Advanced Television

DirecTV NOW on Roku

DirecTV NOW, the US streaming service which offers live sports, on demand, premium channels, popular shows, and hit movies – is now available on select devices: Roku TV 4K models, the Roku Ultra, Roku Premiere+, Roku Premiere, Roku Express, Roku Express+, Roku Streaming Stick (model 3600R), Roku 4, Roku 3 and Roku 2 (model 4210). […]

May 31, 2017

Masstech and SGL merge

Masstech and Software Generation Limited (SGL) are now one, to be known as Masstech Innovations, a provider of Broadcast and Media industry solutions for managing the lifecycle of valuable media assets. FPE Capital, the UK-based growth equity investor, becomes the majority shareholder in the expanded company, with Masstech President and CEO Joe French, who has […]

May 31, 2017

ESPNcricinfo covers ICC Champions Trophy

ESPNcricinfo, the digital cricket brand, will provide in-play video highlights as part of its extensive coverage of the ICC Champions Trophy, which starts on June 1st as England face Bangladesh at The Oval. On ESPNcricinfo’s site and app, fans will get comprehensive video, news, information, features and analysis from an unmatched line-up of cricket journalists, […]

May 31, 2017

Vimeo introduces video interaction tools

Vimeo has announced a number of enhancements to its Business membership, including the introduction of interactive video cards, a mobile-first tool designed to help marketers and video professionals drive viewer engagement. Cards, which are available on Vimeo’s embeddable video player, can be set to appear at any point during playback and provide supplementary information or […]

May 31, 2017

Zenith: 26% media consumption mobile in 2019

Mobile Internet use will account for 26 per cent of global media consumption in 2019, up from 19 per cent in 2016, according to Zenith’s Media Consumption Forecasts. People around the world will spend an average of 122 minutes a day accessing the mobile Internet via browsers and apps, an amount that has grown from […]

May 30, 2017

Research: Superfast broadband investment boost for Europe

Investment in digital infrastructure by the world’s largest international TV and broadband company is delivering transformative benefits to European consumers and businesses, according to economist firm Oxera Consulting. The company’s analysis of the economic impact of Liberty Global’s investment in broadband infrastructure between the start of 2013 and the end of the first quarter of […]

May 30, 2017Colin Mann @ ANGA COM

Vodafone, Orange drop out of ‘unprofitable’ UEFA rights battle

Vodafone and Orange Spain have reportedly decided not to bid for the UEFA CHampions League TV rights for the next three seasons, saying the bidding prices mean there is no way of making a profit. UEFA’s plan to increase the price for the Champions League in Spain by 30 per cent has driven them tp […]

May 30, 2017From David Del Valle in Madrid

ANGA chief calls for gigabit policy

Thomas Braun, President, ANGA Association of German Cable Operators, has called on German politicians to adopt a policy supporting gigabit speed networks. In at opening address an ANGA COM in Cologne, Braun noted that German cable operators were already deploying networks of 400 Mbps, and that with optical fibre, this became a gigabit infrastructure very […]

May 30, 2017Colin Mann @ ANGA COM

Canal+ and Orange: “Closer co-operation makes sense”

French telco Orange’s CEO Stephane Richard has given a wide-ranging interview in French business newspaper Les Echos, saying clearly that a closer co-operation with pay-TV operator Canal Plus makes sense. According to a report on his comments from equity analysts at investment bank Exane/BNP-Paribas, Richard’s comments lead the bank to expect announcement(s) to be made […]

May 30, 2017By Chris Forrester

Advocacy groups: ‘Put EU copyright reform back on track’

Over 60 civil society and trade associations – representing publishers, journalists, libraries, scientific and research institutions, consumers, digital rights groups, start-ups, technology businesses, educational institutions and creator representatives – have sent an open letter to the Ministers attending the Competitiveness Council and European Parliament Rapporteur MEP Therese Comodini Cachia and her colleagues, asking them to […]

May 30, 2017By Colin Mann