Adobe: Mobile viewing in decline
Adobe has released its State of Digital Video report, including data from more than four billion TV Everywhere authentications in North America and more than 300 sites and apps. Key findings from
April 25, 2017
Report: How advertisers are using Addressable TV
Addressable TV advertising has doubled in the past year, according to various industry sources, thanks in large part to an influx of advertisers that are placing targeted ads for brand awareness as much as for sales promotion – the value most readily ascribed to the medium. And now they want more. A study by Advertiser […]
April 25, 2017
Ericsson hits new low
Ericsson’s net loss grew to SEK 10.9 billion (€1.13bn) for the first quarter, as the company took on restructuring charges. The result included SEK 8.4 billion in provisions on customer contracts, SEK 3.3 billion in asset writedowns and SEK 1.7 billion in restructuring charges. In the year-earlier period, Ericsson still had a net profit of […]
April 25, 2017
More trouble at Fox News
Former Fox News host Andrea Tantaros, one of its accusers in the sexual harassment controversy, is now accusing it of a “criminal scheme” involving what she claims were illegal electronic surveillance and online harassment. In a complaint filed in a Manhattan federal court, Tantaros claims that Fox monitored her emails and listened to phone calls, […]
April 25, 2017
India promises 68 extra transponders for DTH
India, and its near-1000 TV channels, needs more DTH satellite capacity. The nation’s Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is promising three new satellites will be launched during the first-half of the 2018 financial year (GSAT 11, 17 and 19) according to the Department of Space’s statement to a parliamentary special committee on science. India’s Minister of […]
April 25, 2017By Chris Forrester
160+ stations signed to Disney/ABC OTT initiative
Almost a year to the day that Disney Media Networks Co-Chair and Disney|ABC Television Group President Ben Sherwood made the announcement during his 2016 NAB Show keynote of a landmark Clearinghouse initiative that jumpstarts digital distribution options for its affiliates, Disney|ABC Television Group is announcing that it has signed more than 160 stations – including […]
April 25, 2017
Enensys to acquire TeamCast
Suggesting that the deal will see the enlarged group become the market leader in video delivery infrastructure for DVB-T2 and ATSC 3.0 networks, video delivery infrastructure specialist Enensys has revealed that it is in exclusive negotiations to acquire TeamCast, a specialist in modulation technology for terrestrial, satellite and wireless markets. “This is an important step […]
April 25, 2017
Eutelsat ‘seeding’ cable distribution over Americas
Paris-based Eutelsat used the NAB show to announce that it is currently carrying out a “far-reaching” antenna seeding programme to allow broadcasters across the Americas to enhance their reach and cable operators to enrich their offer via Eutelsat’s premium video neighbourhoods at 65° West and 113/117° West. Eutelsat says the programme is boosting opportunities for […]
April 25, 2017By Chris Forrester
Virgin Media adds Polish, French, Russian TV
Virgin Media has announced a major expansion in its offering of international TV with the launch of three new countries on its Worldbox app. A host of international TV channels from Poland, France and Russia will be available for new and existing customers effective immediately, allowing expats to stay up-to-date with the best of programming […]
April 25, 2017
Speedy resumption at French Guiana
With the month-long labour strike now over the Kourou spaceport is getting back to normality. Two much delayed satellites could launch as soon as May 4th (on Arianespace Flight 236). Arianespace said at the end of last week that it needed about 10 days to get the launch operation back into gear, and a May […]
April 25, 2017By Chris Forrester