Advanced Television

Dame Dash TV Launches on FilmOn TV Networks

The renown entrepreneur, music producer and actor is producing music, business and lifestyle content for FOTV’s 24/7 television channel FilmOn.TV Networks and Dame Dash Studios announced today the launch of Dame Dash TV on the streaming television provider filmon.com. FilmOn.TV Networks is part of FOTV Media Networks Inc., the interrelated group of digital media companies which produces and distributes hologram, virtual reality, 360 and […]

August 19, 2016

Sky D confirms UHD Bundesliga

Starting in autumn 2016, DFL (Deutsche Fussball Liga) – Germany’s top flight football association – will cover games in Ultra High Definition quality. Following the launch, plans are initially to produce one game per Bundesliga match day in UHD which will be broadcast by national TV partner Sky Deutschland. Sky has announced the introduction of […]

August 18, 2016

Dolby, Universal reveal VUDU UHD HDR slate

Dolby Laboratories and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) have announced the first slate of titles now available in UHD with Dolby Vision high dynamic range (HDR) imaging. Dolby Vision titles now available for purchase and rental on OTT service VUDU include the all-new release The Huntsman: Winter’s War, and fan favourites Lucy, Oblivion, and Lone […]

August 18, 2016

Netflix, Enseo check in to hotel deal

Netflix and hospitality sector specialist Enseo have agreed a deal expanding Enseo’s rights to distribute the Netflix app on select Enseo devices to any hotel under a specific contract with Enseo in any country where the Netflix service is available. “Our partnership with Enseo brings Netflix members a high quality viewing experience on their hotel […]

August 18, 2016

Asia’s top operators to gain pay-TV market share

Pay-TV subscriptions for the top 65 operators across 17 countries covered in the Asia Pacific Pay-TV Operator Forecasts report from Digital TV Research will increase by nearly 100 million from a collective 438 million in 2015 to 536 million by 2021. Covering 87 platforms, these operators will climb from 81 per cent of Asia Pacific […]

August 17, 2016

US pay-TV: Worst Q2 subs losses

Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that the eleven largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – lost about 665,000 net video subscribers in Q2 2016, compared to a loss of about 545,000 subscribers in Q2 2015. The top pay-TV providers account for 93.75 million subscribers – […]

August 16, 2016

4K OTT adoption set to soar

Data from Juniper Research has found that 4K OTT content will finally see mass-market appeal, with adoption set to soar over the next five years. Juniper’s research, Digital TV & Video: Network and OTT Strategies 2016-2021, found that 4K OTT services will attract over

August 15, 2016

Telekom Malaysia 4K Olympics showcase

Telekom Malaysia’s IPTV service, HyppTV is showcasing the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in 4K quality, a first in Malaysia, in a special event at Sunway Pyramid, the official venue partner for the showcase. The event was held to preview HyppTV’s breakthrough innovation in TV broadcasting, together with its technology partner, Huawei. The 4K technology will […]

August 15, 2016By Colin Mann

Compact Tech boost for asset protection

Independent media advisory group Compact Media has launched a new division – Compact Tech – which provides a range of products and solutions to help film and TV companies manage their business and their assets with greater efficiency. Products and services range from Digital Asset Management (DAM), Marketing Asset Management (MAM), Client Portal Creation, Cyber […]

August 15, 2016By Colin Mann

TPG Capital consolidates US broadband cable sector

TPG Capital, the global private equity fund of leading alternative asset firm TPG, is to acquire two US regional broadband services providers, RCN Telecom Services, LLC (RCN) and Grande Communications Networks LLC (Grande), in separate transactions from ABRY Partners (ABRY) for $1.6 billion (€1.43bn) and $650 million, respectively. TPG will combine the assets to create […]

August 15, 2016