Mediavision has for the 5th year conducted an in-depth analysis of the Nordic OTT market and the conclusion is that the market is in a quick transformation. On an average day, about one third of the Nordic population is watching streaming video, indicating a yearly growth rate of over 30 per cent. Most of the […]
Airbus-Safran, the consortium which is building the next-generation Ariane-6 rocket, has agreed to put $440 million (€400m) into the development contract it expects to sign with the European Space Agency. However, the deal also recognises that an additional €200 million, which at one stage was earmarked towards the new rocket’s developments costs, will now be […]
The Canal+ and Canalsat TV channels will all go all HD on July 1st, with 80 channels carried in native HD at first. The dual SD and HD broadcasts will cease. The sixty networks like France 3 which will not meet Canalsat’s HD timeline next month will be up-scaled to HD. All the channels will […]
Mirroring recent findings released by Consumer Reports, customer satisfaction with information services – including subscription TV, Internet, wireless and fixed line telephone, and computer software – has dropped 3.4 per cent to an ACSI score of 68.8 on a 0 to 100 scale, the lowest level in seven years. According to
Effective June 15th, Paul Molinier will be appointed as CEO of Viaccess-Orca, a global leader in content protection and delivery solutions, and a subsidiary of the Orange Group. Paul Molinier will take over responsibilities from François Moreau de Saint Martin, who has joined Orange Business Services as Vice President of industry and IT large accounts. […]
Discovery Communications has partnered with Image Nation, one of the leading content creators in the Middle East, to increase its presence in the growing MENA TV market by creating and launching a new Arabic language, free-to-air TV channel for the region. Quest Arabiya will launch in the final quarter of 2015. “Quest Arabiya will be […]
According to industry analysts Media Partners Asia (MPA), the broadband market will continue to grow at a rapid pace in Asia Pacific, driven in particular by next generation mobile networks. The rollout of fibre-based broadband networks is growing rapidly in emerging Asian markets but income demographics and topography suggest that wireless will become the de […]
Ericsson has signed a seven-year playout services contract with the BBC. Playout services include the technology and operations that allow broadcasters to deliver programmes to audiences through network, linear television channels. The contract was awarded following a long and competitive tender process and includes playout and media management services for the BBC’s portfolio of TV […]
CubiTV, a subsidiary of TiVo, has announced that its’ CubiTV hybrid middleware has been selected by Global Satellite (GSat) for delivery of digital video broadcast via satellite in the Philippines. CubiTV will be deployed on STBs manufactured by Intek Digital of South Korea and used to provide DTH satellite TV services to subscribers across the […]
In a nationwide survey of 1650 movie watchers, The 2015 New Zealand Cinema Census has delivered a detailed picture of viewing habits. Commissioned by movie website Flicks.co.nz, “the Cinema Census confirms some suspicions while also offering up surprises” according to Flicks Editor Steve Newall. Key findings include a decline in online piracy and viewing of […]