Advanced Television

CUJO AI surpasses 500m protected devices globally

Ahead of the Broadband World Forum 2019, CUJO AI, the global leader in the development and application of Artificial Intelligence to improve the security, control and privacy of connected devices in homes and businesses, today announced that has surpassed the 500 million mark for number of connected devices under monitoring worldwide. Today, CUJO AI covers […]

October 10, 2019

Portugal DTT frequency migration in January

Portugal’s National Communications Authority (Anacom) has approved the new frequency migration plan for DTT broadcasts to mainland Portugal and the islands of the Azores and Madeira. Network operator Meo (Altice Portugal) will have to start the migration of frequencies used for Multiplex A between the third week of January and the first week of February […]

October 9, 2019From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Survey: Developers gear up for rapid adoption of 5G

Seventy per cent of developers worldwide expect 5G to dominate in their countries within the next 2 years, according to Evans Data’s Global Development Survey. The survey, conducted in 6 languages across 120 countries showed a large appetite for 5G, but with significant differences between regions. For example, in North America, where adoption uptake is […]

October 9, 2019

Research: 18% UK teens have deleted social media apps

MediaCom’s 2019 Connected Kids research has revealed the extent to which young people are recognising the negative impact of social media on their lives, with nearly 1-in-5 (18 per cent) teens saying they have deleted social media apps off their devices. The annual report, which investigates the media habits and attitudes of kids and teenagers […]

October 9, 2019

Research: Reality TV best performer for retail ads

TVSquared, a specialist in digital and linear TV attribution, has released performance analysis on TV ads in the UK retail space across Q3 2019, revealing the most effective ad spots for driving audience response with the most cost efficiency. The key insights include: Genres Reality programming led the way for performance in retail TV ads, […]

October 9, 2019

Pentagon wants 250 new satellites

The Pentagon’s Space Development Agency (SDA) is seeking to win a budget of more than $11 billion (€10bn) in order to fund a mega-constellation of around 250 – but it could be 1200 – satellites for military usage. The reports, carried by Bloomberg and Space News, say the budget request is for funding for the […]

October 9, 2019By Chris Forrester

CCTV, Tencent pull NBA games over Hong Kong tweet

The NBA has defended free speech following a team executive’s tweet in support of the ongoing Hong Kong protests. Daryl Morey, the general manager of the Houston Rockets, wrote on Twitter: “Fight For Freedom. Stand With Hong Kong”. It caused a furore in China, and Morey’s attempt to backtrack then succeeded in upsetting US fans. […]

October 9, 2019

Bank backs CBA proposals

Investment bank Morgan Stanley says it expects the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to publish its Final Report and Order on the C-Band Alliance’s (CBA) proposals in November. The CBA wants to reassign 180 MHz of C-band satellite spectrum and auction off the bandwidth for use by the 5G industry. Importantly, the bank says the FCC […]

October 9, 2019

PGA to stream every shot of The Players Championship

For the first time ever in golf, every shot by every player will be live-streamed from a full-field tournament when The Players Championship returns to TPC Sawgrass, March 12th – 15th 2020, allowing fans to follow any player in the elite field, all four rounds.  All of this revolutionary coverage will be available to PGA […]

October 9, 2019

Movies Anywhere launches on Verizon Fios

Verizon Fios and Movies Anywhere – the digital movie collection app – have announced that Movies Anywhere is now available to Fios TV customers in the US. Movies Anywhere is a free app that allows customers to seamlessly bring their eligible movie purchases together into a robust digital collection that can be accessed across multiple […]

October 9, 2019