SmarDTV, a Kudelski Group company, has announced the commercial availability of a new Cardless CAM product embedding Conax content protection. The new CAM is designed to reduce subscriber acquisition costs, providing a mean for subscribers to instantly access pay-TV services by inserting the CAM in the TV – thus simplifying the onboarding for end-users. The […]
Cleeng, a specialist in video monetisation solutions, has teamed up with Arm Education Media, a publishing operation within Arm, a semiconductor IP company, to launch an online training platform for aspiring and practicing technology professionals. The project aims to help bridge the education or “skills gap” between what students at educational institutions are taught and the knowledge and skills required in today’s computer engineering job market. Key […]
Skyline Communications is shortlisted for “best monitoring or network management solution”. Widely recognised as the leading operational environment for the media and entertainment industry, with its latest 9.5 release, DataMiner is the only solution that provides a true end-to-end view on a modern media data centre. Ben Vandenberghe, CEO at Skyline Communications, said, “With the […]
Hackers, who have tormented premium broadcaster HBO in recent weeks, have now threatened to leak the Game of Thrones‘ season seven finale. The HBO hackers reportedly contacted media outlet Mashable claiming to “have access to many HBO Platforms already” before adding that people should “be ready for GOT [episode 7] as soon as possible”. Mashable […]
Revenues from OTT TV episodes and movies for 19 Latin American countries will reach $4.6 billion (€3.91bn) in 2022; up from the $1.87 billion recorded in 2016, according to Digital TV Research. According to the firm, SVoD will remain the region’s largest OTT revenue source; contributing $2.86 billion by 2022 (62 per cent of the […]
It is early days in the trial in Oakland, California, between the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and DirecTV, where the FTC is alleging that DirecTV deliberately misled subscribers signing up for pay-TV packages. The complaint specifically alleges violations both of the FTC Act and the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act (ROSCA), which imposes specific […]
IHS Markit research shows that sales of high-end OLED displays are growing. The latest numbers from IHS, and reported by Large Display Monitor (LDM), say that OLED will grow to dominate the TV market for sets that cost more than $1,000 which took 5 per cent of the overall market in 2016, but more than […]
Creative Content Australia (CCA), an industry organisation committed to raising awareness about the value of copyright and the impact of content theft on the screen industries, has launched Australia’s biggest ever anti-piracy consumer campaign. The launch follows the ruling by the Hon. Justice John Nicholas ordering ISPs to block 42 websites found to be primarily […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX makes regular headlines for its rocket launches – and impressive landings – but there’s every prospect that Musk’s next major venture extends beyond Tesla cars, Hyperloop trains, and even journeys to Mars, with his plans to build two truly massive satellite constellations for global broadband coverage. Plan 1 is for a total […]
NSR’s Commercial Satellite Ground Segment, 2nd Edition (CSGS2), forecasts 2016-2026 cumulative global revenues for Commercial Satellite Ground Equipment to surpass $158 billion. Satellite TV continues to be the largest segment by shipments and revenues. Consequently, STBs and Antennas generate the largest revenue shares. However, in terms of growth VSAT platforms (modems + baseband equipment), driven […]