Intelsat, the global provider of satellite services,and Ericsson has announced the successful demonstration of a true 4K Ultra High Definition (UHD), end-to-end video transmission over satellite to Turner Broadcasting’s facilities in Atlanta, Ga. This was the first transmission of a UHD signal over satellite in North America, and the demonstration proves that the satellite delivery […]
Rentrak has released its initial findings on mobile broadcast television usage. Results from its new Mobile TV Essentials service shows news is the leading genre of content watched from Dyle mobile TV – a new service offering broadcast television on mobile devices in the US. Key findings include: – The average Dyle mobile TV device […]
The value of imported drama series for European broadcasters was $5.4 billion in 2012; down by $1 billion (16 per cent) on the 2008 total, according to the latest edition of the Imported Drama Series in Europe report. Michael Cluff, co-author of the report, said: “2012 shows a significant drop in value compared to previous […]
Samsung has announced the launch of Eurosport onto its Smart TV platform making it the first regional sports broadcasting service available on Samsung Smart TV. The new sporting App will give users access to over 5,000 hours of live sport every year including coverage from the Tour de France, World Championship Athletics, tennis Grand Slams, […]
At the end of 2012, broadband analyst firm Point Topic reported that subscriber numbers for copper-based broadband services had fallen for the first time, with 415,000 subscribers lost in the fourth quarter. New figures reported by Point Topic show that this decline has accelerated in 2013, with 2.77 million copper broadband subscribers lost in the […]
Digital TV Labs, the UK digital media testing company that specialises in testing tools and services for validating digital media and device conformance, has launched a service that enables Freeview receivers to be tested for susceptibility of interference from 4G LTE mobile services. The new 4G services broadcasting in the 800 MHz band can interfere […]
Trace Sports, the channel exclusively dedicated to sports celebrities, has has signed a carriage deal with Canal+, Spain’s leading satellite broadcasting company. As part of the distribution deal, Trace Sports will be available to all Canal+ subscribers, in standard definition, via its basic package, for no additional fee. The new carriage deal with Canal+ continues […]
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has extended the deadline for the submission of consumer application forms (CAFs) on behalf of cable television subscribers by 15 days to July 10th after a meeting with cable companies, avoiding the disconnection of their services. Multi -system operators (MSOs), or large cable network operators, had been required […]
FOX International Channels (FIC) has confirmed the launch of FOX in Norway starting July 1st. The new channel will replace the existing FOX Crime channel in the market, to become the new home of fan-favourites such as The Walking Dead, Da Vinci’s Demons and the upcoming American remake of The Bridge. The move is the […]
Q1 data from Synergy Research Group shows that Cisco is now the leader in four of the five main video infrastructure market segments, having overtaken IBM in the media data center segment during the quarter. In the fifth segment of video client (set-top boxes, residential gateways and associated software/middleware), Cisco did in fact pass Motorola […]