New Street Research, in a note to investors, states that the planned auction of C-band spectrum over the US could “conservatively” reach $50 billion (€44.7bn). The analysts use as its benchmark a recent auction of similar bandwidth in Taiwan which “blew away expectations” says New Street. The Taiwanese bid reached a new record of $0.51 […]
TiVo has announced TiVo Stream 4K at CES, an easy-to-use streamer with live TV and Cloud DVR from the Sling TV app, plus a number of other content services. TiVo said the service will “give consumers the power to create the bundle they want across multiple entertainment sources using a smart, intuitive interface making it […]
Horowitz’s State of Viewing and Streaming 2019 study found that US consumers today are watching more full-length TV content than ever before—an average of 6.2 hours a day—much of that through streaming. In 2010, only 15 per cent of TV content viewers streamed anything at all; today, almost 7 in 10 are streamers. Consumers report […]
In its first year without Big Brother, Channel 5 , the UK commercial broadcaster, achieved 4 per cent growth in share of viewing amongst adult audiences across its entire free-to-air portfolio, according to consolidated BARB data. Simultaneously, the main Channel 5 network delivered its best year for upmarket viewers since 2014, growing its share of […]
The Richard Branson-backed Virgin Orbit aircraft launch system is close to mounting its first orbital demo flight. Just before the holidays the company said it would be ready to perform this demo flight and launch early in the New Year. Following ground tests, Virgin intends flying its ‘Cosmic Girl’ Boeing 747 aircraft from its Mojave […]
Tubi, the ad-supported video on demand (AVoD) service, has entered into a deal with Vidaa International, a subsidiary of Hisense, the third-largest television manufacturer in the world, to offer its library of over 20,000 movies and TV shows on Hisense’s new Vidaa platform. Beginning Spring 2020, Tubi customers in the UK (where Tubi will launch […]
Sky has announced that Ian France and Estelle Hughes will join as Commissioning Editors for Kids in two newly created roles, as Sky steps up its ambitions for Kids programming. France and Hughes will join Sky in the coming weeks to work alongside Lucy Murphy, who has been promoted to Director of Kids’ Content for […]
The Satcoms Innovation Group (SIG) has appointed Helen Weedon as Managing Director. The appointment marks significant restructuring of the innovation forum. Weedon succeeds Martin Coleman who will commence as a member of the group’s advisory board. Weedon has played a pivotal role within the group since 2011, in which time she has developed and implemented […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully launched 60 of its own ‘Starlink’ mega-constellation satellites into orbit on the evening of January 6th (at 9.19pm Florida time, 0219 GMT). The Falcon 9 rocket – which was a 3-times pre-flown version – then totally nailed its mission when it landed after deploying its important cargo onto the landing barge […]
Basis, the platform developed by digital media services specialists Centro, is now certified to buy on Hulu’s private marketplace (PMP). Basis customers that secure approval from US streaming service Hulu gain cross-channel video advertising capabilities through programmatic ad buys that reach 72 million viewers watching on connected TVs and other devices. Basis is a comprehensive, […]