Google’s Nexus Player, the company’s first device to feature the Android TV platform, will launch in the UK on March 26th. The Asus made device is available for £79.99 (€104) – £20 more than the recently price-cut Apple TV. The Nexus Player will ship with a modified version Android Lollipop, and will reportedly automatically update […]
Carat, the global media network, has published its first forecast for worldwide advertising expenditure in 2016, combined with its latest forecasts for 2015 and actual figures for 2014, with all markets ring-fencing Digital media spending, even when faced with negative economic headwinds. Based on data received from
The FreeTV Alliance, the broadcast industry association founded by four leading European free-to-view satellite operators – Fransat (France), Freesat (UK), HD PLUS (Germany), and Tivùsat (Italy) – has announced the availability of the first of its new suite of technical specifications. The release of the Remote Control Specification will provide a common way for an […]
Nearly half (42 per cent) of UK broadband customers would think twice about purchasing a property if it had poor broadband, according to a survey of 2,000 UK broadband customers by telecoms advice site Cable.co.uk. In addition, one third
The latest Australian Multi-Screen Report, covering the fourth quarter of calendar 2014, reveals viewing of video content on Internet-connected mobile devices has grown year-on-year though it remains small relative to the time Australians spend watching broadcast television on in-home TV sets. Technology in Autralian homes Household take-up of
Greg Wyler, the original thinker behind O3b’s mission to capture the “other 3 billion” underserved or unconnected people of the planet, used the Washington Sat-2015 show to explain his new mission as head of OneWeb, and a plan to serve the other 3 billion via his OneWorld strategy with a constellation of 648 active LEO […]
Canada’s major satellite operator Telesat – the 4th largest satellite operator globally – has stumbled in its attempts to sell the business. Telesat is owned in a complex relationship between Loral Space & Communications and the Public Pension Investment Board of Canada (PSP). Loral owns 62.8 per cent of Telesat but only 32.7 per cent […]
The UAE’s broadband and sat-phone operator Thuraya is up for sale. There’s even a prospective buyer lined up in the shape of satellite giant Inmarsat. The problem is the two are very wide from reaching an agreed sale price. While Thuraya has been on the sales forecourt for some time, the asking price – of […]
ITV has acquired the rights to hit US animated sitcom Family Guy, one of the most popular programmes on BBC3. The new series of the Seth MacFarlane creation will air exclusively on ITV2 when it returns in the autumn, along with other MacFarlane shows, American Dad!, The Cleveland Show and new series Bordertown. ITV director […]
Motive Television, the technology provider to broadcasters and pay-TV operators, has revealed that its new maritime platform, BYOD (bring your own device), is currently being tested with two ferry lines servicing Greece and Italy and is expected to launch commercially in early April 2015. In addition, the company is in discussions with cruise operators in […]