Despite a few false starts, television brands remain committed to the success of active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) sets, with the new impetus evident at the International CES expected to cause shipments to rise to more than 10 million units in 2018, according to IHS Technology. Global unit shipments of AMOLED television panels […]
The UK tablet market will drop in 2014, with sales expected to decline from 17 million in 2013 to less than 14 million this year. This is according to the annual tablet forecast from telecom analysts CCS Insight. The forecast follows
For the quarter ended on December 31st 2013, French technology specialists Netgem has reported consolidated revenues of € 23.5 million – 2 per cent up on a year earlier – bringing its consolidated revenue throughout 2013 to € 81.3 million, of which 77 per cent was generated abroad. Netgems’s Q4 international revenues came to €19.4 […]
More than 2.5 million Canadian households will have multiple TV subscriptions, paying for TV through a traditional distributor and at least one other OTT TV service, up over 150 per cent from 2012 levels. By the end of 2014, the number of households that will pay for a second basket of TV content will be […]
NBCUniversal International has revealed plans to make ITV Studios’ smash hit period drama Mr Selfridge available to download and own from iTunes three days before the broadcast of each episode (of the second series) on ITV. This Electronic Sell-Through (EST) agreement marks the first time ITV Studios Global Entertainment has agreed a deal for an […]
In the Oscar-nominated Hollywood movie ‘Gravity’ the orbiting International Space Station (ISS) is smashed to smithereens by orbiting debris. While in 2012 the whole ISS was gently moved four times because of the dangers from orbiting debris, last year was calmer despite a growing threat from all-too-real debris. NASA says that 2013 was a relatively […]
BBC has revealed that Henry ‘The Fonz’ Winkler’s new comedy drama series, Hank Zipzer – which is coming to CBBC on January 28th – will first premiere on BBC iPlayer. Audiences will be able to watch the show a week before it’s aired on CBBC, starting with the first episode being available on January 21st […]
Fox International Channels has increased its distribution in France with the launch of the company’s bouquet of channels in the IPTV platform Freebox TV. National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo Wild and Voyage are available to subscribers of Free effective immediately. Frédéric Chevance, Managing Director Fox International Channels France said “We are delighted to start this […]
Following various acquisitions in French-speaking Switzerland – including Télécarouge SA and Télélancy SA – upc cablecom is now taking over the cable network in Ligerz in the canton of Bern. This has been in private hands up to now and belonged to Garo Immobilien AG in Brügg. The purchase agreement for the complete takeover was […]
Some Time Warner Cable shareholders would support a merger with Charter Communications if Charter raises its current bid for the larger rival to $41 billion or more, according to US reports. At the start of this week, Charter offered to buy Time Warner Cable for $132.50 a share, or $37.3 billion. Time Warner Cable’s board […]