Advanced Television

Game of Thrones puts HBO ahead of Netflix

HBO has the most demanded originally-produced content from an SVoD provider according to a study by Parrot Analytics. The results were reached through weighing “demand multiples” such as video streaming, social media, and blogging, file-sharing, and wiki platforms. The most demanded show in the US was HBO’s Game of Thrones which attracted 28.3 million demand […]

November 23, 2015

Mobile broadband enabled in 694-790 MHz band

In a move that is suggested will enable mobile and TV equipment manufacturers to benefit from economies of scale, the ITU World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15), currently in session 2-27 November, has taken a key decision that will provide enhanced capacity for mobile broadband in the 694-790 MHz frequency band in ITU Region-1 (Europe, Africa, the […]

November 23, 2015

Cisco acquires Acano

In a move designed to accelerate its collaboration strategy to deliver video everywhere, Cisco is set to pay $700 million (€659m) to acquire Acano, a privately held company based in London that provides collaboration infrastructure and conferencing software. Acano’s hardware and software includes gateways, and video and audio bridging technology that allows customers to connect […]

November 23, 2015

Only 30% of Millennial’s viewing is live

Findings from cross-media consumption data technology and research firm Symphony Advanced Media (SymphonyAM) monitoring the autumn television season suggest that Millennials only watch live TV 30 per cent of the time, with an additional 30 per cent of their time spent viewing programmes via OTT, VoD beyond 3 and DVR platforms beyond 7. Additionally, SymphonyAM’s […]

November 23, 2015

Netflix blames Telefonica for streaming failures

Netflix has made it clear who is to blame for the technical failures that some Spaniards experience during live broadcast of Champions League football matches: Telefónica. Netflix is now encouraging Telefonica users to rise up against the company with demands for a better video quality transmission and appeal to the local consumers Associations to solve […]

November 23, 2015From David Del Valle in Madrid

Israel’s Amos-5 fails

Spacecom, which operates the ‘Amos’ fleet of satellites, told the Tel Aviv stock exchange on Saturday November 21st that it has lost contact with its latest Amos-5 spacecraft. The satellite is relatively new having been launched in December 2011 to the 17 degree East orbital position. Amos-5 was built by a Russian company, M. H. […]

November 23, 2015By Chris Forrester

Nielsen: Social programme engagement matters

Today’s TV audiences often use social media while watching live series, with many authors gathering on Twitter each week while viewing. According to research from Nielsen, Tweets sent during live airings, which make up the majority of weekly series programme Tweets, could affect more than just those tuning in live. They also lead to valuable […]

November 23, 2015

No decision on C-band at ITU conclave

Reports from the important ITU WRC 2015 conclave in Geneva say that regulators have not reached a decision on how – or whether – a portion of the C-band wireless spectrum should be used in the future. The frequencies are currently used by satellite operators around the world, and a proposal from the cellular industry […]

November 23, 2015By Chris Forrester

Broadband Forum releases FTTdp software

Bringing optical fibre speeds and applications to customers around the world became significantly more achievable for service providers this week, as the Broadband Forum completed innovative work on the management of Fiber to the Distribution Point (FTTdp). Managing fibre-fed nodes in the periphery of the access network using advanced software-based techniques not only opens the […]

November 23, 2015

Radio Times publisher buys shopping channel

The publisher of the UK’s Radio Times and Top Gear magazine is making its first move into television buying TV shopping channel Jewellery Maker. Immediate Media bought the channel, which is on 24 hours a day on Sky, Virgin, Freesat and Freeview, to expand its reach into the lucrative £3 billion (€4.2bn) market for hobby […]

November 23, 2015