India’s Telecom Regulator (TRAI) has ordered DTH and cable operators to use lower bundled prices from January 15th. TRAI’s new rate (New Tariff Order, NTO) requires operators to offer 200 channels at R153 (€1.93) a month which doubles the number of channels in the R153 bundle. Analysts say this will lower ARPU revenues for all […]
Net Insight has closed the transaction to divest Sye, its consumer streaming business, to Amazon for approximately SEK350 million (€33.2m) in cash. The transaction is effective immediately. Net Insight signed an agreement to divest the Streaming Solution business area (Sye) on December 17th 2019. The Sye technology solves fundamental issues for B2C streaming distribution and […]
Just in time for next week’s CES show where every major TV manufacturer will be showcasing their very latest models, including 8K displays, the ITU has approved the use of the world’s first IP-based digital broadcasting standard, dubbed ATSC 3.0. January 2nd saw Sinclair Broadcast Group, a major US station grouping “applaud” the ITU’s decision. […]
Amid reports that it is an acquisition target for Comcast, AVoD service XUMO is adding Sony and Panasonic to its existing distribution network with LG. This expansion guarantees significant global distribution for both content owners and advertisers partnered with XUMO at present and in the future. Both Sony and Panasonic Smart TVs will have integration […]
Content will achieve unprecedented global reach, empowering content creators to push boundaries and think beyond historical geographical and technical barriers, according to Ralf Jacob, President of Verizon Media. Jacob has shared his expert insight
The Indonesia-based indoXXi group, which controls a large number of illegal piracy websites and applications, has claimed that it had officially closed its operations as of January 1st. The announcement was made via various social media accounts. “Happy New Year 2020. As of today our site is no longer accessible, as is the case with […]
The Gavin and Stacey Christmas Day special has become the most watched scripted programme of the past 10 years as more than a quarter of the UK’s population has now watched it. The sitcom’s festive episode – the first new episode in a decade – initially drew 11.6 million viewers in the overnight ratings, and […]
The Board of Directors at Swiss telco Sunrise has announced that Olaf Swantee has decided to resign as CEO of Sunrise after almost four years with the company. André Krause, up to now CFO at Sunrise, succeeds Olaf as CEO, effective immediately. Krause joined Sunrise in 2011 and has been instrumental in its transformation. As […]
Amazon Prime Video has announced that the highly conspiracy thriller Hunters, created by David Weil, starring legendary Hollywood actor Al Pacino and executive produced by Academy Award-winner Jordan Peele, will launch globally on the streaming platform on February 21st. Hunters follows a diverse band of Nazi hunters living in 1977 New York City. The Hunters, […]
Standards-based watermarking solutions provider Verance has confirmed the availability of video watermark technology as part of its Aspect platform. The Aspect video watermark provides a high-performance, commercial implementation of the ATSC video watermark specification. It brings enhanced capabilities to the Aspect audio watermark that has already been deployed by major broadcasters in the United States, […]