Advanced Television

Research: US execs look to 5G economic boost

Findings from Verizon Business’s Verizon 5G Business Report show that US technology decision-makers overwhelmingly agree 5G high-speed communications networks and devices will create new growth opportunities and applications for their companies and industries within the next two years. “Over the last year, 5G has become top-of-mind for businesses as they manage through condensed digital transformation […]

January 28, 2021

Forecast: Broadband spending to remain strong to 2025

The Dell’Oro Group has published a 5 year forecast report for the broadband access and home networking market. The following are some key takeaways shared by Jeff Heynen, Vice President and Analyst. Subscriber and Bandwidth Growth Will Remain Key Catalysts Global spending on broadband access equipment and CPE is expected to drop only 2 per […]

January 28, 2021

MTN takes ICASA to court over 5G sale

MTN, a South African telco, has taken regulator ICASA (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa) to court over its plans for an upcoming 5G spectrum auction. Mobile Telephone Networks (MTN), formerly M-Cell and which also controls Verizon’s Business SA company, started its action by stating that ICASA’s decision to auction off the nation’s 3.5 GHz […]

January 28, 2021By Chris Forrester

Alchimie exceeds FY targets

Alchimie, an OTT SVoD platform featuring original and exclusive thematic channels published jointly with media groups and talents, has publused its consolidated annual sales. The group’s consolidated annual revenues (IFRS) amounted to €28.9 million at December 31st 2020, 22 per cent higher than at December 31st 2019. The Video activity continues to grow at an […]

January 28, 2021

Samsung reports solid Q4 profit

South Korean electronics giant Samsung has reported financial results for the fourth quarter and the fiscal year 2020. The company posted KRW 61.55 trillion (€45.4bn) in consolidated revenue and KRW 9.05 trillion in operating profit in the quarter ended December 31st 2020. For the entire year, it reported KRW 236.81 trillion in revenue and KRW […]

January 28, 2021By Chris Forrester

HBO, BBC, ZDF, Stan co-commission The Tourist

HBO Max will co-produce and be the US streaming home for limited series The Tourist, from production company Two Brothers Pictures (The Missing, Fleabag). The six-episode limited series is headed up by writers Harry and Jack Williams, alongside commissioning partners BBC One, Stan and ZDF. Jamie Dornan will lead this thriller charting one man’s search for […]

January 28, 2021

Netflix orders Tomb Raider & King Kong animes

Netflix and Legendary Television have announced two new anime series, the first based on Legendary’s Skull Island, home of King Kong, and the second on Square Enix’s Tomb Raider global video game franchise. Netflix and Legendary Television are also currently in production on the previously announced anime series Pacific Rim: The Black. Skull Island will […]

January 28, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Kantar hires Sturgeon

Kantar, the UK insights and consulting company, has appointed Paul Sturgeon to lead its brand and marketing return on investment (ROI) offer. Sturgeon  will support global and UK-based projects in his new role. Until recently he led Mindshare UK’s data science team. Prior to that he held senior roles at MediaCom and PwC. He is […]

January 28, 2021

Imagen launches Imagen Go AI platform

Imagen, the digital asset management company has announced thelaunch of Imagen Go – a smart, AI powered media platform that helps people to connect with the content they need to stay productive. Imagen Go reduces the complexity of managing digital assets and makes it easy to share, store and collaborate on creative projects. As many […]

January 28, 2021

Telestream ad-Insertion monitoring for both OTT and linear TV

Telestream, a provider of workflow automation, media processing, quality monitoring and test and measurement solutions for the production and distribution of video, has announced the next generation of IQ Video Quality Monitoring Solution for OTT streaming and Linear TV. Designed for service providers, streaming TV providers and direct-to-consumer broadcasters, the solution now provides comprehensive Ad-Insertion […]

January 28, 2021