The Council of the European Union has adopted new rules to allow consumers who paid for online content services in their home country to access them when visiting another country within the EU. The new regulation will improve competitiveness by encouraging innovation in online services and attracting more consumers. It is one of the objectives […]
Over the next five years (2016 – 2021), global digital transformation will continue to have a significant impact on the demands and requirements of IP networks according to the Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Complete Forecast. Top-level indicators include
The global installed base of VR headsets is set to reach 91 million in 2021, according to IHS Markit. Google Daydream was predicted to be the most popular VR headset by next year, overtaking Samsung Gear VR. In terms of content,
Evolving consumer expectations and habits, along with a significant increase in on-demand content consumption, pricing pressures driven by new OTT offerings and simplified access to pirated streaming services, are driving a major transformation in the North American pay-TV industry, according to the first wave of findings from the Pay-TV Innovation Forum 2017, a global research […]
It is far from the first such report that pay-radio operator SiriusXM is interested in investing in streaming music service Pandora, but this time Reuters is reporting that the previous reports were correct, although now SiriusXM is attempting a variation on the acquisition plan. Liberty Media owns SiriusXM and the news organisation is saying that […]
Trade association Cable Europe has welcomed the adoption of new rules which will enable cable customers to access their cable subscription, their favourite TV show or live football match whilst on the move abroad. The new rules form part of the Digital Single Market Strategy, and were first set out by the European Commission eighteen […]
A Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) study of India’s entertainment and media sector says that TV, cinema, Internet and even newspaper sectors are all healthy. Moreover, the nation’s broadcasting sector is likely to see impressive CAGR of 11.4 per cent between 2017-2021, and helped by strong growth in the pay-TV sector. PwC forecasts that
What happens if you are an innocent viewer based in Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and trying to watch a football game carried by beIN Sports, or trying to catch a news report from Al Jazeera? The recent diplomatic row between Saudi Arabia and arch-rival Qatar is placing extreme strains on broadcasting […]
Spanish telco Telefónica has launched its Movistar Play VoD service in Ecuador, with content provided by Grey Juice Lab. The new service, which is Telefónica’s first video service in Ecuador, will enable its customers to rent the popular blockbuster movies including Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2, Ghost in the Shell, Beauty and the Beast […]
Discovery Communications and Eurosport, Home of the Olympic Games in Europe, met with members of the Paris 2024 Olympic Bid Committee in a show of support for an Olympic Games to be held in Europe in 2024. Discovery Communications President and CEO David Zaslav, said: “When Discovery Communications secured the rights across Europe for the Olympic Games […]