In talks on the Telecoms Single Market legislation the European states, the EC and the European Parliament have reached agreement on net neutrality rules to treat all Internet traffic equally. The EC said the rules protect the right of every European to access internet content, without discrimination. The new rules enshrine the principle of net neutrality […]
The BBC Trust has published its provisional conclusions on the BBC Executive’s proposals to reinvent BBC Three as an online-only service, launch a +1 channel for BBC One; evolve BBC iPlayer; and extend the hours of CBBC. In assessing the proposals, the Trust carried out a Public Value Test, which requires it to judge whether […]
Two new DTT channels, the male-orientated channel Mega and the Al Jazeera-backed BeiN Sports, will be available in Spain from July 1st. Mega, operated by Atresmedia, is replacing the football-themed pay-DTT channel Gol TV, owned by Mediapro, which is closing down due to the arrival of Al Jazeera-backed BeiN Sports with La Liga and other […]
Data from Juniper Research has found that over 136 billion adult videos will be watched in 2015 alone, with this set to grow to 193 billion by 2020. On a global scale, each smartphone user of adult content is expected to watch an average of 348 videos this year. Overall, video views are forecast to […]
Orange’s OTT HDMI dongle is set to be launched on July 9th in France and will allow viewers to watch Orange’s TV channels and services (VoD, replay, Dailymotion) anywhere, regardless of broadband provider. Directly rivalling Google’s Chromecast, Orange is the first French telco to deliver this kind of OTT dongle that can plug-in to any […]
In a move that expands its technology stack into video production, pre-production and broadcast planning for hybrid OTT and on-air video services, video, analytics and advertising technology provider Ooyala, an independent subsidiary of telecommunications company Telstra, has acquired Nativ, a provider of cloud-based media logistics and workflow software and services. Nativ’s modular suite of media […]
Last week’s announcement that Channel Island’s-based OneWeb is planning to launch 648 small satellites into space, starting in late 2017, has created some concerns amongst established satellite operators. The scheme calls for the satellites to operate in a polar orbit, transiting the Earth at 1200 kilometres (750 miles) above the ground and with very little […]
The Home Gateway Initiative (HGI) has revealed its plan to complete its current work by mid-2016 and bring the organisation to a close. In order to achieve this, HGI will accelerate and finish the important work still underway. Following the end of the organisation, the requirements documents created by HGI will remain available to the […]
London Live, the local TV channel launched by Evgeny Lebedev’s media company, saw a loss of £11.6 million (€16.3m) in the year to the end of September, according to results made available by parent company ESI Media The TV business, which earlier this year cut about a third of staff, claims that it is on […]
SNL Kagan, an expert on the Economics of Basic Cable Networks (EBCN) in the US, has expanded its coverage to include leading markets in Europe. In the UK, total revenues increased at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.1 per cent over the past four years to $5.6 billion while programming costs fell at […]