The South East Asia fixed broadband market is expected to grow from 38 million subscribers in 2018 to around 52 million in 2023, according to forcasts from Dataxis. This represents a 37 per cent growth over the period. While it is a sizable number, it needs to be put in relation with the growing population […]
Cartoon Network and Israeli broadcaster, yes, have partnered in a new deal to bring the kids brand to the fans of Israel. The two broadcasters have collaborated to have Cartoon Network on yes‘ SVoD platform. From September 2019, subscribers to yes, the satellite broadcaster in Israel, will get to watch their favourite Cartoon Network shows […]
Boxer Systems, a UK solution provider for the media and creative industries, has formally joined the DPP. The DPP is the media industry’s business network with members from more than 400 companies spanning every aspect of broadcast production, from major, established companies to fledgling start-ups. Boxer Systems CTO Marc Risby said: “Through our partners, we […]
Verimatrix, a global provider of security and business intelligence solutions that protect content, devices, applications and communications, has announced interoperability between the Verimatrix Multi-DRM solution and the Secure Packager Encoder Key Exchange (SPEKE) API developed by Amazon Web Services (AWS). The Verimatrix Multi-DRM support for SPEKE eliminates the need for complex integrations between proprietary DRM […]
Vodafone Spain is reportedly seeking to sell its FTTH network to finance its operations in the country, accoridng to Expansion. The company would be looking at bids from investment funds and major operators for its network, which has a market value of around €1.2 billion. The move aims to refinance the company at a time […]
Consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) finds that 74 per cent of all US households have SVoD service from Netflix, Amazon Prime, and/or Hulu – up from 64 per cent in 2017, and 52 per cent in 2015. Among those that have an SVoD service, 69 per cent have more than one of these […]
From Q1 2014 to Q1 2019, the total subscription revenues of the direct pay-TV market has increased by 19 per cent, reaching €8.9 billion, according to figures from Dataxis. DTH remains the leading technology for direct pay-TV, with its revenues still accounting for 39 per cent of the total, however it has been slowly decreasing […]
Huawei’s next smartphone will not come with Google’s popular apps. Google confirmed in August that due to the US government ban on sales to Huawei, it could not license its apps to the Chinese smartphone giant. It also means the next Huawei phone will not have access to the Google Play app store, which could […]
Research by Ampere Analysis investigates the use of pilot episodes by the five largest broadcasters in the US: ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and The CW. The exclusive analysis finds that the number of pilots ordered by US broadcasters has decreased by one third (32 per cent) over last four years, dropping from 106 titles a […]
Canal Plus has revealed plans to significantly increase its spending on original content in a continued bid to take on the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. The French pay-TV operator will increase the number of French original series produced each year to between eight and ten, up from the current average of six, […]