YouTube has launched a new music streaming app to take on the likes of Deezer and Spotify. Branded ‘YouTube Music’, the app allows users to stream tracks and albums with or without video. YouTube Music will offer a limited free service. Users will be able to listen to tracks and watch videos while online. Those […]
ETSI has just released the latest specification on hybrid broadcast broadband TV (HbbTV), TS 102 796 V.1.3.1, which corresponds to HbbTV 2.0. The latest HbbTV release adds support for new capabilities including companion device support, HTML5 user experience and support for advanced video delivery features such as Ultra HD and High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) […]
Telesat of Canada is reportedly again trying to persuade its shareholders to agree to mounting an IPO. This is by no means the first time that a potential IPO has been talked about but other attempts have failed to secure the mutual agreement of Telesat’s two major investors. A November 9th SEC filing saw shareholder […]
Research from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) shows that 65 per cent of all Americans, roughly 160 million people, are planning to buy tech gifts this holiday season, a steady increase over last year. According to the 22nd Annual CE Holiday Purchase Patterns Study, emerging technologies
MP & Silva continues its streak of securing top-flight football content, with the announcement of the English Premier League live audiovisual broadcast rights across all platforms, in East and Southeast Asia, including Live Matches and Clips Packages. The international sports agency has secured a deal for the exclusive distribution rights of the Premier League in […]
End-to-end video entertainment provider Netgem is partnering with Online TV streaming solution Simplestream to provide the company’s TVPlayer Plus service to its client base. The first such deployment was revealed November 13 with the confirmation that UK multiplay operator EE is partnering with TVPlayer to bring 25 premium channels to its EE TV service. The […]
SpeedCast International, a global satellite telecommunications service provider, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ST Teleport, a satellite communications services provider based in Singapore. The acquisition includes ST Teleport’s teleport facilities and data centre infrastructure in Singapore, a major hub in Asia for global maritime and oil & gas customers. The acquisition enables […]
CBS and Showtime programming will stream in China via a newly struck deal between CBS Studios and China’s PPTV streaming service. The deal makes PPTV the exclusive local streamer for CBS and Showtime series. CBS and Showtime boast a lineup of popular programming that includes The Big Bang Theory, Code Black, Supergirl, Homeland and The […]
BBC Worldwide and NBCUniversal International Networks have confirmed a deal that will enable viewers throughout Latin America to enjoy Doctor Who on Syfy. The series, previously available on BBC’s owned networks in the region, begins airing on Syfy in 2016 with a re-run of season eight, followed by the exclusive regional premiere of season nine. […]
Qwilt, a provider of online video delivery and open video caching solutions, has announced that Telecom Italia has deployed Qwilt’s open caching solution to boost network capacity and improve quality of OTT streaming video for its more than 30 million customers. Telecom Italia implemented Qwilt’s solution to provide enhanced quality of experience (QoE) for its […]