Samsung is developing a display that surpasses its own Ultra-HD 4k and even 8k screens and will produce an 11k display, according to reports. The super-resolution screens, with a pixel density so dense that it produces a 3D effect, will be developed first for TVs and will then be scaled down for smartphones Samsung is […]
Two members of the French senate, Loïc Hervé and Corinne Bouchoux, have proposed sweeping changes to the country’s so-called Hadopi law, which was introduced in 2009 as an initiative to encourage the development of legal distribution online and to monitor the legal and illegal use of works and items. Presenting a detailed report to Senate […]
It was widely reported on July 12th that the BBC is to face tough external scrutiny, and perhaps a complete restructuring. The government is setting up a panel of eight advisors to look at how the BBC is funded, run and spends its huge licence fee income. Also included in the ‘Green Paper’ consultation document […]
AMC and AMC Global, the international AMC-branded television network have revealed that the worldwide premiere of the broadcaster’s new series Fear the Walking Dead will air on August 23rd. The extended episode will also debut on AMC Global channels around the world simultaneously with the US premiere on AMC and will then re-air in local […]
Motive Television, the technology provider to broadcasters and pay-TV operators, has developed new technology to add OTT players to its TabletTV product. Examples of Internet platforms that will be available in the UK include YouTube, BBC iPlayer, STV Player, ITV Player, All4, BT Sport, and Netflix. In the US, a similar selection of the most […]
The Chinese stock market is having a tough time, but ‘smart’ card supplier China Digital TV is having a tougher time than most. Last week, its share price crashed 18.9 per cent, and overall its share price has tumbled 30 per cent over the past month. And the reason is not just the Chinese stock […]
Despite some problems (and Thai TV declining to take up its digital licences) Thailand’s National Broadcasting Telecoms Commission (NBTC) says it is confident that it will have some 39 new digital stations up and running, NBTC committee member Supinya Klangnarong chaired a meeting in Bangkok with all service providers, which include Mass Communication Organization of […]
A number of addresses in Scotland were searched on July 10th by officers from Police Scotland, assisted by the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT), in relation to suspected Intellectual Property crime and fraud. The search warrants were carried out as part of a multi-agency operation in relation to a wide-spread alleged ‘card sharing’ or ‘control-word […]
NSR’s Global Satellite Capacity Supply & Demand, 12th Edition report, projects demand for more than 7,700 transponders of traditional C-, Ku-, and widebeam Ka-band FSS capacity globally by 2024. NSR also forecasts over 3 Terabits of GEO-HTS, MEO-HTS, and LEO-HTS bandwidth demand, across a series of applications ranging from data to broadband access to mobility. […]
Worldwide broadband CPE revenue dropped to $2.8 billion (€2.5bn) in the first quarter of 2015, decreasing 2 per cent sequentially, while unit shipments stayed flat at 54 million as service providers continued to expand their fixed broadband service capabilities in the highly-competitive customer premises equipment market, according to IHS. “Overall, the CPE market remains strong, […]