Amid the fanfare of the release of updated iPhones, Apple’s launch event also included the introduction of the new Apple TV 4K designed to deliver what the tech giant calls “a stunning cinematic experience at home”. With Apple TV 4K, viewers can enjoy a growing selection of 4K HDR movies on iTunes. iTunes users will […]
Despite a debt load in excess of $20 billion, Netflix CFO David Wells has signalled that spending on big budget productions like House of Cards, and Marvel’s The Defenders has only just begun. “It’s going to be that way for many years to come,” he said at Goldman Sachs’ Communacopia media conference. “And the more […]
A major 150-page research report from equity analysts at investment bank Exane/BNP-Paribas does not make good reading for Europe’s traditional FTA broadcasters, both commercial and public and even for established pay-TV operators. The study says that many broadcasters believe that European TV is different from those in the US, and that there is no way […]
Sky Sports says it has strengthened its position as the home of English football with a new deal to show live coverage of the EFL – which covers the second, third and fourth tiers of the professional game – until 2024, offering Sky customers more matches and more ways to watch than ever before. The […]
As anticipated, Sky has launched an OTT TV streaming service in Spain, a market where it doesn’t have a DTH presence, offering what it describes as “great entertainment and contract-free viewing” to customers to watch on all their devices. The new service will offer the best of Spanish pay TV channels, TV series and on-demand […]
Satellite operator Eutelsat Communications and next generation compression solutions specialist V-Nova are unveiling at this year’s IBC a new satellite-delivered studio-quality HD contribution solution that they say, for the first time, offers broadcasters and video service providers a true alternative or back-up to fibre in terms of quality and bandwidth-efficiency. The new solution leverages V-Nova’s PERSEUS […]
Big data and business intelligence online media services specialist NPAW (Nice People At Work) has revealed overlapping metrics built into its YOUBORA Infinity platform to help subscription-based video-on-demand services (SVoD) identify multiple, simultaneous uses from a single user account. Fraud detection is part of YOUBORA Infinity’s module, SmartUsers, to help customers predict churn, identify customer […]
Streaming platform and device specialist Roku has launched The Roku Channel, a new streaming channel on the Roku platform specifically dedicated to giving customers free access to a collection of top films and more. Customers will enjoy award winners and big screen classics, whenever they want at no cost. There are no subscriptions, fees or […]
Sky Cinema is bringing customers a collection of classic and celebrated sci-fi films this September, offering some of the genre’s biggest titles on a dedicated ‘Sky-Fi’ channel. Launching on September 9th, for a month, customers will be able to watch some of the most iconic franchises from the sci-fi genre. The dedicated channel is available […]
Content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA has completed the end-to-end integration of Singapore operator StarHub’s multi-network pay-TV services into the operator’s brand new Hubtricity facility. As lead system integrator on the project, NAGRA delivered the seamless migration of the operator’s 280 channels spanning cable, IP and OTT networks into Hubtricity, marking StarHub’s transition […]