Following the launch of Amazon Prime Video, IHS Technology created country level forecasts for Amazon Prime Video subscribers, revenues and views, with Richard Cooper, Research Director, IHS Technology and Irina Kornilova, Senior Analyst, IHS Technology, suggesting the global launch will see active users of the service increase to 64 million worldwide by the end of […]
According to the NPD Connected Intelligence Connected Home Forecast, by the end of 2019, 238 million installed devices are expected to be connected to the Internet and able to deliver apps to TVs, representing 59 per cent growth from 2015 to 2019. Connected TVs are projected to drive 45 per cent of the growth over […]
The cable industry in the European Union has continued to grow amidst increasing competition from traditional and Over-The-Top (OTT) players, according to a report from critical information, analytics and solutions source IHS Markit and Cable Europe, the European cable trade association. The report releases for the first time the consolidated full year European figures for […]
Liberty Media Corporation has received all required approvals from all appropriate anti-trust authorities in connection with its pending acquisition of Formula 1. Closing of the Acquisition remains conditioned upon (i) approval by Liberty Media’s stockholders of the issuance of LMCK shares in connection with the Acquisition at a special meeting scheduled for January 17, 2017 […]
A man from the northwest England city of Liverpool has been sentenced to 12 months in custody after pleading guilty to illegally distributing chart hits online, potentially costing the music industry millions of pounds and depriving the creators of the content fair remuneration for their work. In what they describe as a milestone case, the […]
Cable MSO Comcast is teaming up with Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, Lionsgate, Paramount Home Media Distribution and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to introduce enhanced movie extras, a new home entertainment offering on Xfinity X1 that paves the way for fans to explore, connect and engage with a wide variety of online content, all while watching […]
In a move that sees it abandon its in-house IPTV product development, Canadian communications and media company Rogers Communications has agreed a long-term strategic partnership with US cable MSO Comcast to bring Rogers customers a best-in-class video experience by deploying Comcast’s X1 IP-based video platform. This agreement builds on Rogers’ Internet leadership and furthers its […]
The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have agreed on how to coordinate the use of the 700 MHz band to bring mobile Internet services to all Europeans and new applications across borders, thus facilitating the introduction of 5G as of 2020. Frequencies in the sub-700 MHz band will remain available, as a priority, […]
The Streaming Video Alliance, a global industry forum comprising leading companies from the online video ecosystem, has explored consumers’ perceptions and behaviours around watching video on mobile phones. The 2016 report – Mobile Video: Exposed – reveals
The number of UK properties unable to get a decent broadband connection has fallen by one million over the past year, new research by UK comms regulator Ofcom has found. But 1.4 million UK homes and offices – or 5 per cent of properties – remain unable to sign up for broadband speeds over 10 […]