Recently the Mumbai region has placed the responsibility for collecting India’s entertainment tax firmly onto the shoulders of the major MSOs. Previously the cash was collected by the thousands of smaller Local Cable Operators. Now four of India’s largest MSOs are hitting back. Den Networks, Hathway , Siticable and inCable have filed separate writs in […]
Four months before its start, ANGA COM, the European Exhibition and Congress for Broadband, Cable & Satellite, reports binding exhibitor registrations have been received for already 80 per cent of the available floor space. ANGA COM’s key topics for 2014 are Next Generation Networks, Content Delivery, Smart TV, Multiscreen, Video on Demand and Connected Home. […]
A promised Arabic news channel, Al Arab, financed by Saudi billionaire Prince al-Waleed bin Talal, is building up to start transmission from its HQ in Bahrain helped by considerable financial incentives from Bahrain. The channel was first mooted in July 2010, and at that time News Corp was said to be involved. Later, in September […]
AllDigital, a specialist in digital broadcasting solutions, has formed a partnership with video recommendation engine Iris.TV. This collaboration will aim to enhance end-user viewer experiences and increase video monetisation by providing media companies the ability to stream and intelligently recommend robust content to audiences across devices. AllDigital’s content management platform, branded as AllDigital Cloud platform, […]
WorldPay, a specialist in payment processing, risk and alternative payments has launched ‘Your Global Guide to Alternative Payments (Second Edition)’, an in-depth study of the global payment landscape. The study found online purchases made using alternative payments (any form of payment other than credit or debit cards) will rise to 59 per cent in 2017 […]
After months of speculation, Verizon Communications and Intel Corporation have announced an agreement for Verizon to purchase from Intel the assets of Intel Media, a business division dedicated to the development of Cloud TV products and services. The transaction is designed to accelerate the availability of next-generation video services, both integrated with Verizon FiOS fibre-optic […]
Ono is close to hiring banks for an initial public offering. The Spanish cable operator could pick Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan Chase in the coming weeks for the IPO after inviting banks to bid for the work. Ono is preparing for a flotation on the Madrid stock exchange that could value the group at as […]
With questions about the new viewer behaviour trend in premium TV: video ‘cord cutting’ and ‘cord shaving’ abounding, a new report from global information company The NPD Group reveals that subscriptions to HBO, Showtime, and other premium TV channels have declined over the past two years, as Netflix and other subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) services have […]
Morgan Stanley suggests that while the market might enjoy speculating as to what Rupert Murdoch, or a new cellular giant might do as regards BSkyB’s future, the reality is that BSkyB has its head down and is getting on with its “day job”. The pre-Christmas build up to December 31st saw Sky place considerable resources […]
Entertainment industry testing and certification specialist BluFocus has entered into an agreement with Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE) to act as the administrator for the UltraViolet Compliance Verification Program (CVP). DECE is responsible for the design, development and operation of UltraViolet, the digital content ecosystem that allows consumers access to their home entertainment collections. The […]