London-based speciality satellite operator Avanti Communications issued a trading update early on July 4th, and following on from its July 3rd confirmation of its recent debt and financial restructuring. Avanti says that revenues for the full financial year were “about $62 million”, and adds that “a number of projects to sell spectrum are progressing well […]
Ad verification vendor Meetrics and video ad serving platform SpotX have joined forces to provide additional inventory verification and audience behaviour data for video advertisers in Europe and around the globe. The integration makes Meetrics’ data available in SpotX’s platform for publishers to report back to advertisers, increasing the depth of viewability, verification and audience […]
Prime Focus Technologies (PFT), the technology arm of Prime Focus, is pleased to announce their continuing expansion with a new office in Sydney, Australia, to provide an increased level of local support for customers in the region. The company is also announcing the appointment of Graeme Whineray to be the Director of Sales for ANZ […]
The 100 leading television services in the informitv Multiscreen Index gained 3.46 million subscribers between them in the first quarter of 2017, an increase of 0.79 per cent. In the same period in 2016 the increase was 6.90 million, or 1.68 per cent. • There were modest gains across the board, with the Americas up by 0.85 million, Europe, Middle East and Africa up […]
The digitisation of content and networks is resulting in rapid and profound changes in audiovisual consumption patterns, characterised by a disaffection for linear programming, rapid adoption of streaming and on-demand consumption, the arrival of new players and internationalisation of content and services. One of the only certainties in this restructuring and still unstable market is […]
Service providers and content owners from the APAC region participating in the Pay-TV Innovation Forum 2017 have agreed that the pay-TV industry in the region is entering a transitional period during which operators will need to adapt their business models and technology platforms in order to thrive in the changing environment. The Forum is a […]
Satellite operator SES says that in the early hours of July 1st it re-established contact with its AMC-9 satellite, which suffered a “significant anomaly” on June 19th. SES and the craft’s manufacturer are working around the clock to evaluate the satellite’s status and define what step must be taken. SES also confirms tracking information received […]
Licensing body ULDAGE has confirmed the commencement of patent licensing activities under the system of a patent pool that collectively, and under fair and reasonable conditions, bundles and licenses the patents that are essential to the realisation of the UHDTV satellite broadcasting standards, to business operators that are involved in transmission and reception of UHDTV […]
The UK government has launched a £400 million (€455m) infrastructure fund to further investment in ‘full-fibre’ broadband. The aim is to offer speeds of up to one gigabit per second (Gbps) or more to households and businesses by having fibre optic cables run right up to their properties, rather than relying on copper cables to […]
Sony Pictures Television Networks will launch Cine Sony in Italy on September 7th, a new Free-To-Air channel dedicated to the world of cinema airing on LCN 55. Sony Pictures Television Networks is expanding its FTA footprint and increasing investment in the Italian market with Cine Sony following the launch of kids’ channel, POP on LCN […]