A report by Strategy Analytics, released to coincide with CES in Las Vegas, suggests that smart homes have now become the majority in the US. According to the survey of 2642 respondents in Q4 2019, 54 per cent of homes own at least one smart home device, with the most popular being smart speakers, interactive […]
The BBC has unveiled a new package of support for small and emerging indies (with turnovers of less than £10 million per annum) designed to help boost the strength of UK production in the context of global competition and producer consolidation. The initiatives will have a strong focus on diverse and out-of-London producers. The BBC […]
ViacomCBS Networks and Sky Italy have announced a new multi-year deal to extend their collaboration. Italian viewers of Paramount Network, Spike and VH1 will now be able to watch these channels on Sky. This will bring the number of ViacomCBS brands available on Sky platforms in Italy to 12, including local versions of MTV, Nickelodeon, […]
Rocket company Arianespace says it is looking to handle 22 launches this year with almost half being contracted work for the mega-constellation OneWeb. Ten missions will be for OneWeb using Ariane’s Soyuz rocket and these will be split three ways, with some launches from its core French Guiana spaceport and the balance divided between Baikonur […]
The auction results for 5G spectrum in Taiwan are already worth an impressive $0.51 per MHz ‘pop’. The strong bids for capacity came from shrewd local operators such as Chunghwa Telecom, FarEasTone, Taiwan Mobile, Asia-Pacific Telecom and Taiwan Star. New Street Research argued that should this bidding rate be matched in the upcoming auction for […]
CONMEBOL, the governing body of football in South America, has selected digital platform security specialist Irdeto to provide services that will protect its brand and combat piracy of live football matches. CONMEBOL licenses to several operators and broadcasters worldwide for tournaments such as the CONMEBOL Libertadores, CONMEBOL Sudamericana, CONMEBOL Copa América and CONMEBOL Recopa, and […]
At CES, Hisense announced the global launch of its completely revamped and updated Smart TV platform Vidaa. In 6 years since its debut in 2014, the open Smart TV operating system has become a strong global contender, with over 20 million installs globally. The updated platform with a completely new user interface and integration of […]
LG has revealed at CES that its new lineup of OLED TVs will include an Apple TV app, letting users access the Apple TV+ streaming service, Apple TV channels, and iTunes video library content. In addition to the new 2020 models, LG says the app will also be coming to 2019 and 2018 models later […]
Nielsen and Nexstar Media Group have announced a multi-year agreement whereby Nielsen will provide a comprehensive suite of measurement services for all broadcast and cable entities across Nexstar Media Group including 197 local television stations and digital subchannels in 115 US markets, and national ratings for cable entertainment network WGN America and digital network, Antenna […]
Eleven Sports will bring exclusive coverage of the Spanish Super Cup to fans in Poland and Portugal this week. The tournament will see Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Valencia in action at the 62,000-capacity King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Valencia take on Real Madrid in the tournament opener on January […]