DISH, the US pay-TV provider is now offering a whole-home 4K Netflix experience. After offering Netflix Ultra HD titles on its Hopper 3 DVR since April 2016, the company added the app to its 4K Joey client. Now DISH customers have the ability to stream a catalogue of Ultra HD TV shows and movies on […]
Canal Digital has revealed it is in the process of creating a new TV experience based on Google’s open ecosystem, the Android TV platform. “We are excited to be creating a next generation TV experience. Being built on the Android TV platform, it will offer the customers a totally new TV experience, with seamless integration […]
AsiaSat has announced the successful lift-off of AsiaSat 9, the company’s most powerful and advanced communications satellite. It is the fifth AsiaSat satellite built by SSL and the fifth launch collaboration with ILS’s Proton Breeze M rocket. AsiaSat acquired the first signals from the satellite in Hong Kong 7 hours, 54 minutes after the launch, […]
Computing products and services specialist Intertrust Technologies Corporation and video infrastructure provider Bitmovin have agreed a strategic partnership centred around Intertrust’s ExpressPlay media monetisation and content protection platforms. Together, Intertrust’s cloud-based platforms and Bitmovin’s end-to-end content delivery solution provide customers (such as media companies and broadcasters) with a one-stop solution for content protection and monetisation. […]
Blend Media, a 360˚ video and VR specialist that is working with Facebook among others, has closed a third round of funding, securing £1.5 million (€1.7m) and bringing total investment to £2.6 million. New investment came from Hambro Perks and I2BF Global Ventures along with participation from existing investors including Paul Cooper, partner at Clarity […]
A modern cruise liner can have as many as 6,000 passengers, plus crew, and is in essence a small town on the water. Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest leisure travel company, says it has contracted with MedallionNet, a “game-changing” connectivity service enabled by SES Networks. “MedallionNet will provide guests with easy-to-access Wi-Fi that features exceptional […]
According to Dataxis, Latin American mobile market reached 689.6 million lines in the second quarter of 2017 and generated revenues of $ 16 billion, with a monthly ARPU (average revenue per user) of US $ 7.75. The top ten groups accumulated 90.8 per cent of the lines and 85.1 per cent of the revenues. In […]
In a move that massively undercuts rival Apple’s similar product launched in mid-September and priced at $179 (€153) for 32GB of storage, and $199 for 64GB, Amazon has announced the all-new Fire TV featuring Ultra HD, High Dynamic Range (HDR), and Alexa Voice Remote for just $69.99. Forty per cent more powerful than Fire TV […]
BT has continued its run as the UK’s most complained about ISP, according to Ofcom data. The company attracted 28 complaints per 100,000 customers for the service during Q2 (April to June 2017). BT has now been ranked the worst out of the UK’s six major broadband providers for the fifth quarter in a row, […]
The Premier League’s six richest clubs are facing push back on their efforts to get a greater share of income from the next multi-billion pound round of international TV deals. In a plan – believed by the 14 others to be supported by Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur – the […]