuming online video will increase by 23.3 per cent in 2015 and by a further 19.8 per cent in 2016, according to the Online Video Forecasts, a new report by global media network services company ZenithOptimedia in conjunction with Newcast, ZenithOptimedia Group’s global branded content […]
Cable MSO Liberty Global has acquired 138.7 million shares in UK commercial broadcaster ITV plc, thereby increasing its existing stake to a total of 398.5 million shares in ITV or approximately 9.9 per cent of ITV’s ordinary shares outstanding. Liberty Global has at the same time nentered into a hedging transaction with respect to the […]
Stephen Spengler, Intelsat’s CEO, could have started his half-yearly (Q2) results presentation by using a biblical quote, saying “O Ye of Little Faith” as if to chastise those shareholders who did not maintain loyalty towards the company. Within moments of the results being declared, Intelsat’s share price had bounced a massive – and probably record-breaking […]