ABOX42, a supplier of IPTV, OTT and hybrid DVB advanced STB solutions has announced that 1&1, a tier 1 Internet and telephone service provider in Germany, has launched a multiscreen IPTV service powered by ABOX42’s M30-Series smart STB platform. With ABOX42’s STB solution, 1&1 can deliver compelling content, including live TV, VOD, catch-up TV, time-shift […]
Americans are relying less on television for their news, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis. Just 50 per cent of US adults now get news regularly from television, down from 57 per cent a year prior in early 2016. But that audience drain varies across the three television sectors: local, network and cable. […]
Pearl TV, a grouping of US broadcast companies with a shared interest in exploring forward-looking broadcasting opportunities, is collaborating with Sony Electronics to develop an essential viewer navigation ingredient for next-generation television – a new type of on-screen television programme guide that will be responsive to consumer commands. The new channel navigation tool, part of […]
Figures from data company comScore confirm that UK box office during the year totalled £1,277,878,351 an increase of 4.9 per cent on the same period in 2016. Like 2016, 2017 offered a broad range of titles to audiences. Four films passed the £40 million (€45.2m) milestone (with Paddington 2 expected to by the end of its theatrical […]
Fox Networks Group Europe & Africa has named Colin McLeod as the new General Manager, Fox Networks Group UK with immediate effect. McLeod will initially be starting his role as General Manager on a part time basis, before transitioning into full time early in the Spring. With more than 20 years’ experience in the industry, […]
CBS All Access, CBS’s digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, and Amazon have launched the ability for Amazon Prime members to add CBS All Access’s commercial-free offering to their Prime membership with Amazon Channels. “CBS All Access on Amazon Channels offers a seamless way for Amazon Prime members to get all the benefits […]
UK subscription-free satellite TV platform Freesat has selected Intertrust Technologies’ ExpressPlay CA content security technology to manage and protect their ultra-high definition content in 2018. ExpressPlay CA is Intertrust’s new cloud-based conditional access security technology designed specifically for modern broadcasters. The technology keeps digital rights secure by ensuring that only licensed users can access the […]
Globecast has extended its partnership with SES for the premium TV distribution services it provides to Orange Romania using SES’s satellite capacity. Under the multi-year extension announced by SES, Globecast will lease several transponders on ASTRA 5B at 31.5 degrees East to serve Orange Romania, which uses the capacity to broadcast 112 channels, of which […]
Funai Electric, the exclusive North American licensee for Philips consumer televisions and home video products, has confirmed that Technicolor HDR will be integrated into US market 2019 Philips televisions in conjunction with the launch of the ATSC 3.0 broadcast standard. Work is underway to include HDR in the ATSC 3.0 broadcast standard, expected to be […]
Starz, a Lionsgate company, has announced a new, multi-year agreement with Verizon that extends the FiOS TV affiliation agreement. Verizon will continue to offer the full complement of Starz offerings including premium pay-TV channels, on-demand and online services. “Verizon has done a tremendous job in selling our premium services FiOS subscribers,” said Jeffrey Hirsch, Chief Operating […]