Support for the implementation of the G.fast standard continues to accelerate, as the Broadband Forum has completed the industry’s first G.fast equipment plugfest, part of its ongoing program preparing for widespread G.fast certification. The event, held in early June at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory’s (UNH-IOL) facilities in Durham, New Hampshire, was designed […]
Ideal Systems Singapore has been selected to provide, deliver, and install a turnkey multi-channel playout diversity system for broadcast business continuity planning based on the award winning SoftCast Technology platform for Singtel TV. The multi-channel HD solution incorporates a number of SoftCast modules including multiple channels of SC-AutoPlay for HD channel-in-a-box automation and playout. The […]
Global OTT TV and video revenues [covering 64 countries] will reach $51.1 billion (€45.5bn) in 2020; a massive increase from the $4.2 billion recorded in 2010 and the $26 billion expected in 2015. According to the Global OTT TV & Video Forecasts report from Digital TV Research,
Italian pay-TV operator Sky Italia is planning to launch a third free-to-air channel on DTT in Italy, after Cielo and Sky TG24. According to a report published in daily “La Repubblica”, Sky Italia is in negotiations with Viacom to take over Channel 8, currently used to transmit the programmes of MTV Italia. Sources told the […]
YouTube has announced that YouTube Gaming will launch in the UK and US later this summer, a new app and website designed to keep users connected to the games, players, and culture that matter most to them, with videos, live streams, and the biggest community of gamers on the web – all in one place. […]
American space agency NASA is currently making available short ‘taster’ clips in 4K/Ultr- HD on YouTube on scenes shot in and outside of the International Space Station. The footage has been uploaded at 60 frames/second, making the images super smooth. The shots are all the more impressive when one considers the challenges NASA has had […]
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group is to launch an online video streaming service in China in about two months, with the aim of emulating services such as Netflix and HBO. “Our mission, the mission of all of Alibaba, is to redefine home entertainment,” said Patrick Liu, head of digital entertainment. “Our goal is to become […]
French satellite builder Airbus has won an order for 900 satellites from Jersey-based OneWeb. The deal was announced at the Paris Air Show. The multi-billion dollar order will see 600-650 of the satellites launched, and the balance kept in reserve. Backers to the scheme include telecoms giant Qualcomm and Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group. Branson’s […]
A study of 100 senior corporate executives by global law firm Reed Smith, in partnership with Mergermarket, reveals that 84 per cent of technology, media and entertainment (TME) companies expect to see more cross-sector M&A convergence deals over the next two years. The report, Wired up: The convergence of technology, media and entertainment, explains the […]
Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel has agreed to buy 15 per cent of Australian commercial broadcasting service Network Ten in a A$77 million deal as part of a capital raising that could raise up to A$154 million. Ten has proposed issuing new shares to the subscription-TV provider at A15c (€0.10) a share in exchange for a […]