Findings from Parks Associates’ OTT Video Market Tracker service indicate that Netflix, WWE Network, and Hulu have the highest Net Promoter Scores among major OTT video services in the US. The international research firm notes that adoption of OTT video subscriptions has increased by 12 per cent since Q3 2014, with the number of available […]
Heathrow Express passengers will be kept up to date with a new BBC World News onboard service, launched on September 1, which will provide one-minute news and business bulletins on the 15-minute journey to and from Heathrow and Paddington. The bulletins will be delivered through the existing Express TV service, which are positioned on screens […]
Following the February 9 creation of a partnership between satellite operator Eutelsat and global broadband services and technology company ViaSat designed to expand Eutelsat’s current wholesale broadband business and launch a new consumer retail service in Europe, the pair continue to execute on their strategy to deliver high-quality satellite-based Internet connectivity to the commercial air […]
Turkish CE manufacturer Vestel has reached a strategic brand licence agreement with Toshiba Visual Solutions Corporation centred on the production and sales of Toshiba branded consumer TVs in the European market. The partnership will come into effect after obtaining consents of the authorities in line with the relevant applicable law and under this agreement, Vestel […]
Media convergence solutions and services provider ADB is extending its strategic partnership with set-top-box (STB) chipset provider ALi that will enable more makers of TV equipment such as STBs to deploy the advanced features of ADB’s new graphyne2 next-generation personal TV software platform. ALi will incorporate graphyne2 technology into its newest HEVC system-on-chip (SoC) family. […]
Trade groupings the Smart TV Alliance and HbbTV Association are to merge the activities of the Smart TV Alliance into HbbTV, extending the scope of the HbbTV Specification to address Over-The-Top Services. The pair say their combined forces will streamline standards for OTT innovation so consumers can enjoy ever more interactive experiences on their connected […]
The Swedish State has approved Com Hem’s SEK 1,330 million (€144m) acquisition of pay-TV operator Boxer TV-Access AB, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Teracom Boxer Group AB. Com Hem now awaits the Swedish Competition Authority’s approval before the acquisition can be completed. Boxer is a pay-TV operator in the DTT network in Sweden with approximately 500,000 […]
Indian DTH platform Videocon d2h has selected the Cisco Virtual DCM to provide its subscribers with superior video experiences. The deployment provides Videocon d2h with a flexible infrastructure and simplified operations for advanced video processing functionality taking advantage of virtualisation and orchestration from Cisco’s Virtualized Video Processing (V2P) platform. The Virtual DCM provides Videocon d2h […]
Digital platform security specialist Irdeto has been selected by German broadcast and media industry service provider Media Broadcast as the end-to-end security provider for its new USB device, which will enable live HD content to be viewed on PCs by German customers. Media Broadcast already offers its new freenet TV digital terrestrial television (DTT) and […]
Content protection provider NAGRA has launched the TVkey USB device, the direct-to-TV security solution for pay-TV operators that allows consumers to sign up for pay-TV services directly on selected new Samsung TVs, while meeting all key MovieLabs requirements for Enhanced Content Protection (4K UHD, HDR, early release). With TVkey, consumers will be able to enjoy […]