Paywizard, the subscription, billing and customer relationship management (CRM) specialist, has secured new funding from existing investors to build on momentum from major new client signings and the launch of innovative subscription and pay-per-view (PPV) solutions with partners. The company also secured a number of major business wins in the run-up to IBC, including: NHK […]
The Canal + Group is partnering with Apple to offer 4K Ultra HD content on the Apple TV 4K with: Live events: the best match of every day of Ligue 1 with a new experience 4K Ultra HD Original Canal + productions in 4K Ultra HD A selection of films, series, documentaries in 4K Ultra […]
Multichoice Zimbabwe has cut the price it charges in cash-strapped Zimbabwe, and introduced a lower-cost bundle ‘DStv Lite’. The new pricing structure came into use on September 26th. Zimbabwe-based subscribers to DStv have to pay in US dollars or an equivalent ‘hard’ currency. The new prices are: Premium: down from $72 to $65 Compact Plus: […]
GroupM, the media investment arm of multinational advertising and public relations company WPP, has launched Finecast, a company aiming to deliver digital-like precision and accountability to advertising on television. With TV audiences fragmenting across a range of platforms and viewing behaviours evolving, TV advertisers are grappling with how to continue making best use of one of […]
TiVo has extended its existing intellectual property (IP) licence with AT&T, the US pay-TV provider. The companies had previously announced a seven-year licence renewal at the end of 2015. This extension will provide AT&T with a licence to TiVo’s patent portfolios through to 2025. “We are pleased that AT&T has extended its existing licence agreement,” […]
The LTE-Broadcast (LTE-B) Alliance has announced that Qualcomm Technologies, a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, has become the newest member of the Alliance. The LTE-B Alliance was founded in 2016 by some of the world’s leading mobile network operators to further the evolution and deployment of LTE-B technology. Since the inception of the Alliance a broad […]
Orange TV in Côte D’Ivoire has licensed Norigin’s Hybrid Apps to deploy a streaming service, which is unique to the region. The solution is deployed locally on premise with specific features to suit the market needs in West Africa. The streaming service is initially launched on a range of iOS and Android devices that shall […]
Netgem has revealed a partnership with audio brands Tangent from Denmark and Elipson from France, which will be the first two consumer electronics makers taking the SoundBox solutions to market. SoundBox is the first fully integrated audio and video digital solution for the smart home. In a single device and with a unique application, it […]
ABOX42, a supplier of IPTV, OTT and Hybrid-DVB advanced STB solutions, has announced that Comwave, Canada’s largest independent communications company, has selected ABOX42 M30-Series STB platform for its new ComwaveTV service which launched this week. Comwave offers Internet and VoIP telephony services to consumer, business enterprise and wholesale in over 1100 cities in Canada and […]
NOS, Portugal’s primary cable operator serving more than 1.6 million video households, is advancing its UMA personalised television experience with the deployment of Metrological’s Application Platform, WPE (Web Platform for Embedded) browser and WPE cloud architecture. With the Metrological Application Platform, NOS can launch a cloud-based TV App Store for its subscribers. WPE offers pre-integrated […]