Conax, part of the Kudelski Group and a provider of complete video content and service protection, is in the final stages of establishing a Conax test centre in Beijing. The facility will provide authorised Pre-Testing and Conformity Testing services certifying client device conformance for Conax content protection functionality requirements. Conax works closely with a wide […]
Mance Media, a global film and television distribution company based in Hollywood, has launched its stand alone 4K Ultra HD physical media company, BUY4KUHD. BUY4KUHD is an electronics company that sells 4K Ultra HD entertainment on 8GB 3.0 USB thumb drives. Consumers can select from Mance Media’s 4K Ultra HD library online and a thumb […]
Brian Sullivan, CEO of Sky Deutschland, has quit and will leave in June. The supervisory board has named Carsten Schmidt, currently chief officer for sports, advertising sales and the Internet, as his successor. Sullivan has been CEO since 2010 and is credited with turning around its financial performance and subscriber numbers. He was previously with […]
Twitter has launched Periscope, an app that broadcasts live video filmed from smartphones to Twitter users’ followers on the social network. The free iPhone app was developed by the Periscope startup, acquired by Twitter in January. “Periscope lets you broadcast live video to the world. Going live will instantly notify your followers who can join, […]
beIN Media Group, an affiliate of Qatar’s Al Jazeera, is reportedly in advanced negotiations to buy Turkish satellite network Digiturk. beIN Media Group, which runs the beIN sports network of channels operating in Asia, Europe and the US, has yet to finalise the acquisition, but a deal could be finalised in the next couple of […]
Channel 4 has confirmed its new digital service, branded All 4, on March 30th. The service, which replaces 4oD, and will be available via PC, iPads and iPhones from Monday. All 4 will allow viewers to watch live Channel 4 programmes via the Now function, as well as access past programmes using the On Demand […]
In the March-April issue of Euromedia (available first day of NAB, April 11), we examine Big Data and its role in making television better and, thereby, more profitable. What do we mean by better? In this context it seems we mean more targeted, better curated, totally focussed on a viewer’s needs, interests, desires… Of course, […]
Atresmedia, operator of Antena 3 and La Sexta among other channels, has reached an agreement with Yahoo for the Spanish TV company to distribute Yahoo’s premium display products including native adverts and audience ads. The agreement will allow Yahoo to have access to over 21 million Spanish people (74 per cent of the country’s online population) […]
YouTube is preparing to take on gaming broadcaster Twitch TV with its own live game streaming service. The online video giant has been interested in live game streaming since its owner, Google, allegedly bid for Twitch last May, according to tech site Daily Dot. In the end, Twitch accepted a $970 million offer from Amazon. […]
Panasonic has said it is ready to spend 1 trillion yen (€7.6 billion) on acquisitions over the next four years, bolstered by a stronger profit outlook for its automotive and housing technology businesses. Chief Executive Kazuhiro Tsuga told analysts Panasonic doesn’t have specific acquisition targets in mind for now. But he said the firm will […]