In advance of the December 14th FCC vote expected to overturn existing laws governing Net Neutrality, broadband communications and entertainment company Cox Communications, the third-largest US cable MSO, has reaffirmed its commitment to what it describes as “the Open Internet”. “Cox has always been committed to providing an open Internet experience for our customers, and […]
Private equity investment house Warburg Pincus has taken a 20 per cent stake in Bharti Airtel’s DTH arm, paying $350 million, the third-largest DTH operator in India. The agreement, signed December 12th, sees the transaction take two parts. The first is to take a 15 per cent stake directly from Bharti Telemedia, the parent of […]
Speaking at the India Satcom 2017 forum in New Delhi, Joe Welch, Chairman of regional Pay-TV industry association CASBAA, applauded the Indian government’s emphasis on improving the ease of doing business in the country. A great deal of attention has been paid to the power and infrastructure sectors, Welch noted, but “the key to […] […]
YouTube TV has expanded its service to 34 new US markets, including New Orleans, Green Bay, Tucson, Tulsa, San Diego and San Antonio among others. With the addition of this latest 34, the Google owned streaming service is now present in over 80 markets. YouTube TV allows users to watch live cable channels over a […]
Eurofins Digital Testing, a global player in end-to-end quality assurance (QA) and testing services, has announced that Hisense has committed to Eurofins’ 4K HDR Ultra HD logo technical requirements in its products. Eurofins Digital Testing’s logo scheme identifies devices that have been fully tested and proven to deliver the highest picture quality currently available, including […]
AirTies, a provider of managed Wi-Fi Mesh solutions to global service providers, has opened a new R&D centre in Austin, Texas, including a new test home that replicates real-world usage of in-home Wi-Fi to support customers in North America. AirTies provides Wi-Fi solutions to leading international service providers, such as Atlantic Broadband, Frontier, Midco, Orange, […]
Haivision, a market player in enterprise video and streaming solutions, has announced the availability of Network Adaptive Encoding on the Makito X series of HEVC and H.264 encoders. Available as a firmware upgrade for any Makito X encoder, Network Adaptive Encoding dynamically adjusts the video bitrate when available bandwidth fluctuates. Leveraging Haivision’s Secure Reliable Transport […]
Caringo has announced partnership with JB&A Distribution to represent Caringo Scale-Out Hybrid Storage to systems integrators (SIs) and value-added resellers (VARs) in the United States and Canada. The partnership leverages JB&A’s expertise in support and integration and enables them to offer the industries’ most reliable and efficient object storage solution, Caringo Swarm, to solve pressing […]
US cable company Comcast has dropped out of the race for 21st Century Fox’s entertainment and international assets, clearing the way for Disney to acquire a piece of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. Comcast said in a statement: “When a set of assets like 21st Century Fox’s becomes available, it’s our responsibility to evaluate if there’s […]
A major deal between Disney and Fox, a vague rumour just a couple of weeks ago, now seems nailed on. And, if those nails don’t hold, it is said Comcast is waiting in the wings for a similar deal. In other words minds are made up, the patriarch has spoken; the Murdoch’s are breaking up […]