Xavier Niel, the CEO of Iliad, owner of Free, has unveiled the awaited new generation Freebox Delta that adds a free of charge access to Netflix, and an option for the Devialet music player. Available from now for €49.99 or €59.99 with Devialet sound, the pyramis shaped box, designed by Jasper Morrisson, converges services and […]
Americans continue to prefer watching the news rather than reading or listening to it, and their viewing loyalties have yet to migrate fully to the web. Instead, the majority of US adults who prefer to watch the news opt for television as their primary news platform, according to a new Pew Research Center survey conducted […]
Chinese-backed StarTimes Group has launched an OTT service in Nigeria, branded as ‘ON’. Currently, there are more than 150 channels in over 10 languages available on the StarTimes ON online platform with over 140 channels being available free to subscribers. “More excellent international and local channels will be put online, and diverse and rich contents […]
Harmonic announced that it has been awarded a Patent in the U.S. for the invention titled “Dynamic Allocation of CPU Cycles in Video Stream Processing.” It says the patent defines innovative technology that dynamically adjusts CPU cycles for cloud-based video processing based on video complexity information. With this latest patent, Harmonic continues to lead the […]
TiVo Corporation has announced that Rovi Corporation has signed a new multi-year patent licence agreement with Samsung for the use of Rovi’s video discovery patents and technologies across Samsung’s smartphone and tablet devices. The patent renewal encompasses Samsung mobile products sold on a worldwide basis. “We are proud to extend our licensing agreement with Samsung […]
A number of the world’s leading footballers have teamed up to launch a new platform – OTRO – created to share their stories with their fans, direct and unfiltered, featuring exclusive and original content from the players to show their lives off the pitch. The full list of players who have joined OTRO are: Lionel […]
Luxury home cinema experience specialist Kaleidescape is partnering with BBC Studios – Americas to bring BBC documentaries and TV series to Kaleidescape. The deal marks the first time Kaleidescape has offered episodic content in 4K Ultra HD and high dynamic range (HDR). BBC’s titles enhance Kaleidescape’s deep catalogue with acclaimed titles ranging from documentary programmes […]
An estimated 4.5 million Italians aged over 15 illegally watch live sporting events, in a total of about 21 million acts of piracy carried out during 2017. The Fapav-Ipsos data reveals that football remains most pirated, with three out of four pirates watching football matches, followed by Formula 1, MotoGP and tennis. Illegal IPTV services […]
It now seems the EU’s preliminary look at Liberty Global’s multiple asset sale to Vodafone will lead to a full antitrust probe. The decision is due December 11th. The deal centres on Germany and several German groups, including Deutsche Telekom, have lobbied for an investigation. If the EU takes up the case – which Reuters […]
Amazon says Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan and Homecoming are its two most-binged Prime Original series of the year on a worldwide basis. It also revealed that the top three cities that streamed the most hours of Prime Video per capita were Santa Clara in the US, Norderstedt in Germany, and Tokai in Japan. Meantime, early […]