Contrary to the rest of Europe, Spaniards mainly watch TV via DTT. This – combined with an increasing demand for IPTV – is putting satellite and cable TV in freefall. A report from SES Astra reveals that 60 per cent of Spanish viewers watch TV via DTT versus 26 per cent on average in the […]
A US federal court has ruled that the owners of the Lool IPTV service unlawfully streamed international television channels to users in the United States in violation of rights held by pay-TV operator DISH. As part of the ruling, the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas ordered a $1,050,000 (€980,000) judgement in […]
Jonathan Thompson, Chief Executive of Digital UK, the body which supports digital terrestrial TV in the UK and provides operational support for the Freeview DTT platform, has suggested that Silicon Valley’s view of the broadcasting sector is based on “flimsy evidence and half-truths”, warning of the risk of wrong public policy decisions being made as […]
The Spanish National Police and Europol have revealed the successful raid of one of the largest European illegal IPTV streaming businesses. In a collaborative operation with Europol, Eurojust, Spanish specialised computer crimes prosecutors, the English Premier League and digital platform security specialist Irdeto, 12 locations were raided in Spain and Bulgaria. Dubbed ‘Operation Casper’, eight […]
Verizon Digital Media Services announced that it will soon launch the Verizon Media Xperience Studio, a first cloud-based content intelligence system (CIS). The new CIS will automate and simplify the online video production and distribution pipeline for broadcasters, OTT providers and online video distributors, all while offering timely and accurate performance, revenue and cost insights […]
Netflix is changing the way its users can tell the service which stories they love, and which ones they’re just not that into. Writing in the Company Blog, Cameron Johnson, Director of Product Innovation says that Netflix’s goal is to connect users with great stories. “Every Netflix member has unique tastes and we’re constantly working […]
Australians’ love affair with TV continues, streaming an unprecedented 1.2 billion minutes of catch-up and live streaming TV in the past month, according to the latest OzTAM VPM 28 Day Rolling Report. In addition, 5.14 million Australians – the highest-ever number – are streaming Free Video on Demand (FVoD) content, eclipsing 3.53 million for Subscription […]
For the first time, pay-TV in Spain has surpassed the 6 million subscribers mark, according to the latest report from Spain’s competition watchdog Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC). In the third quarter of 2016, pay-TV reached 6,006,326 subs, up almost 600,000 more than the previous quarter with 5,430,887. IPTV claimed the most, with […]
TV Everywhere (TVE) – effectively the ability for pay-TV customers to also watch traditional TV offers (DTH, cable, IPTV, terrestrial) on other screens such as PC, smartphones and tablets – has become available to
Ericsson has been selected by SaskTel, an information and communications technology provider in Saskatchewan, Canada, to power its next generation IPTV service. SaskTel will start to implement the Ericsson MediaFirst solution suite this year, with plans to commercially launch its enhanced and expanded IPTV service in Saskatchewan in early 2018. Ericsson MediaFirst will offer SaskTel […]