iflix, the streaming service for emerging markets, has shared its latest milestone – 10 billion minutes streamed across its platform in 2017. The achievement, equivalent to more than 19,000 years of content streamed, marks a strong uptake in user engagement, with cumulative viewing minutes up well over 400 per cent from three billion total minutes […]
The French government is backing new measures to help boost broadband take-up in the country. The new initiative includes funding €150 per home to equip satellite or 4G reception. The intention is to reduce the number of households with low-quality (or zero) internet access from today’s typical 15 per cent to just 6 per cent […]
Giant screen operator IMAX says it is ready to tap into the recent relaxation by Saudi Arabia of its 35-year restrictions on cinemas in the kingdom. IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond says that the theatre chain is already in discussions and could be announcing a deal before the end of this year. “For the size of […]
Research conducted by Roy Morgan among ‘decision makers’ – those who are considered the decision makers in their households when it comes to technology, shows clearly that NBN ‘switching’ is being increasingly driven by cheaper rates although faster data connection/ download speeds and clear pricing of the plan are also important considerations. An analysis of […]
Following the international tender launched to choose an operator for the measurement of television audiences in Morocco, the CIAUMED – Morocco’s economic interest group whose purpose is to measure media audiences – has signed an audience measurement service agreement with Marocmétrie for 6 years. CIAUMED again entrusts Marocmétrie who has been measuring television audiences in […]
Eros, a global company in the Indian film entertainment industry, has announced that Eros Now, its South Asian OTT entertainment platform has forged a strategic partnership with Foxxum, a provider of Smart TV solutions, to provide its library of content on the Foxxum TV App Store worldwide. Rishika Lulla Singh, CEO, Eros Digital said, “Launching […]
Inside Secure, at the heart of security solutions for mobile and connected devices, has announced the availability of its most-advanced secure players to date: Content Protection Client HD for Desktop, meeting the increasingly demanding security requirements for browser-based viewing; and Content Protection Client Premium HD,protecting early-window movies (that audiences can watch within a few weeks […]
VeEX, a global player in Telecom, CATV, fibre, transport and broadband access, has announced the release of the RXT-4100+ OTDR module for the RXT platform, the world’s first field portable OTDR supporting up to 500,000 data sampling points with 3 cm resolution. VeEX OTDRs already provide best-in-class event and attenuation dead zone performance, however the […]
Interest in online video is reaching record levels across the Nordics. More time is spent watching video online than ever before, and household spend on digital video is accelerating, according to a report from digital media consultancy firm Mediavision. But, it is now becoming clearer and clearer that the ones mainly capitalising on this development […]
As anticipated, the US Federal Communications Commission has voted three-to-two along party lines to restore what it says is the longstanding, bipartisan light-touch regulatory framework that has fostered rapid Internet growth, openness, and freedom for nearly 20 years. Following detailed legal and economic analysis, as well as extensive examination of comments from consumers and stakeholders, […]