A survey conducted by IBM Cloud Video examines viewing habits and pain points related to streaming video services. Specifically, the survey dives into how streaming services can maintain a competitive edge within a crowded landscape. The findings reveal that despite the popularity of streaming services (two-thirds of consumers use a streaming service – the same […]
As any other Asian regions, South East Asian markets consist mainly of cable and satellite connections. However, Dataxis noticed the increasing share of IPTV subscribers in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. With a 6 per cent increase between July and September, the IPTV segment now represents 6.7 million subscribers. Despite its […]
A new multi-million-pound fund to help increase the range of children’s television in the UK has been announced by Culture Secretary Karen Bradley. The £60 million (€67.5m) fund will be available for content creators to receive up to 50 per cent of the production and distribution costs of original TV shows. It will be available […]
Game of Thrones has won the dubious award of the most pirated show of 2017. The HBO production was officially the most illegally streamed show for the sixth consecutive year, according to data from TorrentFreak. The show beat The Walking Dead and The Flash, which came in second and third respectively. The Big Bang Theory […]
The YouTube app was removed from Amazon’s Fire TV on December 29th – four days earlier than expected – as the dispute between tech giants Amazon and Google rages on. ALL Fire TV devices now advise to use the web browser if they wish to watch YouTube content. Google had previously warned it would remove […]
UEFA, the governing body of European football, has been granted a UK High Court injunction aimed at tackling illicit streaming of matches. Mr Justice Arnold made an order against the six main retail internet service providers (ISPs) in the UK (British Telecommunications PLC, EE Limited, Plusnet PLC, Sky UK Limited, TalkTalk Telecom Limited and Virgin […]
For the first time ever, Italian state broadcaster RAI will not transmit the FIFA Football World Cup. Commercial rival Mediaset has won the exclusive rights to air the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia in Italy as well as in Spain. Mediaset has promised it will broadcast all 64 matches of the tournament, which takes […]
OLED panels, for use in TV displays or to be further sliced up for use in smartphones, enjoyed spectacular sales success in 2017. LG Displays says it will invest 5 trillion Korean Won (about $4.7bn) to be a new fabrication plant in China at Guangzhou in Guandong province, to help meet local and international demand. […]
Thomas Bremond, GM of International Advanced Advertising at FreeWheel and Charlie Johnson, VP, UK and Northern Ireland at Digital Element have offered their predictions for the advanced TV sector in 2018, highlighting the importance of advertising experiences and the need to focus on VPNS. Bremond commented: “After a year when transparency, brand safety and viewability […]
Rallying around a plan to eliminate the digital divide by 2022, a diverse group of community leaders, rural advocates and top innovators have launched of Connect Americans Now. The new alliance will work with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and other policymakers to ensure that there is sufficient unlicensed low band spectrum in every market […]