This year 40 million Americans will engage with some form of augmented reality (AR) monthly, up 30.2 per cent over last year, according to eMarketer’s first forecast on augmented reality and virtual reality. Much of the growth of AR is being fueled by Snapchat Lenses, Facebook Stories, and Instagram Stories, while VR usage is being […]
According to the latest findings from specialist broadband, media and entertainment industries analyst firm Leichtman Research Group (LRG) the fourteen largest cable and telephone providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – acquired about 960,000 net additional high-speed Internet subscribers in Q1 2017. These top broadband providers now account […]
A technical mishap at the start of a screening of Okja, Netflix’s Cannes movie entry into the festival’s competition for ‘Best Film’, didn’t curb discussion amongst delegates at the importance, threat and perhaps even opportunity for the film and content market from Netflix. Brett Ratner, speaking in Cannes Friday and quoted by trade mag Hollywood […]
Tele Columbus, the third largest German cable operator, published its financials for the first quarter of fiscal year 2017. The Group successfully continued on its growth path recording a 4.3 per cent revenue increase year on year to € 121 million. As of March 31st 2017, the Group continued to have a stable 3.6 million […]
Q-Sat, a rural satellite-delivered broadband supplier in Ireland, is in a “six-figure” dispute with London-based satellite operator Avanti Communications. The Financial Times is reporting that bills have allegedly not been paid. Q-Sat is run by former Irish and Arsenal football international Niall Quinn, who told Irish broadcaster RTE that he had been in dispute with […]
DISH extended its DISH Anywhere app experience to customers’ big screen televisions through Amazon Fire TV products. This marks the first time customers can use a media player to seamlessly access DISH Anywhere on any TV with an HDMI input, either at home or on the go. “While DISH Anywhere has historically been embraced on mobile […]
Indonesian government officials and international TV executives have called for modernised rules for the country’s broadcasting sector during a high powered Regulatory Roundtable in Jakarta. Co-sponsored by the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI), the Ministry of Communications and Informatics (Kominfo) and regional multichannel TV Association CASBAA, the May 17th meeting examined media convergence, the state of […]
GMIT, a subsidiary of Munich-based technology group Rohde & Schwarz, has acquired the technology of Motama. The acquisition will expand the Berlin-based company’s product portfolio for interruption-free transmission of audio and video content in IP networks. Headquartered in Saarbruecken, Motama is a specialist in the field of professional transmission via unmanaged IP networks. Hannes Strobel, […]
Satellite operator ABS is linking with content providers Solar Group to create a new DTH package for the Philippines. The new Free to Air service will be available on C-band via the ABS-6 satellite covering the Philippines. Unlike most Ku-band DTH services, the C-band service will not be susceptible to rain degradation. The free-to-view platform […]
EuroMedia May/June 2017 The migration to IP has been an accepted trend for the developed market for some years, but how far has it gone and how far is it going? Colin Mann examines how market players in the distribution and infrastructure sectors view the prospects for ensuring content and service delivery. Read the article […]