Panasonic has collaborated with Berlin Phil Media to construct new UHD-HDR production facility in the Berliner Philharmonie. As part of the collaboration between Panasonic and Berlin Phil Media, Panasonic System Communications Company Europe (PSCEU) planned and built a new UHD-HDR production facility in the Berliner Philharmonie. Panasonic was supported by the Munich based system integrator […]
The Opera browser now supports 360-degree videos in virtual reality headsets. This new developer update comes with a built-in VR 360 player for leading headsets such as HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and other OpenVR compatible devices, unlocking the immersive world of 360-degree videos for Opera users. In a statement, Opera said: “The rapid growth of […]
Evolution Digital has announced the expanded deployment of its fully-packaged eVUE-TV IP video platform with additional pay-TV operators nationwide. Newly-announced operators deploying eVUE-TV include Cablevision of Marion County, BELD, DTC, LHTC Broadband, Tullahoma Utilies Board, Valley Telecom Group and Gold Coast Broadband. The addition of these operators to Evolution Digital’s roster brings the total number […]
Premium television technology specialist Hisense has confirmed the availability of its R6 4K Hisense Roku TV Series in the United States. Building on the success of the Hisense H4 FHD Roku TV series, the R6 Series displays premium 4K picture quality and access to 500,000 movies and TV episodes through 5,000 channels made available by […]
Karen Bradley, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, has referred Fox’s proposed takeover of Sky to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on public interest grounds. The CMA will now examine how the deal would impact media plurality and broadcasting standards in the UK. Media plurality means that a diversity of […]
More than half (53 per cent) of 16-75-year-olds in the UK use their smartphones while walking – the equivalent of around 22 million people – according to the latest research from Deloitte. For younger consumers aged 16-24, the proportion rises to 74 per cent. Worryingly, more than 4.5 million people (11 per cent of respondents) […]
Portugal’s National Communications Authority (Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações [Anacom]) has rejected the proposed acquisition by global telecom operator Altice of Portuguese media company Media Capital. The regulator stated that the deal may create “significant barriers to effective competition in the various electronic communications markets”. According to Anacom, “given the size of the parties involved in […]
Advertisers in the UK are devoting more of their media budgets to digital channels, according to eMarketer’s latest estimates of UK ad spending share by media. Nearly half (49.6 per cent) of daily time with media by UK adults ages 18 and older will be dedicated to digital formats in 2017, eMarketer predicts, while almost […]
Research from consultancy firm Arthur D. Little (ADL) estimates that the GIGAWorld – the world enabled by widespread access to high quality, gigabit Internet in which people, machines and the environment collaborate intelligently – could generate billions of Euros for the European economy, and trillions globally. The report, commissioned by international TV and broadband company […]
SintecMedia, a provider of broadcast and digital management software, has announced the results of a research study of TV media executives and agency media buyers about the future of TV, problems facing media companies, and how media companies plan to manage advanced TV advertising and delivery. The study includes results from a survey in partnership […]