ALi Corporation, a set-top box chipset solution provider, and WebTuner, a provider of set-top and portable DVR products with a unified electronic content guide (ECG) for all digital content, have announced a design and development partnership for secure, high performance, next generation OTT, TV Extenders, and Hybrid STB solutions. WebTuner’s hybrid compact STB solution features […]
Google`s Nexus Player was just the beginning, Today Geniatech has unveiled the world’s 2nd Android 5.0 TV box. The ATV1900AC Android 5.0 TV Box comes with much higher specifications than Google Nexus Player, it simple add significant technologies as H.264 and HEVC H.265 support up to 4K2K Ultra HD playback, Gigabit Ethernet LAN, MIMO 11ac […]
AMC Global has acquired the exclusive first window international television rights to the highly anticipated AMC original series “Into the Badlands.” Produced by AMC Studios, “Into the Badlands” will air on AMC Global within 24 hours of its AMC (U.S.) premiere in all territories where AMC Global is available. The series has been ordered for […]
French media giant Vivendi is said to be considering a bid to acquire all of the Sky-branded European pay-TV broadcasters. Reuters have reported ‘early stage discussions’ and analysts at investment bank Exane BNPO-Paribas state that the rumour has been bouncing around for a few weeks. Exane has run some numbers and – assuming a 25 […]
Netflix is clamping down on users accessing the service through a VPN (virtual private networks), with its updated terms of service threatening to “terminate or restrict your use of our service, without compensation or notice”. VPNs are used for a variety of reasons, but, with regards to Netflix, usually to combat limited download speeds and […]
Telefonica is reportedly in talks for Al Jazeera to take a significant stake in Canal Plus to ease regulatory concerns from the CNMC and give green light to Telefonica’s takeover of the Spanish pay-TV platform. In May, Telefonica agreed to purchase the 56 per cent stake in Digital+ owned by Prisa for €750 million before […]
The news that Vivendi might be seeking to buy the trio of Sky Europe broadcasters has prompted considerable activity on the London stock market in Sky shares. Sky’s share price rocketed from Tuesday’s closing price of £10.23 to an April 8th morning ‘high’ of £10.63 (and a new 12-month ‘high’) before slipping back after profit […]
Transparency Market Research has released a new publication which studies the emergence of IPTV. The report states that the global IPTV market is estimated to grow from $24.94 billion in 2013 to $79.38 billion in 2020, registering a strong CAGR of 18.1 per cent between 2014 and 2020. Fuelled by falling IPTV subscription prices and […]
The pay-TV market has been struggling with increasing customer churn and maintaining ARPU, and is forecast for only 3.7 per cent CAGR through 2020, according to ABI Research. In contrast, OTT video continues its strong growth, and should see around 26 per cent total revenue growth in 2015, with 24 per cent CAGR through 2019. […]
US regulators are being asked to investigate a YouTube app for children. Consumer organisations and childcare groups say YouTube is using the app to defy long-standing limits on adverts seen by youngsters. The groups have sent a joint letter to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asking it to find out if the app uses […]