Virgin Media and TV3 have acquired the exclusive Irish rights to all Wednesday UEFA Champions League matches, all Thursday UEFA Europa League matches and the Finals of both competitions. In total, Virgin Media and TV3 will have Irish exclusive rights to 327 matches across both competitions per season and will share rights for 16 Tuesday […]
Cairo-based Nilesat, which with its orbital partner Eutelsat, supplies around 1000 TV and radio channels over the Middle East, has seen its profits tumble for its first quarter-year trading. In the three months to March 31st its net profit was $13.07 million, compared with $19.72 a year ago. This is a more dramatic drop than […]
CBS and Nielsen are working on a collaboration that will deliver Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI) in live linear national broadcast television in the US, helping to actualise and progress addressable advertising. Powered by Nielsen Gracenote ACR (Automatic Content Recognition), the solution will use frame-accurate video recognition technology for precise ad detection and content insertion in […]
Metova, a provider of mobile, connected car, connected home and IoT Solutions, has announced the results of a survey revealing the sentiment of consumers in the US on connected home technologies and privacy. Of note, over 90 per cent of respondents indicated owning a connected home device such as an appliance, TV, Amazon Alexa or […]
With Liberty Global now busy concluding its huge asset sale of cable TV interests in Germany and Eastern Europe to Vodafone, it’s time to consider what might be next for John Malone’s voracious appetite for potential assets. While still very much a ‘rumour de jour’, it is ITV that – one way or another – […]
India’s latest high-capacity GSAT-11 satellite was recalled from its launch site in French Guiana on April 25th, and an expected launch date of May 25th scrubbed. The satellite, the heaviest-ever Indian craft, was returned to India for further testing with a focus on its electrical systems after an expensive in-orbit failure on March 29th by […]
French telco Iliad has put in place a new executive team tasked with stepping up the pace of the Group’s business development in France and Italy. At its meeting held on May 14, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Thomas Reynaud as Iliad’s Chief Executive Officer. He will also represent the Company in relations with […]
Vimeo, the ad-free open video platform, has joined the Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) as a Promoter member. AOMedia is a non-profit organisation formed by specialists in video with the aim to define and develop media technologies that address the need for an open and royalty-free standard for video compression and delivery over the web. […]
Gilat Satellite Networks, a global player in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, has reported its results for the first quarter ended March 31st 2018. Key Financial Highlights: Revenues for Q1 2018 totaled $67.4 million, up 5.4 per cent from Q1 2017. Company’s revised reporting segments: Q1 2018 Fixed Networks Segment revenues were up 40 […]
Amino, the IP/Cloud video software and device specialist, is to support T-2, one of Slovenia’s largest multi-service telecoms operators, in its launch of the country’s first 4K TV services. Working closely with T-2, Amino is deploying technology that will underpin a major service upgrade, which will expand T-2’s service to include UHD content and VoD […]