Advanced Television

China: Teletubbies, Youku deal

DHX Media, global children’s content and brands company, is expanding its global reach through a deal with Youku, one of China’s most popular streaming platforms, to launch its new Teletubbies series in the country. Youku will deliver seasons one and two of the pre-school series to Chinese audiences via SVoD and advertising-supported VoD services. Season […]

May 30, 2017

Incognito boosts QoE with service fulfillment for Latam provider

solutions, today announced that a leading Latin American communications service provider has deployed Incognito’s Service Fulfillment Solution to orchestrate and deliver voice, video, and data services across its cable network. The provider, one of the largest in Latin America, required fast, flexible, and reliable service fulfillment to expedite the roll-out of triple-play services while keeping […]

May 30, 2017

ABOX42 will demo dotIO Operator Smart Home Platform at ANGA COM 2017

ABOX42, a supplier of OTT, IPTV and hybrid DVB set-top-boxes, will demonstrate the company’s new dotIO Smart Home Platform for pay-TV, internet and mobile operators at ANGA COM 2017 at booth 8/R9. ABOX42 dotIO opens up new business models and revenue streams for operators by providing them with a complete, fully managed turnkey solution for distributing […]

May 29, 2017

EuroMedia ANGA COM 2017 Special

EuroMedia ANGA COM 2017 Special EuroMedia’s ANGA COM 2017 show special, featuring the latest news and analysis from the cable, broadband and satellite sectors. Read the issue here

May 29, 2017

Analyst: Wall Street undervalues Netflix overseas success

Martin Olson, an analyst with investment bank Piper Jaffray, has suggested that Wall Street is underestimating the success Netflix will have overseas, with predictions of international margin and penetration levels overly conservative, and that, by 2020, there is potential for market penetration higher than current estimates. In a note to clients,

May 26, 2017By Colin Mann

16% US households own a 4K TV

Smartphones are now in 80 per cent of US homes – a six percentage point increase year-over-year (YOY) – and US consumers now own 27 million more smartphones than they did just last year, according to research from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). Furthermore, CTA’s research analysis shows 16 per cent of US households now […]

May 26, 2017

MTG launches Viareal VR app

MTG has launched Viareal, a virtual reality (VR) app that offers viewers in the Nordic region immersive and interactive experiences. In addition to global sports showpieces such as the UEFA Champions League final (on June 3rd), Viareal will deliver exclusive VR content and extensions for esports events, and for MTG’s broadcast and streamed entertainment offerings. […]

May 26, 2017

Viacom, Altice USA ad and content distribution partnership

Viacom and multi-play operator Altice USA have agreed a multi-year partnership that includes advanced advertising and content distribution agreements. The pair will create what they describe as an “unprecedented, industry-leading partnership” that combines Altice USA’s audience data, multi-screen advertising platforms, measurement and analytics capabilities with Viacom’s advanced advertising offerings to deliver local and national advertising […]

May 26, 2017

South Africa: DStv hit with price fixing fine

Naspers’ pay-TV operation DStv’s ad sales unit DStv Media Sales has admitted to price fixing and the fixing of trading conditions in contravention of South Africa’s Competition Act. The matter relates to a November 2011 investigation which found that, through the Media Credit Co-Ordinators (MCC), various media companies agreed to offer similar discounts and payment […]

May 26, 2017By Colin Mann

Satellite spat over alleged O3b “service outages”

On May 19th Hong Kong-based satellite operator ABS announced that it had signed a “strategic partnership” with “one of the largest telecommunications operators in SE Asia” to supply 500 MHz of capacity on its ABS-2 craft at 75 degrees East. So far, so routine. Except within the announcement was the phrase that the new partner […]

May 26, 2017By Chris Forrester