Advanced Television

Discovery’s Eurosport 4K, HGTV on Telekom Slovenije

Telekom Slovenije, the ICT provider in Slovenia, has signed apartnership deal with Discovery, to bring new channels and content to Telekom Slovenije’s subscribers. The agreement sees the launch of two new flagship channels from Discovery; Eurosport 4K, a new Eurosport channel that ensures the best sports moments are available in ultra-HD, and HGTV, the globally […]

January 10, 2020

BT partners with Excel Esports team

BT has signed a new multi-year contract with Excel Esports to become its exclusive lead partner and will see BT branding prominent on all kit worn by Excel’s League of Legends European Championship (LEC) and UK League Championship (UKLC) teams. BT will also provide connectivity to Excel to help them train and perform at the […]

January 10, 2020

DocuBay partners Shimla Film Festival

DocuBay, the global membership VoD streaming service by IN10 Media Network, has announced a partnership with the International Film Festival Of Shimla (IFFS) that will bring IFFS documentaries featured in last year’s film festival. Select titles will be featured under their own category or alled IFFSBay and are now available for global streaming on the […]

January 10, 2020

Mexico: Chivas relaunches ChivasTV

Mexican football club Club Deportivo Guadalajara, known as Chivas, has relaunched their direct-to-fan service ChivasTV to offer live matches and on demand video worldwide with live streaming and sports OTT specialists StreamAMG. The Guadalajara-based football club competes in Liga MX, and is the only club in the league to offer a dedicated live streaming service, […]

January 10, 2020

Technicolor Ruby STB integrates Google Services, Netflix

Ruby, the new Technicolor Connected Home STB powered by Android TV, has integrated Google services and Netflix for network service providers (NSPs) operating in emerging economies. This creates new opportunities for NSPs to bring Google services like the Google Assistant, YouTube, Google Play Music, Google Play Movies and the Google Play Store as well as […]

January 10, 2020

ESPN Player to bring viewers ‘MegaCast’ of US College Football Playoff final

For the sixth consecutive year, the College Football Playoff National Championship will be showcased through state-of-the-art technology on ESPN, with the network’s best innovation deployed for coverage of No. 1 LSU vs. No. 3 Clemson on Tuesday 14 January at 1am GMT. ESPN’s Main Telecast is a Showcase of Innovation Approximately 100 cameras will provide […]

January 10, 2020

Analyst: DTC the new trajectory for OTT in 2020

ABI Research believes that 2020 will represent a profound step toward a future where more OTT content goes Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) and VoD reaches 900 million subscriptions worldwide. Analysts at the global tech market advisory firm have identified trends that will – or won’t – shape the technology market the next twelve months. “After a tumultuous […]

January 9, 2020

Multiscreen Index: Global pay-TV subs down 2m

The informitv Multiscreen Index of 100 leading subscription television service providers shows a net loss of 2.09 million worldwide in the third quarter of 2019. 1.88 million were in the Americas, while the Europe, Middle East and Africa region showed a loss of 0.66 million. Asia Pacific showed a small gain of 0.46 million. The […]

January 9, 2020

Survey: SVoD fatigue among US consumers

The majority of Americans (59 per cent) are not willing to pay more than $20 a month for streaming TV services, according to a survey of more than 2,600 US consumers by advertising technology company The Trade Desk. Furthermore, 75 per cent of

January 9, 2020

Research: 5G won’t guarantee device upgrades

The smartphone will remain the dominant consumer device into the new decade, but the arrival of 5G will not guarantee a surge in device upgrades, according to new GSMA Intelligence research. A new report, The Future of Devices, published at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020 in Las Vegas, provides a wealth of insight on […]

January 9, 2020