Media giant Lionsgate and Hemisphere, which targets the high growth US Hispanic and Latin American markets with broadcast, cable television and digital content platforms, have launched Pantaya, a Spanish-language OTT service dedicated to premium content for the Hispanic community in the US. The service is available for $5.99 per month with a 7 day free […]
High-speed global cloud storage network specialist SpaceBelt Cloud Constellation Corporation has unveiled SpaceBelt for Media & Entertainment, a service designed to support broadcast and production organisations seeking more efficient ways to move and store ever-growing amounts of proprietary content while keeping it safe from hijacking, theft, monitoring and sabotage. According to the Corporation, media and […]
The Spanish Government wants to keep the country’s DTT licences in the hands of Spanish companies. Consequently, the Administration has blocked the entry of Viacom, owner of The Paramount Channel, into the DTT business as a shareholder by banning the sale of a 25 per cent stake in a DTT licence from Vocento to the […]
Apple has announced financial results for its fiscal 2017 third quarter ended July 1st, 2017. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $45.4 billion and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $1.67. These results compare to revenue of $42.4 billion and earnings per diluted share of $1.42 in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 61 […]
Data released by ITU, the United Nations specialised agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs), show that 830 million young people are online, representing 80 per cent of the youth population in 104 countries. ITU’s ICT Facts and Figures 2017 also shows a significant increase in broadband access and subscriptions with China leading the way. […]
Viacom International Media Networks Southern and Western Europe, Africa and Middle East (SWEMEA) Cluster has secured what it describes as a string of important milestones and deals, covering linear, SVoD and multiplatform distribution in Europe and Africa. VIMN launched the MTV Play VoD mobile app in Germany and Austria. SVoD carriers Showmax and iflix will […]
The re-use of rockets for launching commercial (and government) satellites is now “self-evident” says a report from Northern Sky Research (NSR), and benefitting both the launch company and the satellite industry. NSR says that SpaceX is gaining a 50 per cent cost-reduction on its re-used (“flight proven”) rockets, and as demonstrated in April when satellite […]
Telefónica’s IPTV platform Movistar Plus is increasing the price of its premium packages by €5 a month: Fusión+ Ficción Total, Fusión+ Fútbol Total, Fusión+ Premium, Fusión+ Premium Extra, Fusión+4 Premium, Fusión+4 Premium Extra and Fusión+4 Premium Extra Total. The increase will come with a lift in Gigabytes between 20 and 40 Gb per package and […]
At a roundtable organised by data management experts, NetApp, media industry experts from Vice Media and Pixit Media met to discuss the impact of data in an industry rapidly disrupted by changing consumer expectations. Digital transformation in the media industry is a $1.3 trillion opportunity, and the panel was positive about how media companies could […]
The broadband gap in a part of rural Monmouthshire in the UK is set to be plugged by TV broadcast frequencies left over from the digital switchover, the so-called ‘White Space’. A pilot scheme will see TV white space used to send a high-speed broadband signal from a standard mast. White space uses the spare […]