Mobile devices (including both smartphones and tablets) will account for 73 per cent of time spent using the Internet globally in 2018, up from 70 per cent in 2017 and 65 per cent in 2016, according to Zenith’s Mobile Advertising Forecasts 2017. Mobile Internet use has doubled since 2011, when it accounted for 36 per […]
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has extended its Committed to Security Programme to the whole media industry – including companies which are not Members of the DPP. The Programme was announced at IBC 2017 after the DPP had piloted its new Production and Broadcast Security Checklists with a selected number of Member companies, and has […]
Insight TV, a broadcaster and producer of native UHD HDR content covering action sports, entertainment, and lifestyle, has announced a major distribution deal with Amazon as part of its new Amazon Channels service. The deal sees Insight TV deliver its HD SVoD and linear TV services to Amazon Prime members in the UK and Germany. […]
Laduma is demonstrating how the launch of travel series Photo Number 6 is benefiting from virtual reality at MIPCOM. The VR/AR content company worked closely with producers of the hit TV show, which is presented by Alan Fletcher. That partnership has seen Laduma create a series of 360 films based on the series, allowing fans to […]
Having abandoned plans to merge their businesses earlier in the year following failure to gain regulatory approval for the deal, New Zealand telco Vodafone and pay-TV operator SKY TV have unveiled Vodafone TV – a world of entertainment that Vodafone says lets Kiwis experience television like never before, by giving them freedom and control over […]
Satellite operators are wrong to wring every last dollars-worth of revenue out of aging satellites, suggested insurance experts at the Tokyo meeting of the Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council (APSCC). Operators needed to be more prudent, said underwriters, in order to reduce catastrophic failures. Delegates heard a list of unfortunate failures this past 12 months, including: […]
Zhejiang Zhongnan Animation, more widely known as Zoland Animation, has announced Zokast Kids.TV – an SVoD platform for kids in partnership with M.E.I. Group. Zokast Kids.TV caters to children of all ages, offering kids a safe environment to enjoy a wide variety of titles and animated series. The service will offer up to 1000 hours […]
Cloud-based application expert Metrological and Cloud TV developer ActiveVideo have teamed up to offer a joint solution that enables global pay-TV operators to rapidly deploy integrated OTT content experiences on existing set-top boxes. Two operators in the Caribbean and Latin America region plan to launch the integrated solution in 2018. The joint solution combines the […]
nbn, the company building Australia’s national broadband network, has reached the important milestone of three million activated premises on the nbn broadband access network from a total of six million premises that are now ready to connect. nbn has activated two million premises in the last 18 months. From June 2017 to June 2019 nbn […]
AMC Networks International (AMCNI) – Central and Northern Europe has announced the promotion of Balázs Hajós to Vice President of Affiliate Sales. In his new and expanded role, Hajós will oversee the management of AMCNI – Central and Northern Europe’s affiliate sales in more than 30 territories. Hajós’ current responsibilities will be expanded to include […]