Parks Associates research shows low consumer familiarity with smart home technologies in key European markets, while one-third of broadband households have strong concerns about the security of smart home products. The firm reports familiarity highest in France, where 12 per cent of broadband households are very familiar with smart home products and services, compared to […]
Live streaming and live-to-VoD services specialist Simplestream has joined Facebook’s Video Publishing Partner programme, giving broadcasters and media owners the ability effortlessly to publish any of their video content across Facebook. Simplestream has developed its proprietary Media Manager solution to allow its customer portfolio such as Scripps, Turner Broadcasting, Discovery, At The Races, Racing UK […]
Swedish triple-play provider Com Hem has reported Q3 revenues of SEK 1,255 million (€134m), up 3.7 per cent, thanks in part to healthy growth in the consumer business. Underlying EBITDA amounted to SEK 590 million, up 2.6 per cent, driven by revenue growth partially offset by revenue mix. Com Hem’s digital TV subs grew by […]
Dubai-based MyHD Media is in the process of relaunching. It lost its former CEO (Cliff Nelson) a few months ago in July and appointed Samir Safer to take over. Safer comes with experience, not least winning a claimed 500,000 subscribers to its Kathmandu-based Dish Media Network in Nepal. Dish Nepal, as at June 2015, said […]
The Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) has unveiled new guidelines for the implementation of the DAA’s AdChoices icon and ad marker in video ads, “DAA Ad Marker Implementation Guidelines for Video Ads.” The DAA’s initial release provides marketplace guidance for implementation that aims to create a more consistent consumer experience across major video ad formats and […]
US computer game company Activision Blizzard, which produces World of Warcraft and Call of Duty, is buying King Digital Entertainment, the creator of Candy Crush Saga, in a deal worth $5.9 billion (€5.4 billion). Activision said the acquisition would make it a global leader in interactive entertainment across mobile, console and PC platforms. It added […]
Pakistan’s PEMRA regulator has prohibited media coverage of certain broadcasters, and has additionally banned media coverage of proscribed organisations. Included in the ban are Lashkar-i-Toiba (LeT), Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) and the Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation (FIF). The PEMRA notification states: “All satellite television channels/FM licensees are therefore strictly directed not to give any kind of coverage to […]
CBS Television Studios has revealed it will launch a totally new Star Trek television series in January 2017. The new series will blast off with a special preview broadcast on the CBS Television Network. The premiere episode and all subsequent first-run episodes will then be available exclusively in the US on CBS All Access, the […]
RT and Ora TV have confirmed that legendary American broadcaster Larry King’s two interview programmes, Politicking with Larry King and Larry King Now will be broadcast in the United Kingdom exclusively on RT UK. PoliticKing with Larry King, specially created for RT by King and Ora TV, will be broadcast on Tuesday and Thursday in […]
BT is launching a competition to find start-ups and entrepreneurs with innovative digital media and production solutions, with the winning idea potentially trialled by BT Sport. The initiative aims to find ground-breaking technology which could be deployed in sports broadcasting. The BT Infinity Lab competition is being launched this week and will support and mentor […]