In a strategic move, Swisscom and Orange are partnering to boost SoftAtHome’s software platform. Swisscom joins Orange and Etisalat in SoftAtHome’s Club of Operators. This Club has been created with the objective to share experiences, deploy best in class Connected Home services and develop Digital Home solutions for the future. “Swisscom joining the Club of […]
The head of Egypt’s Radio & Television Union (ERTU), Essam El-Amir has strongly condemned a comedy show broadcast by MBC’s Misr (Egypt) dedicated channel. On November 1, he demanded an official apology from the Saudi-owned MBC-Misr channel following sarcastic comments made by its popular comedy TV host Abu-Hafiza, which mocked Egypt’s state TV. The show […]
The Weather Network, an industry leader in multi-platform weather services announced today that its weather application is now available on Apple TV, offering users quick and easy access to localised weather forecasts and personalised content. “The Weather Network team is dedicated to providing users with the most compelling experience possible, and Apple has helped us […]
Swedish CryptoGuard keeps growing and is now establishing a new sales and support office in India, with the latest recruitment of Vinayak Hadkar as Sales Director and Chetan Mehra as Support Manager. Vinayak has many years of experience from the CAS industry in Asia and Chetan has great experience from a larger operator in India. […]
Just being able to deliver digital content is no longer enough. People expect every organization to have a compelling, interactive, and engaging digital experience. The problem is that those same people want more. The experience has to be instantaneous…just like turning on the television. ISay hello to the “Broadcast Quality Generation.” Download the whitepaper from […]
Satellite operator SES says it now has secured contracts for six Ultra-HD channels, five of which are already on air. CEO Karim Michel Sabbagh said: “SES has continued to be productive in Q3. SES has been first out of the starting gate in the commercial introduction of Ultra HD, building on the milestone of Europe’s […]
Sky is set to unveil its next generation Sky STB on November 18th. A cryptic invite to a product launch invites journalists to “see how we’re changing TV again”, and introduces the hashtag #SetTVFree. Tentatively dubbed “SkyQ”, the STB is reported to offer multi-screen viewing so family members can each watch different shows on varying […]
Netherland’s-based 4K newcomer Insight will launch its all-UHD service in the next few days on Russia’s Tricolor DTH platform. The channel is already broadcasting from SES Astra’s 19.2 degree orbital slot, and will shortly start transmissions over India. Insight is firmly set on an expansion curve and while CEO Mariam Zamaray says she wants the […]
Some 4.3 million Spaniards are regular connected TV viewers, according to a study conducted by trade body IAB Spain along with Smartclip and Elogia. The report found that 64 per cent of connected users now access connected TV services through smart TVs, followed by gaming consoles (29 per cent), PCs (28 per cent), hybrid DTT […]
Jeremy Clarkson, the former Top Gear presenter who was sacked by the BBC, is starring in a commercial for Amazon’s streaming device, the Fire TV Stick. The ad, which will air on ITV on October 31st during the Rugby World Cup Final, shows the TV host using the device Amazon’s fastest-selling product to date and […]