In a move to strengthen its position in online video marketing and advertising content, marketing platform for distributing premium branded video AnyClip Media has confirmed the completion of raising $21 million (€19m). Leading participants included new investors Ervington Investments, representing the interests of Russian businessman Roman Abramovich, and global digital content delivery specialist Limelight Networks. […]
BBC Worldwide, the Corporation’s commercial arm, has published its 2014/15 Annual Review, announcing stable headline results, record returns to the BBC and continuing investment and transformation plans for the business. Results are significantly impacted by the deal struck in October 2014 to form an equity partnership with AMC Networks for BBC AMERICA, making the channel, […]
US television broadcasters will reach even more viewers with robust, digital over-the-air ATSC 3.0 signals, the improved broadcast transmission system under development now with key elements being field tested in Cleveland this summer, with encouraging results for the delivery of 4K Ultra HD content and mobile TV streams. Under an experimental broadcast licence from the […]
Over the next week or two, the giant satellite operators will unveil their latest numbers. The problem is that all their earlier expectations assumed that launch rockets from SpaceX and Proton could be depended on to meet contracted launch dates. That assumption is now in tatters, and is affecting the revenue pictures for SES and […]
Swedish telco Com Hem has reported its Q2 2015 numbers. Commenting on the results, Anders Nilsson, CEO at Com Hem, said: “Overall, the business has delivered a strong set of results during the second quarter of 2015. Revenue grew by 4 per cent compared to the corresponding quarter last year with underlying EBITDA growing by […]
Research from nScreenMedia notes that US and European pay-TV operators are spending an estimated $2.8 billion (€2.53bn) of their almost $10 billion annual network and maintenance expenses to directly address multiscreen service delivery failures. S3 Group, a global expert in enhancing the performance and service readiness of video platforms across connected devices, commissioned the report. […]
Bell Media has revealed that its premium TV streaming service CraveTV will become available direct to all consumers on January 1st 2016. The announcement means that the content available exclusively on CraveTV will soon also be offered to all Canadians with access to the Internet. “As our business model has continued to evolve, the time […]
Yes, Israel’s satellite TV service provider, has joined connected home standards body MoCA as an Associate member. With more than 40 per cent of Israel’s multi-channel television market, Yes is expanding its home networking services with the integration of MoCA technology “Yes points to the significance the MoCA technology standard can provide to forward-looking service providers […]
Consumers are motivated to play video games because they relieve boredom, provide a challenge, create a more social atmosphere and help to escape reality. A study by Strategy Analytics has found that mobile gaming continues to primarily be for quick entertainment in downtime; in an average week, more time is spent playing mobile games outside […]
Piksel, a global player in building online video businesses, has confirmed the appointment of Jared Timmins as Senior Vice President Commercial, Americas. Timmins will work closely with media and entertainment clients in North America who are focused on building online audiences for digital video content. Drawing on over ten years of media technology experience, Piksel […]