Heathrow Express passengers will be kept up to date with a new BBC World News onboard service, launched on September 1, which will provide one-minute news and business bulletins on the 15-minute journey to and from Heathrow and Paddington. The bulletins will be delivered through the existing Express TV service, which are positioned on screens […]
Digital platform security specialist Irdeto has been selected by German broadcast and media industry service provider Media Broadcast as the end-to-end security provider for its new USB device, which will enable live HD content to be viewed on PCs by German customers. Media Broadcast already offers its new freenet TV digital terrestrial television (DTT) and […]
Content protection provider NAGRA has launched the TVkey USB device, the direct-to-TV security solution for pay-TV operators that allows consumers to sign up for pay-TV services directly on selected new Samsung TVs, while meeting all key MovieLabs requirements for Enhanced Content Protection (4K UHD, HDR, early release). With TVkey, consumers will be able to enjoy […]
Connected device apps for the monetisation of video services are now the second most used method for consumers subscribing to OTT services, according to a new Parks Associates whitepaper, sponsored by Ooyala. The whitepaper, Connected Apps: The New Battleground for Video Services, shows more than 25 per cent of OTT video service subscriptions were purchased […]
Not for the first time Pakistan’s media regulator, PEMRA, is threatening tough action against unauthorised India satellite channels being carried on its cable networks. PEMRA is launching its own bouquet of satellite DTH channels in October. BBC Monitoring is reporting that a meeting August 31st at PEMRA headquarters, the PEMRA chairman Absar Alam, told delegates […]
ProSiebenSat.1 Group, one of the largest independent media corporations in Europe, has launched new apps for each of its TV channels in Germany using Applicaster’s app-publishing platform Zapp. Six channel apps have been launched for ProSieben, SAT.1, kabel eins, SAT.1 Gold, sixx and ProSieben MAXX. The apps place a strong emphasis on live TV watching, with a free […]
Fox Sports GO, the live streaming platform that showcases all of Fox Sports’ live events and studio programming, has officially launched on Roku players and Roku TV models in the US. Roku customers who receive Fox Sports TV networks as part of their pay-TV subscription will now be able to access Fox Sports, FS1, FS2, […]
Content services protection and enhancement specialist Viaccess-Orca’s Adaptive Sentinel dual card and cardless conditional access system (CAS) has been selected by French telco Orange (of which it is a subsidiary) to strengthen the security of its new Ultra High Definition (UHD) set-top box (STB). According to Viaccess-Orca, Adaptive Sentinel ensures best-in-class software and hardware security […]
CCS Insight’s latest global forecast for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) devices indicates a positive outlook for these nascent markets. Sales of smartphone VR devices, including products based on Google’s Cardboard design and more advanced devices such as Samsung’s Gear VR headset, have exceeded CCS Insight’s earlier expectations. The company now predicts that […]
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) has revealed that SPN and its affiliates have entered into definitive agreements to acquire TEN Sports Network from Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEE) and its subsidiaries for $385 million (€345.4m). Completion of the acquisition is subject to regulatory approval. The acquisition will add South Asia’s leading sports network to SPN’s […]