Many critics and commentators suggest the ‘end is nigh’ for satellite’s role in delivering video to consumers who are – say the critics – increasingly turning to wired suppliers for their entertainment. Eutelsat (and its rival SES) has continually stressed this is not how they are experiencing the market. While capacity orders are under pressure […]
Free TV on demand service UKTV Play is now available on NOW TV devices and Roku streaming players. The UKTV Play app hosts shows from multichannel broadcaster UKTV’s channels Dave, Yesterday, Really and Drama, including exclusive UKTV Originals and thousands of hours from the network’s extensive archive. NOW TV and Roku users will now have […]
February 22nd saw SpaceX successfully send a rocket into orbit carrying two small ‘test’ satellites for a proposed 4,425 initial satellite constellation. The project, backed by Elon Musk, is designed to bring broadband access to billions of unserved or under-served users around the world in his ‘Starlink’ service. Musk talks of populating the constellation with […]
San Marino’s public broadcaster San Marino RTV has launched an HD version of its general entertainment channel, available both locally on digital terrestrial and also on satellite. San Marino RTV HD is distributed via the Eutelsat 13 degrees East satellite position, covering Europe and the Mediterranean region. The channel is included in the line-up of […]
Consumer dependency on WiFi routers has surpassed the smartphone as the #1 technology US adults cannot live without for more than one day, according to findings from the Customer and Product Experience 360 (CPX 360) Survey by global managed services provider iQor. As the life-blood for the connected ecosystem, a functioning WiFi router is necessary […]
Every Viaplay customer now spends an average of 32 hours a month viewing content on digital entertainment group MTG’s Nordic video streaming service – a 25 per cent increase between 2016 and 2017. The number of started streams rose 40.5 per cent in the same period, with the total number of Viaplay customers growing 21 […]
NOW TV Stick is available to buy from a number UK high street stores from February 23rd, and will be available to purchase online from February 26th. Available from £14.99, (€17) Sky claims it is the UK’s cheapest streaming stick. A range of Stick and pass bundles are available, including: Two-month NOW TV Entertainment pass, […]
The Australian creative industries’ fight against piracy has claimed a significant victory, with new, previously unreleased research showing that court-ordered site blocks, year-on-year, led to a 25 per cent reduction in piracy overall and a 53 per cent reduction in use of the online pirate sites subject to a blocking order. Incopro’s Australian Site-Blocking Efficacy […]
Canadian cable and media players have secured a significant victory in their battle against pirated content with a panel of federal judges backing their appeal in a legal battle against the Montreal-based operator of a website that makes it easier to stream video online. BCE Inc., Quebecor Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. launched legal proceedings […]
South African viewers to MultiChoice’s M-Net analogue transmissions are being urged to upgrade to a more modern digital set-top box. The broadcaster says it will end analogue transmissions at the end of March. Viewers can then select whether to go for a GOtv terrestrial decoder or opt for a satellite signal to DStv services. South […]