Amazon is planning to launch Fire TV in a number of new European markets and expand its footprint in existing ones such as the UK and Germany, according to a Bloomberg report. Amazon will reportedly detail its plans at an event in Europe later this week. Amazon uses its Fire TV device to boost usage […]
Sharp will use this coming weekend’s IFA show in Berlin to showcase the world’s largest-ever LCD unit, a 120” screen. The display is part of Sharp’s 8K+5G ecosystem. IFA2019 visitors will see Sharp propose an evolution of its industry-leading 8K+5G Ecosystem that takes advantage of the possibilities offered by the massive high-speed data transfer capacity […]
YouTube has commenced phasing out exact subscriber numbers for content channels with more than 1,000 followers. The video-sharing site giant will gradually roll out the change throughout September. Numbers will instead be rounded down to the nearest 100 or, when there are over 10,000 subscribers, rounded down to the nearest thousand etc. The loss of […]
Pluto TV, the ad-supported VoD service, is now available on Apple TV as well as Apple mobile devices in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the UK with its own app. Users located in the GSA region are now able to choose from a line-up of over 30 channels, including Pluto TV Movies, MTV Pluto TV and […]
SES has confirmed that Andrew Browne, Chief Financial Officer of SES, has decided to step down for personal reasons and pursue other endeavors. The search for a successor is underway and an announcement will be made in due course. Browne has a long career with SES, starting with the acquisition of New Skies in 2006, […]
MultiChoice Group is now a separately listed business on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange having been spun off by its parent Naspers earlier this year. But its new shareholders gave MultiChoice management a hard time at the company’s first AGM, and making it clear that they were not happy with the way MultiChoice was paying its […]
LG Display has started mass manufacture of OLED panels at its Guangzhou facility in China. LG Display says it has invested $4.2 billion in the factory and will start producing about 60,000 OLED sheets per month initially, and building to 130,000 sheets per month by the end of this year. The Guangzhou factory is designed […]
Gravity Media, a global provider of live broadcast facilities and production services, has completed the acquisition of Chief Entertainment, a leading Sydney, Australia-based provider of live studio and production services, from Telstra, Australia’s leading telecommunications and technology company. Gravity Media already operates in Australia under the Gearhouse Broadcast, HyperActive Broadcast and Input Media brands and […]
On the back of the strong performance of its existing iflix Originals, the Southeast Asian streaming service has announced five new titles coming to the platform over the coming months. Announced at ContentAsia Summit, first out of Malaysia, iflix will launch the much-anticipatedmovie spin-off in the KL Gangster Underworld universe called Rise to Power. Intended […]
Uffe Byskov has joined the TRIAX Group as Chief Commercial Officer. TRIAX said that Byskov’s formidable profile in international B2B technology sales, business development and leadership will strengthen TRIAX’s commercial focus and strategic Business Development across the two business areas, Solutions and Products. Byskov comes with many years’ experience from IBM and a proven track […]