Encoder market to decline 21% by 2020
According to the latest report from Futuresource Consulting, the broadcast (linear) encoder markets are due to decline over the next five years. Revenues are expected to decline by
July 28, 2015
Harmonic mixed Q2
Harmonic’s was a “tale of two businesses” in Q2 said CEO Patrick Harshman revealing a 13 per cent rise in sales for the VOS software media processing platform but a 28 per cent decline at its Cable Edge (QAM, CCAP) business. Overall Q2 revenues were down 1 per cent, to $103 million (€93.2m). Harmonic posted […]
July 28, 2015
ITV profits up, audiences down
ITV reported a 25 per cent increase in pre-tax profits, despite a 4 per cent drop in audience numbers in the first half of this year. The commercial broadcaster said pre-tax profits rose 25 per cent to £391 million (€552.3m) in the first half of the year, adjusted for amortisation and acquisition costs. On a […]
July 28, 2015
Pace sees “solid” H1
Pace, developer of technologies and products for pay-TV and broadband service providers, has published its results for the 6 months to June 30th 2015. Over the first half, EBITA rose 11 per cent to $118 million (€107m). H1 revenue was $1.08 billion, compared with $1.14 billion a year ago. In April, it was announced that […]
July 28, 2015
Hybrid OTT top business model for TV operators
TV operators and content owners are favouring the hybrid OTT model over more traditional solutions, according to MPP Global. With online accessibility and the number of mobile devices increasing, consumers are demanding more online video content. To accommodate this trend and compete with
July 28, 2015
MPEG LA issues MPEG-DASH patent licensing call
Alternative technology licensing body MPEG LA has issued a call for patents essential to the MPEG Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH) standards for the purpose of offering the market efficient access to this important technology. Currently used in leading content delivery platforms, DASH adaptively streams audio and video content enabling continuous viewing without freezing […]
July 28, 2015
Banijay and Zodiak Media agree merger
Banijay Group and Zodiak Media have agreed terms to unite their complementary catalogues and production units. With combined revenues of around $1 billion, the merger creates one of the world’s biggest independent production and distribution companies and the largest not controlled by a media group. Stéphane Courbit is set to be named Chairman and Marco […]
July 28, 2015
Analyst: ‘Technicolor did well’ in STB consolidation
According to a report from Futuresource Consulting, the recent €550 million acquisition by Technicolor of the Cisco set-top box and related home broadband equipment business, reflects a common trend in a shrinking, yet substantial, $20 billion global STB market place, claiming (at least) 13 per cent of the global STB market place and a combined […]
July 28, 2015
IoT connected devices over 38bn units by 2020
Data from Juniper Research has revealed that the number of IoT (Internet of Things) connected devices will number 38.5 billion in 2020, up from 13.4 billion in 2015: a rise of over 285 per cent. While IoT ‘smart home’ based applications grab media headlines, it is the industrial and public services sector – such as […]
July 28, 2015
Rightster revenues up 268%
Rightster, the digital video distribution and monetisation network, has reported during the first six months of its financial year to June 30th 2015, it continues to show strong growth across the business. Unaudited net revenue in the period reached approximately £7 million (€9.8m), an increase of 268 per cent from the same period last year. […]
July 28, 2015