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SoftAtHome welcomes Aerial Technologies to software ecosystem

SoftAtHome, a software company for Broadband, video and analytics, and Aerial Technologies, the pioneer in Wi-Fi motion analytics powered by artificial intelligence, have announced a strategic partnership to create new innovative value-added services for the digital home. Aerial Technologies is the leading expert in Wi-Fi motion detection. Aerial’s revolutionary solution leverages existing Wi-Fi signal’s distortions […]

October 16, 2019

Rakuten TV launches AVoD service in Europe

Rakuten TV has announced the launch of its first ad-supported VoD channels within the platform. This new business model will allow viewers to watch a wide range of content for free. The free section of Rakuten TV launches with an initial offer including Hollywood and local content to be expanded to additionally include exclusive Rakuten […]

October 15, 2019

Research: Quality of UI more important than content recommendation

Research from Parks Associates finds 70 per cent of US broadband households with a major video service consider its user interface to be good, with 48 per cent rating it “very good,” and these scores impact their willingness to recommend the service to others. Analysis of

October 15, 2019

Research: TV preferred media access device

Research from Amdocs Media which explores the media consumption preferences of UK consumers suggests that the television is the most popular means of accessing their media subscription services (video, music and gaming). Fifty per cent of consumers surveyed selected

October 15, 2019By Colin Mann

NEXTGEN TV: 2nd transmission facility

As broadcasters converge on Manhattan this week for NAB Show New York, the Phoenix Model Market partners and Pearl TV have revealed several developments that will positively impact the deployment of NEXTGEN TV signals throughout the USA. A second transmission facility for NEXTGEN TV broadcasts in Phoenix, AZ is planned for later in 2019 that […]

October 15, 2019By Colin Mann

Spain: TV to get €10m each for DTT migration

Spain’s TV operators will receive a state subsidy of €10 million each to finance their costs in the ongoing digital migration. This aid is added to the €145 million package already approved for citizens to readjust their antennas to watch DTT signals. Around 850,000 buildings with communal antennas are affected due to the DTT migration […]

October 15, 2019From David Del Valle in Madrid

Disney+ reveals complete day 1 content

Disney’s foray into the SVoD arena is under one month away, with Disney+ set to launch in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and The Netherlands on November 12th. To amp up the hype, Disney has revealed the full line-up of content that will be available on its US library from day one. The company […]

October 15, 2019By Nik Roseveare

UK: Councils mustn’t prevent 5G

Matt Warman, the Minister for Digital & Broadband, is telling all UK planning authorities to not withhold 5G permissions without “legitimate grounds and evidence”. Warman said the government plans to do more to clarify the 5G message around 5G and bust health myths. The move follows several local authorities halting installation of masts after citizens […]

October 15, 2019

Italy’s RAI back in the black

Italian public broadcaster RAI ended the first half of 2019 with a slight profit of €3.3 million, compared to a loss of just under €5 million in the same period of 2018. According to the financial statements, approved by the company’s Board of Directors, the positive result was due to a successful campaign against non-payment […]

October 15, 2019From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Forecast: US TV ad-spend to dip

As more customers turn to digital options for their video entertainment, TV ad spending is flattening. In eMarketer’s latest report on US digital video, the market research company forecasts that US advertisers will spend $70.30 billion on TV this year, a decrease of 2.9 per cent from 2018. eMarketer forecasts that total ad spending at […]

October 15, 2019