It is now clear that the rumoured Axel Springer ‘merger’ with German broadcaster Pro7-Sat.1 is “credible” in the words of investment bank Exane/BNP-Paribas. A note to investors on July 8th by the bank says that while the tie-up is hypothetical at this stage, they nevertheless take a look at what any such deal might mean. […]
From very small beginnings, it seems that South Korea’s electronics giant LG is placing plenty of R&D cash into OLED technology, for watches, for computer screens and now for large-screen TVs. According to DisplaySearch data, the company is already enjoying a 90 per cent market share of the 400,000 large-screen units expected to be sold […]
A report from IHS Media & Technology says that the 3D box-office is still continuing to grow in China, while 3D’s market share in the US has fallen for the fifth year running. For 2014 IHS says box office revenues in China “surged” 42 per cent last year to beyond the $2 billion mark. In […]
Telco TV specialist Netgem has secured a major content upgrade to its Internet TV platform with the addition of online entertainment streaming service Netflix. The new service is already available in Finland with Elisa TV, and Totalplay in Mexico, for an initial reach of over 400,000 subscribers. The Netgem TV service integrates broadcast TV with […]
AMC Networks has become the latest programmer to develop a SVoD platform. The US company is beta-testing Shudder, a streaming service that specialises in horror movies. AMC has yet to announce when the platform will officially launch, but it did reveal that it will be available for iOS and Android mobile devices, as well as Roku. […]
Proving the attractiveness of multichannel networks to established media players, the ProSiebenSat.1 Group is continuing to internationalise its online video business, founding Collective Studio71, a globally-operating multichannel network (MCN) with locations in LA, New York, Berlin, and London. To do so, the media company is acquiring a majority interest in Collective Digital Studio (CDS), one […]
The catastrophic loss of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on June 28th has yet to have a cause determined, according to SpaceX’s founder and CEO Elon Musk. He confirmed that the loss did not appear to have a straightforward cause. “Whatever happened is clearly not a sort of simple, straightforward thing,” he said. “There’s still […]
According to a market report published by Transparency Market Research, the global conditional access systems market was valued at $2.3 billion (€2.1bn) in 2014 and is estimated to reach $4.7 billion by 2022, growing at a CAGR of 10.3 per cent from 2015 to 2022. North America was the largest contributor, in terms of revenue to the […]
The shopping channel pearl.tv will start broadcasting in Ultra-HD via satellite and the internet to coincide with the IFA trade show, held in Berlin in September. For its entrance into the UHD era, via Astra’s prime European orbital position at 19.2 degrees East, Europe’s first free-to-air UHD channel will rely on the expertise of SES […]
Ericsson is using its Networked Event platform to enable tennis fans around the world to follow the Collector Swedish Open – which takes place in Båstad from July 13th to 19th – on their mobile devices. Apps for iOS and Android will enable tennis fans to not only watch the TV broadcast but also switch […]