Over the last five years, the audience of children’s channels in Italy has grown by 21 per cent, going from 537,000 viewers on an average day in 2012 to almost 649,000 in 2016. The figures, published by Italian daily Avvenire, are based on data from Auditel which analysed 27 thematic channels for children and teenagers […]
The BBC has launched its first full voice app for voice-controlled smart speakers, an Amazon Alexa skill for Echo devices, with other smart speakers coming in future. It brings the BBC’s full range of live radio stations – including all local, national and international radio – to Echo and Alexa users for the first time, […]
Aerospace giant Boeing has formally applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to transfer one of its applications for a V-band satellite constellation to – until now – rival OneWeb, controlled by Greg Wyler. OneWeb is planning to circle the planet with a mega-constellation of about 640 satellites, and to start services as soon as […]
Australians’ demand for online content and services continues to climb unabated, reshaping the communications industry in new ways. This is a key finding of the Communications report 2016–17, produced by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). “We are downloading, consuming and creating more data and content than ever before. We are also communicating in […]
Global performance management company Nielsen has launched Nielsen Mobile Video Performance, which it says is the industry’s first and most complete video performance evaluation solution for IP-based video content delivery, aiming to provide clear understanding of network performance impacting consumer experiences. Developed for mobile operators, Internet service providers, device manufacturers and content providers, Nielsen Mobile […]
Natural history programme Blue Planet II has become BBC iPlayer’s most popular programme of the year so far, with 4.2 million requests for the first episode. This overtakes the first episode of Tom Hardy’s Georgian-era drama Taboo by 133,000 requests to become the new frontrunner. The return of Doctor Foster proved popular with BBC iPlayer […]
Irish wholesale broadband provider SIRO, an ESB-Vodafone joint venture, is testing fibre technology that could offer symmetrical 10GBps connections. The company worked with Huawei to trial XGS-PON technology on its FTTH network, which has now surpassed 120,000 premises in 25 towns. Standardised in 2016, XGS-PON uses different wavelengths of light to allow multiple signals to […]
NOW Music will follow up on the success of the NOW 80s TV channel, which was launched this time last year, by unveiling its new pop music channel, NOW 90s TV, on December 27th. NOW 90s will take viewers back to the era of Cool Britannia with a variety of guest presenters including Hanson, Sonia […]
SMPTE, the organisation whose standards work has supported a century of advances in entertainment technology and whose membership spans the globe, today announced the publication of the first standards within SMPTE ST 2110, Professional Media Over Managed IP Networks. SMPTE ST 2110 is a new standards suite that specifies the carriage, synchronisation, and description of […]
General entertainment channel 4KUNIVERSE – currently at the heart of satellite operator SES’s North American Ultra HD platform – is expanding its reach to Switzerland as SES begins distribution of the fast-growing channel to Swisscom, Switzerland’s leading telco, with 1.45 million television customers across the country. Swisscom is adding 4KUNIVERSE to its expanding Ultra HD […]