Netflix has admitted the price hikes announced this summer have hit subs harder than it predicted. It said it now expects to have 24 million domestic subscribers at the end of the third quarter, below its earlier expectation of 25 million and the 24.6 million US customers it had at the end of the second […]
Over-the-top programming could help moderate rising programming costs in the future, Cablevision Systems chief operating officer Tom Rutledge has said. “The rich [channel] package we provide is extremely valuable to customers and there is pricing power in that package,” Rutledge said at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch event. “On the other hand, you have […]
Neotion, the French company specialising in the design and manufacture of DVB-CI & CI Plus modules for pay-TV operators (Broadcast & Telecommunications), has become the first pay-TV access module manufacturer worldwide to have implemented GSM technology into a CAM. Once inserted into the DVB-CI Plus slots of all digital television sets and STB decoders, Neotion’s […]
Netgear, a global networking company, has introduced the Netgear NeoTV Streaming Player (NTV200), which instantly turns any television with an HDMI port into a smart TV connected. The device gives access to a world of streaming movies, TV shows, music, videos, news and games from Netflix, Vudu, YouTube and many other sources, with more planned […]
Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), the world’s largest religious broadcaster, has confirmed launch of iTBN, a new 24/7 online service that brings the best of TBN’s programming – past and present – to one convenient website. In addition, iTBN includes on-demand viewing categories for Christian music, shows for teens and much more. It even allows viewers […]
Verizon says a recent two-week strike by many of its 45,000 unionised workforce resulted in at least 100,000 lost FiOS Internet TV installs taking place. The problems were not helped by the two huge storms that affected many of its subscribers. While many former Verizon staff and managers stepped in to keep essential services going, […]
Irdeto has announced the launch of its open standards cloud-based TV Services platform complete with reference applications for tablets, smartphones and other iOS and Android devices. Irdeto also announced the launch of its next generation content management solution, Irdeto MediaManager. Together, the end to end solution enables Pay TV operators to deliver on the TV […]
Red Bee Media has been selected as the sole supplier of TV and radio listings metadata for Saorview, Ireland’s free digital TV service. Under the deal, Red Bee Media will create and deliver the electronic programme guide (EPG) for the eight TV channels and ten radio stations currently available on the Saorview platform. Saorview is […]
Canadian pay-TV producer Astral Media says foreign Internet competitors such as movie provider Netflix should be subject to the same rules as Canadian broadcasters, noting digital competitors don’t contribute to local programming or pay taxes. “They come here and don’t spend a penny,” chief executive Ian Greenberg said. “They don’t have any rules whatsoever. Taxes […]
In-flight broadband entertainment platform provider Row 44 is to offer a wireless video-on-demand service that enables passengers to access an extensive library of movies and television episodes in-flight, streamed to their smart phones, tablets and laptops. Row 44’s new service is launching with many popular current and classic movies and TV shows – from launch […]