Anevia, a provider of OTT and IPTV software solutions, has enriched its end-to-end OTT video-delivery offer with a new version of its Genova file encoder that allows operators to cut their hardware costs while enabling seamless switching during ad insertion. By leveraging GPU acceleration, Genova File cuts hardware costs to about one-tenth the cost of […]
A Spanish court – Audiencia Provincial de Madrid – has ruled that media group Prisa, former owner of Canal Plus, must pay €51 million to TV group Mediapro for damages in the so-called TV football war. The conflict, which took place way back in 2007, saw Prisa accuse Mediapro of breaking a contract and it […]
The Council of the European Union has given the green light to the new Copyright Directive which the European Commission says will bring concrete benefits to citizens, the creative sectors, the press, researchers, educators, and cultural heritage institutions. The reform will adapt copyright rules to today’s world, where music streaming services, video-on-demand platforms, news aggregators […]
US President Donald Trump has declared that the United States must win the race to provide 5G networks, and that American companies must lead the world in cellular technology. Addressing a White House event on 5G deployment attended by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, Trump said that people were there to discuss a critical issue for […]
The sale of Mediaset’s pay-TV services and technology unit R2 to Sky Italia has fallen through. According to a statement issued by both broadcasters, the decision not to go-ahead with the deal follows the investigation of the Italian Antitrust Authority, from which has emerged that the body is unlikely to grant an unconditional authorization. The […]
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €150 million Spanish aid scheme to support households that would otherwise lose television reception after the migration of digital terrestrial TV signal transmission from the 694-790 MHz frequency band to lower frequencies. This migration follows a Decision of the European Parliament and the Council […]
There’s now compelling evidence that Intelsat’s mid-Atlantic IS-29e satellite suffered a major problem. Intelsat has already recognised it suffered a service outage on the craft and shifted clients to other nearby satellites. On April 7th the satellite suffered a leak of propellant, and the following day Intelsat’s ground engineers continued in their attempt to restore […]
Vodafone Spain has launched Kids Planet, an app with over 3,000 TV episodes – from the likes of Sanrio, Planeta Junior, Lingo Kids and Motion Pictures – targeted at children aged 3-12 years. Subscribers can use the app across all devices device with content categpries including games, videos and songs from a host of popular […]
Over the past several years, the streaming video industry has completely disrupted the entertainment industry, and at the forefront of it all has been Netflix paving the way. The streaming service has landed several major blows to the traditional pay-TV business in recent years, and there’s no sign of things slowing down. Projections from streaming
A report from investment banker Berenberg on Eutelsat, and especially relevant given the volatile treatment the market has given to key satellite stocks this past week or so, delivers a positive overview of the operator’s prospects. Berenberg believes that the current perception of Eutelsat is that it faces the same structural issues as listed peers […]