ACCESS and DTVKit have announced a collaboration to offer open standards-based solutions to the connected entertainment industry. ACCESS will demonstrate its solutions supporting HbbTV, HTML5, Freeview Play 2017 and more at IBC 2017. Since its inception in the 1980s, ACCESS has continually demonstrated its commitment to supporting industry standards throughout its product porfolio. Today, the […]
This week at IBC 2017, ARRIS will unveil a new portfolio of UHD HDR set-tops with Android TV along with professional services to help simplify and accelerate the launch of Android™ based TV services for operators around the world. ARRIS’s next-generation set-tops with Android TV are sleek in design and modular in architecture – addressing […]
WeCast will be demonstrating its IPTV/OTT end-to-end solution at IBC alongside new set-top boxes powered by Android TV boasting 4G and IoT capabilities. The new devices developed by its parent company – WeTek – will be available as OEM complements for WeCast’s solution as well as to the general public. According to WeCast COO, Zlatan […]
Irdeto has announced that its Cloaked CA solution has completed a rigorous review by Cartesian against the stringent usage rules for 4K UHD premium content included in the Farncombe Security Audit. The audit focuses on content security requirements, aligned with MovieLabs’ Enhanced Content Protection (ECP) requirements and industry best practices. The Farncombe Security Audit is […]
Karen Bradley, the UK’s Culture Secretary has said she is minded to refer the bid by 21st Century Fox for the remainder of the shares in Sky to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on the grounds of media plurality and commitments to broadcasting standards. In a statement to Parliament, Bradley updated MPs on the […]
That sounds like some kind of fairy tale – and maybe that’s right; an old media magician tries to weave one last spell with a company named after a wild rural animal. Just as it looks like he’s going to succeed, along come the politicians and regulators with their ‘non-fanciful’ concerns over his commitment to […]
Millennial consumers worldwide lead the growing online video consumption, according to the State of Online Video research report from Limelight Networks, a global player in digital content delivery. Taking a close look at consumers’ changing viewing habits, the annual report shows the average global viewer watches five hours and 45 minutes each week and subscribes to […]
A major 150-page research report from equity analysts at investment bank Exane/BNP-Paribas does not make good reading for Europe’s traditional FTA broadcasters, both commercial and public and even for established pay-TV operators. The study says that many broadcasters believe that European TV is different from those in the US, and that there is no way […]
Sky Sports says it has strengthened its position as the home of English football with a new deal to show live coverage of the EFL – which covers the second, third and fourth tiers of the professional game – until 2024, offering Sky customers more matches and more ways to watch than ever before. The […]
In 2017, for the first time, smartphones will be the preferred method to access the Internet among adults in the UK, according to research firm eMarketer’s latest time spent forecast. Adults in the UK will spend 1 hour 59 minutes a day on their smartphone, eclipsing their daily time spent on desktops and laptops by […]