Norway has become the first country in the world to start digital switchover (DSO) from FM to DAB+. National FM networks will be switched off region by region – starting in Nordland and progressing across the whole country throughout 2017. The final regions, Troms and Finnmark, will complete the process in December. “Today’s digital switchover […]
Television displays are going to get brighter, according to Dolby Labs VP/Technology Patrick Griffis. Speaking at a CES panel, Griffis suggested that the next battleground in display technology will be over brightness. Today’s high-end Ultra-HD displays generally handle up to 1000 ‘Nits’. A ‘nit’ (from the Latin word nitere, to shine) is a photometric unit […]
Music Business Worldwide has conducted an in-depth market share analysis of the US recorded music business last year across audio streaming, video streaming, total album ‘projects’ and more besides – using stats from the annual report of trusted market monitor BuzzAngle. The research found that Universal Music Group dominates the market in most categories. However, […]
Voddler Group, the cloud-streaming innovator, has appointed Marwan Shehab as its new head of Middle East & Africa (MEA) operations. Based out of Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai, heis tasked with driving the company’s expansion in the region, where several significant deals are already in the pipeline. Shehab is an industry veteran who has previously held […]
Elemental Technologies, a specialist in software-defined video solutions, has announced that MegaFon, a telco and mobile operator in Russia, is using Elemental for its MegaFon.TV OTT TV service, which has seen a rise in subscribers from 10,000 to more than 1.4 million over the past year. MegaFon, the second largest mobile phone and telco operator […]
Kudelski Security, the cybersecurity division within the Kudelski Group, has announced the appointment of IT & tech specialist Philippe Borloz as Vice President Sales for EMEA. Borloz will be responsible for driving the expansion of Kudelski Security in Switzerland and across EMEA, including managing the company’s sales strategy and taking a key role in managing […]
Although it is no secret that the major SVoD platforms Amazon and Netflix have rapidly increased their content spend, reaching similar levels to traditional TV groups, research consultancy firm Ampere Analysis notes that Netflix’s content spend is now comparable
France Télévisions has revealed a major strategic plan to boost creation and launch a producer-backed SVoD platform within the next two years. France Télévisions’ CEO Delphine Ernotte-Cunci explained to AFP that “there is a real development issue for the French audiovisual sector in front of growing US actors which do not invest into local creation.” […]
Sir David Clementi has been confirmed as the next BBC chairman. The former Bank of England deputy governor wrote the 2016 report that suggested scrapping the BBC Trust and having the BBC run by a board made up of senior staff and independent members. Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed the appointment of Clementi, who will […]
Netflix has released December data from its Netflix ISP Speed Index – its monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience. In the US, Comcast achieved the No. 1 spot for the first time, increasing its average monthly speed in December to 3.84 Megabits per second (Mbps), up […]