Brightcove, a provider of cloud services for video, has announced that Neil Lieberman has joined the company’s executive team as Chief Marketing Officer. Lieberman will be responsible for driving Brightcove’s worldwide branding and positioning, as well as the company’s corporate marketing and marketing communications strategy. Lieberman has more than 30 years of experience in marketing […]
Envivio, the experts in multi-screen video software solutions, have announced that Chunghwa Telecom, the Taiwanese telco serving more than 30 million broadband, mobile and fixed line subscribers, has selected Envivio video solutions for its 4K HEVC streaming service trial. In the trial, Envivio is using its Muse Ultra HD software to support two modes of […]
Following the mid-December 2014 confirmation that it was in exclusive negotiations, UK telco BT has agreed definitive terms to acquire EE for £12.5 billion (€15.8bn). BT says the combination will provide customers with innovative, seamless services that combine the power of fibre broadband with wi-fi and advanced mobile capabilities. Integrating the two companies will accelerate […]
Ahead of the Premier League football rights auction which is set to get under way February 6th, with current rights holders Sky and BT likely to be joined by Discovery Communications and beIN Sports, Paolo Pescatore, director of multiplay and media at CCS Insight has suggested that securing such rights are key to their respective […]
Research from Enders Analysis on the multichannel TV squeeze found that total daily average viewing time declined by a steep 5 per cent year-on-year in 2014. The younger demographic of 4-15 year olds as well as the content types catering to this audience (Children and Music) saw the strongest decrease with double digit declines. Increasing […]
Netflix will expand into Japan this autumn, as it moves to complete its global rollout by the end of 2016. “With its rich culture and celebrated creative traditions, Japan is a critical component of our plan to connect people around the world to stories they love,” said Reed Hastings, chief executive officer at Netflix. “As […]
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has set out how he intends to ensure Net Neutrality. Writing an opinion piece on wired.com, he says that after more than a decade of debate and a record-setting proceeding that attracted nearly four million public comments, the time to settle the Net Neutrality question has arrived, and that he intends […]
21st Century Fox has cut its profits forecast for the next fiscal year by about $500 million blaming currency swings and a decline in television ratings as viewers move to new digital platforms. Chase Carey, chief operating officer blamed “adverse industry trends” in TV ratings. “We expect these themes to continue,” he said. Fox is […]
Sky is planning a “next generation” Now TV box later this year, and is will also launch a similar service for Italy. Sky group CEO Jeremy Darroch said Sky will “really get behind” its OTT offerings “transforming.. some of the learnings from the UK into Italy and Germany.” Sky launched a Roku streaming box for […]
Yet another round of rumours about Apple’s pay-TV ambitions have been sparked by reports it is in licensing talks with programmers for the development of an OTT subscription TV service . According to the report in Re/code, Apple is exploring deals that will clear the way for an OTT service that would offer “bundles of […]