The traditional pay-TV STB will remain a fixture in consumer homes worldwide, as operators counter the threat posed by media streamers by adding features such as SVoD services, voice search and smart home functionality, according to a Futuresource Consulting report. Worldwide media box shipments, which include both STBs and media streamers (such as Amazon Fire […]
The National Football League and Facebook have agreed a multiyear deal to deliver official NFL video and other types of content to fans around the world. The NFL will publish NFL Game Recaps and official highlights from all 256 regular season games as well as the playoffs and Super Bowl that will be available to […]
A Consumer Reports survey shows that a majority of Americans favour net neutrality rules that prevent Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from blocking or slowing down lawful online content. The results come as pro-consumer groups hold a ‘Day of Advocacy on September 27th, urging legislators in Washington, D.C., to support such rules. But the next step […]
Italian broadcasting group Mediaset posted a six-month net profit of €74.8 million compared to a €28.2 million loss in the same period of last year, According to Mediaset, last year’s loss was largely as a result of Vivendi pulling out of a deal to buy pay-TV unit Mediaset Premium. Net consolidated revenues were €1.84 billion, […]
Consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) finds that about 79 per cent of US TV households subscribe to some form of pay-TV service. This is down from 84 per cent in 2014, 88 per cent in 2010, and 81 per cent in 2004. Among TV households
Amazon and Google have clashed after access to YouTube was pulled from the online retailer’s Amazon’s Echo Show devices – a voice-controlled assistant with a screen that can display information and videos. Both companies have been quick in issuing statements criticising one another. Amazon said Google had blocked YouTube on Echo Show “without explanation”. Google […]
Portugal’s pay-TV sports platform Sport TV will start regular broadcasts in 4K from October 1st, when it will air the top-flight football match between Sporting CP and FC Porto. The chairman of the Board of Directors of Sport TV, Joaquim Oliveira, said that 30 games of both Portugal’s NOS League and Spain’s Liga will be […]
The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, has finalised and published its IPTV Specification. This specification builds on HbbTV 2. The new specification has been published by ETSI as TS 103 555 and it defines how […]
Inflight broadband has the potential to create a $130 billion (€110.7bn) global market within the next 20 years, resulting in $30 billion of additional revenue for airlines by 2035. This is the conclusion the research study, Sky High Economics: Quantifying the commercial opportunities of passenger connectivity for the global airline industry, carried out by London School […]
Satellite operator SES says it expects to see its SES-11 joint-venture ‘condominium’ satellite launched on October 7th by SpaceX. SES’s satellite partner is EchoStar 105, and the two operators are sharing the same craft which will operate at 105 degrees West. SpaceX will take care of the launch from its Pad 39A at the giant […]