Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has confirmed the acquisition of independent media company Silvergate Media from Shamrock Capital, a Los Angeles based investment firm. Silvergate focuses on developing, producing and licensing children’s animation with offices in both London and New York. Silvergate will continue to be managed by CEO Waheed Alli and William Astor will continue […]
Next year will see mobile operators focus on taking ownership of the indoor environment to deliver seamless 5G connectivity indoors and out, claims Ranplan Wireless. While some 80 per cent of mobile data is consumed indoors, only around 2 per cent of buildings currently have dedicated cellular networks as operators rely on outdoor macro cells […]
Disney’s streaming service, Disney Plus, was the most Google’s top trending search of 2019 among US internet users. The SVoD service went live on November 12th and was an instant success – hitting 10 million sign-ups in just 24 hours. Fantasy drama Game of Thrones also made the top 10 after its eighth and final […]
Household broadband consumption in the US is anticipated to reach as much as 330GB per subscriber during the current holiday season, according to OpenVault, a provider of technology solutions and industry analytics for broadband operators. Using historical trends catalogued over more than a half-decade of accelerating broadband growth, OpenVault calculates that consumption will increase by […]
Marvel Television’s run is shuttering, with several of the division’s executives and its properties being folded into Marvel Studios. Marvel Television will not be developing any new TV shows, beyond the shows that that are currently in the works, reports Varity. Marvel Studios is expected to scrap a number of positions, with current Marvel Television […]
AMC Networks has revealed that its four targeted SVoD services – Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now, and UMC (Urban Movie Channel) – now exceed two million subscribers, marking a major new milestone and achieving a year-end target for the company. AMC Networks’ targeted SVoD services offer curated content destinations that provide unique viewership experiences for […]
BT Sport will be the exclusively live broadcaster of the Bangladesh Premier League, showing all 46 matches live. The league gets underway today (December 11th) as Chattogram Challengers take on Sylhet Thunder, followed by current champions Cumilla Warriors facing Rangpur Rangers. Seven teams will battle it out to make the final on January 17th 2020. […]
South Korea’s LG is expanding aggressively into 8K, in particular in readiness for next year’s Tokyo Olympic Games. LG’s Signature-branded OLED 8K ‘Super Hi-Vision’ screens are now available in Japan, with local reports quoting Lee Young-chae, VP at LG Electronics Japan, saying that the sets, which combine OLED and 8K technologies, would win the hearts […]
It may not be the happiest of new years for subscribers to AT&T’s DirecTV (or its U-Verse service) with price hikes of between $1 and $8 per month depending on the subscriber’s bundle. Some viewers also currently enjoying discounted pricing packages will see those promo-rates end with swift substitutions to higher levels. AT&T, in a […]
On December 10th in Washington DC the chairman of the FCC, Ajit Pai, was due to deliver a speech at the Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA) and observers were expecting some comments and his latest thoughts on C-Band, and the planned auction of satellite spectrum. Today, December 11th, the US Senate’s Committee on Commerce will […]