The first US consumer television receivers equipped with NEXTGEN TV capabilities are coming to retail stores later in 2020, with the announcements at CES 2020 from the biggest names in the TV industry launching 20 ATSC 3.0-enabled TV models. The introductions by LG Electronics, Samsung and Sony mirror the initial nationwide rollout of NEXTGEN TV […]
In a year that saw boxing’s continued global resurgence, the highly anticipated rematch between heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr was the most-watched event on sports streaming service DAZN in 2019. The Top 10 includes major football events, two bouts featuring consensus 2019 Fighter of the Year Canelo Alvarez and the professional boxing […]
Customers of Portuguese cable TV operator Nowo can now access services without the need for a proprietary set-top box. Thanks to the Nowo TV app, it is now possible to watch live TV channels via smartphones, TV sets and Android boxes, as well as on PCs, iPhones and iPads. Automatic recordings of the last 7 […]
UEFA and beIN, the global sports and entertainment group, have announced a major media rights agreement that will see beIN Sports broadcast the UEFA Euro 2020 football championships in France. The deal further strengthens and extends the existing relationship between UEFA and beIN, with beIN recently securing the majority of the UEFA Champions League matches […]
A number of Christmas specials and new programmes helped BBC iPlayer to its best festive fortnight ever. The holiday period (December 20th – January 2nd) was BBC iPlayer’s biggest on record, with 203 million requests to stream or download programmes, up well over a third on the same period last year. New Year’s Day was […]
Barney Francis, the former head of Sky Sports and current chief executive of Sky’s Future Sport division, will leave the pay-TV broadcaster later this year. Francis took on his current role in May 2019 following Comcast’s acquisition of Sky. Prior to that, he was Managing Director of Sky Sports, having taken over from Vic Wakeling […]
Esports continues to edge its way into mainstream consciousness and is becoming one of the most coveted marketing channels for brands seeking to make an impact in gaming, according to Futuresource Consulting. The competitive gaming industry is expected to breach the $1 billion threshold in 2020, an accomplishment for a largely grassroots powered industry, but […]
The VR headset market continues to expand, with volumes increasing by 5 pr cent in 2019, according to a market report from Futuresource Consulting. While VR headset sales growth slowed during 2019, the outlook is positive. Consumers are opting to purchase next generation devices over dispensable low-tech mobile viewers, giving content creators the opportunity to […]
HDR10+ Technologies, LLC, a joint venture of 20th Century Fox, Panasonic Corporation and Samsung Electronics has revealed that the total number of adopters has increased to 94. New partners, such as VIZIO and GooglePlay have added support of HDR10+ on their products. The organisation also announced new advances to the HDR10+ Logo and Certification programme, […]
Nielsen has announced the beta launch of its Addressable TV platform. As part of the beta, programmers including A+E Networks, AMC Networks, CBS, Discovery, FOX, NBCUniversal and WarnerMedia will test the solution by running addressable ad campaigns and evaluating how it interoperates with existing and evolving workflows. The beta programme is underway and will run […]