The African National Congress (ANC) conference has given government until June 2019 to complete the migration from analogue to digital broadcast technology. The initial deadline, as determined by the International Telecommunication Union, which was June 2015 was missed, largely as the result of a legal dispute between government and broadcasters and government over whether the […]
Visual technology and 3D specialist RealD has filed complaints in Germany’s District Court (Landgericht) in Düsseldorf, alleging that Volfoni SAS, Volfoni GmbH and CinemaNext Deutschland have infringed three of RealD’s European patents by the importation, sale, or offer for sale of the Volfoni SmartCrystal Diamond cinema systems in Germany. In the complaint, RealD requests an […]
Despite unabated network usage, global telecom revenue is on track to grow just 1.1 per cent in 2017 over the prior year, according to a report by business information provider IHS Markit. Global economic growth prospects, meanwhile, are looking up. IHS Markit macroeconomic indicators point to moderate global economic growth of 3.2 per cent for […]
Entertainment technology and audience insights specialist TiVo has confirmed that broadband communications and video service provider Altice USA has selected TiVo services to support its service offerings under an expanded six-year agreement. Altice USA has broadened its licence to the TiVo patent portfolios used to build customisable, next-generation services. As part of the agreement, Altice […]
Viewers across Europe with a capable TV set and able to receive signals from Eutelsat’s Hotbird can watch the Vatican City’s broadcast of Midnight Mass in 4K from St Peter’s in Rome. The free-to-air signal will be available via the Hotbird satellites at 13° East, on December 24th from 21:30 CET (20:30 UTC) via TivuSat […]
Amazon has confirmed that Amazon Fire TV customers are now able to browse the web on their TV. With Fire TV, customers already have access to more than 500,000 movies and TV episodes, and tens of thousands of apps, channels and Alexa skills. Now with the Firefox and Silk browsers, customers can access the World […]
The news from consultancy Ovum that the OTT players Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google (FANG) will take almost two-thirds all new TV and video revenue in 2018, at least as far as the US is concerned, comes as little surprise. Amazon and Netflix will take 69 per cent of OTT subscription revenue, while Google and […]
Discovery Communications has announced an original content partnership for the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 with sports and entertainment agency Wasserman. As part of the new agreement, Cycle Media, a subsidiary of Wasserman, will create original social sports content that Eurosport will share across its digital platforms during the Games. During PyeongChang 2018, Eurosport’s Snapchat […]
Ericsson has been selected by Canadian telco TELUS power its next-generation TV service. The Ericsson MediaFirst TV Platform is an end-to-end media platform for the creation, management, and delivery of next-generation pay-TV. Built using cloud-based architecture, it enables operators and content providers to deliver seamless, personalised and intuitive TV experiences to consumers anytime, anywhere and […]
Gaviscon’s “Tim and Tom” has fended off both M&M’s and KFC to retain the title of the most effective TV ad of 2017, as advertisers relied heavily on humour and novel imagery to grab viewer attention as dual-screening and ad skipping becomes increasingly prevalent. The top ads comes an on-going analysis of TV advertising, conducted […]