Advanced Television

SnapStream integrates with Sony’s Ci Media Cloud

Sony, through its Intelligent Media Services business, and SnapStream have announced direct integration between Sony’s Ci Media Cloud platform and SnapStream’s flagship TV recording, search, clipping, monitoring and compliance product. This new integration enables SnapStream users to seamlessly send TV clips from SnapStream directly to Ci Workspace where it is instantly available for collaboration and […]

May 22, 2019

Secret Cinema to present immersive Stranger Things experience

Adventure calls: gather your friends, pack your backpack and grab your walkie talkies. Hawkins needs you… In an official collaboration with Netflix, Secret Cinema will bring Stranger Things to life at a newly-created immersive theatre experience at a secret location in London later this year. Titled Secret Cinema presents Stranger Things, the experience draws on all three […]

May 22, 2019

BT Sport Champions League final stream free – and in VR, HDR

BT is making the 2019 UEFA Europa League Final and the UEFA Champions League Final available for anyone in the UK to watch whether on TV, online or on mobile. Both finals will be available for free on the BT Sport website, on the BT Sport YouTube channel  and via the BT Sport App for […]

May 21, 2019

Sportitalia to launch 4 new FTA channels in July

Italian broadcaster Sportitalia will expand its FTA offer on DTT from July, with the launch of four new thematic TV channels. Sportitalia HD, SI Solo Calcio, SI Motori and SI Live24 will all be available on the same multiplex on channel 60. In order to watch the new SI Smart offer, viewers will need a […]

May 21, 2019From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Report: Streaming widens lead in US customer satisfaction

Video streaming has expanded its lead over subscription TV service in terms of customer satisfaction, rising 1.3 per cent to a score of 76 on the American Customer Satisfaction Index’s (ACSI) 100-point scale, according to the ACSI Telecommunications Report 2018-2019. Subscription TV service sits stagnant at 62, tied with internet service providers (ISPs) for last […]

May 21, 2019

Sony looks to streaming for PlayStation

Sony plans to shift its gaming business to a streaming model, available across multiple devices and platforms, it has told investors. Elsewhere, the group will work on more cost savings and synergies, including with its content businesses. For its PlayStation brand, Sony signalled a shift away from hardware to creating a more “immersive” experience; the […]

May 21, 2019

Nokia admits 5G delays

Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri has confessed that the company had been a little slow in getting 5G technology up and running, citing merging its own technology plans with those of acquired Alcatel-Lucent as a reason. Asked about the advantage that could be taken of rival Huawei’s troubles, Suri said: “Perhaps there is long term portunity […]

May 21, 2019

Survey: 46% disappointed with GoT finale

Television tracking app TV Time polled fans who watched the Game of Thrones finale and 46 per cent said they were disappointed with the way the series ended. More than 32,000 fans voted in the TV Time app following the finale. The survey results show only 10 per cent describe themselves as “very satisfied,” while 14 per […]

May 21, 2019

GoT draws record audience for HBO

Despite the lukewarm reception to the eighth and final season, the last ever episode of Game of Thrones drew19.3 million viewers for HBO in the US on May 19th, making it the most-watched live broadcast in the network’s history Season eight of the fantasy behemoth averaged 44.2 million viewers per episode when accounting for catch-up […]

May 21, 2019