Sky Deutschland delivered record customer growth in Q3 2014/15. The number of direct subscribers for the German pay-TV provider increased by 103,000, which is 61 per cent above the previous year’s period. At the end of March, the total number of direct subscribers reached 4,225,000, representing an increase of 494,000 subscribers over the last 12 […]
The new public tender to award 6 DTT channels (3 HD and 3 SD channels) in Spain is drawing the interest of International TV companies. Groups like the Qatar-based Al Jazeera and Rupert Murdoch-owned News Corp are reportedly interested in applying for a DTT licence. Al Jazeera has already taken the first steps to having […]
ESPN is objecting to how Verizon is giving its FiOS TV customers more choice. In new plans that went into effect last week, Verizon made the ESPN and ESPN2 sports channels optional, but ESPN says its contracts with Verizon prohibit the channels from being in a separate sports package. Although Verizon will still offer big […]
Last week’s MIPtv programming market at Cannes saw Japan’s public broadcaster showcase a growing number of 4K shows ready for licensing to international broadcasters. The shows are made available via Japan’s ‘NexTV-Forum’, a consortium of Japanese producers and broadcasters including NHK itself, but also Saga TV, BS Japan, Tokyo Broadcasting, Japan Cable & Telecommunications Assoc, […]
According to a forecast by Ovum, the number of residential gateways, TV set-top boxes and other home broadband equipment in use that support the Broadband Forum’s TR-069 (CPE WAN Management Protocol) standard will reach 356 million in 2016, as a growing number of service providers embrace the management protocol to support burgeoning demand for ultrafast-broadband […]
Teliasonera reported a 5.9 per cent decline in its net profit for the first quarter. Sweden and Finland’s dominant telco’s quarterly net profit slipped to SEK3.71 billion kronor ($427 million), versus a year-ago profit of SEK3.95 billion. Earnings per share dropped to 0.86 krona versus 0.91 krona. Its revenue climbed to SEK26.04 billion from SEK23.97 […]
Billionaire Elon Musk blamed a slower than expected throttle valve response as causing the first stage of one of his SpaceX rockets to collapse at it hit the floating landing stage. Landing, and then re-using the rocket, is a key part of Musk’s strategy for dramatically trimming the cost of launching satellites into orbit. SpaceX’s […]
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has continued its long-standing relationship with Piksel, a global provider of video monetiaation software and solutions, to support this week’s launch of All 4 (which replaces Channel 4’s existing 4oD online video offering). Developed with support from Piksel, All 4 leverages the cloud to deliver portal consistent user experience – creating […]
Kaltura, the video technology platform, has launched a new HTML5 web app for Amazon Fire TV. The app allows Kaltura customers to seamlessly publish video content from within Kaltura directly to Amazon Fire TV, improving the distribution process and streamlining the multi-screen experience. Amazon recently released the Web App Starter Kit for Fire TV, which […]
NAB (The National Association of Broadcasters) has announced that Larry Wert, president of broadcast media at Tribune, has been appointed to the NAB Board of TV Directors, effective immediately. Wert replaces Northwest Broadcasting CEO Brian Brady in the Fox affiliate board seat. Wert has served at Tribune since 2013. He previously worked as the president […]