Marriott Hotels and Internet entertainment streaming service Netflix have agreed what they say is a “groundbreaking” partnership to revolutionise the guest room entertainment experience. Guests staying at select Marriott Hotels will be able to subscribe to Netflix or sign into their existing accounts simply by using the Netflix app on the hotel’s internet-connected guest room […]
Chinese tech company Xiaomi on has announced an investment of $1 billion (€0.88bn) to build up business in online video. Lei Jun, CEO of the smartphone manufacturer, said Xiaomi would form an association with video-sharing websites and film makers, but the company would not make content itself. Xiaomi aims to gain an edge through about […]
US broadcasting giant DirecTV is perhaps otherwise engaged with the proposed take-over by AT&T of its assets, and maybe has forgotten all about its Latino activity in Paraguay. DirecTV has applied to Paraguay’s Conatel regulator to renew its DTH transmission license in the country. The license has been in place since 2011, but as yet […]
Five major broadcast television station groups collectively reaching two-thirds of US TV households have formed NewsON, a new venture to provide live and same-day local TV newscasts on demand from leading stations around the country to consumers’ mobile and selected connected TV devices. The NewsON service will be provided by a new venture formed by […]
Pan-regional sports entertainment service Eurosport has once again topped the Ipsos survey, formerly EMS, confirming it as the most widely reaching multimedia platform (TV, website and mobile) for upscale Europeans, reaching 31 per cent of the top 20 per cent income households across Europe each week. The sample targets the main income earner in the […]
CNN is again confirmed as Europe’s biggest international news brand, reaching 36 per cent of the continent’s affluent population every month on TV or digital platforms* according to this year’s Ipsos Affluent Survey Europe study. The independent industry research shows CNN as having 25 per cent higher reach than the nearest news competitor. With 36 […]
Bloomberg Media has reinforced its position as the number one business media brand in Europe with the results of this year’s annual Ipsos Affluent Survey Europe. The survey confirms Bloomberg Television as the business and financial television channel of choice for advertisers wishing to reach upmarket business professionals during the business day. Bloomberg were revealed […]
Giant screen specialists IMAX is adding two new theatres in Dubai. Both will be installed at the huge new IMG Worlds of Adventure theme park, claimed to be the world’s largest indoor theme park. The IMAX deal is through their local partner Novo Cinemas, the largest cinema owner in the region. . The existing IMAX […]
Video delivery infrastructure specialist Harmonic has confirmed that Kartina TV, a German-based service provider serving Russian-speaking individuals around the globe, has deployed Harmonic’s Electra XVM virtualised media processor for OTT multiscreen delivery. Utilising the software-based media processing platform for real-time HEVC encoding, Kartina TV can deliver 150 SD and 30 HD channels to subscribers on […]
RR Media, a provider of global digital media services to the broadcast industry, has announced the opening of a new European media centre in London, becoming the newest, fully digital facility in the region. This bespoke build provides a wide range of digital media solutions including content preparation, playout and online video services for live, […]