The City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Unit (PIPCU) has been involved in a day of action to disrupt the sale of set-top boxes which have been illegally modified to stream pirated channels which include movies and sports. The co-ordinated operation resulted in six arrests, following the execution of seven search warrants and inspections at […]
Despite a rapidly evolving media landscape where consumers have more choices than ever in the way they consume video entertainment, traditional TV still reigns as the preferred platform globally, according to findings from consumer analysis specialist Nielsen, which report that just over one-quarter of global online respondents (26 per cent) say they pay to watch […]
The number of pay-TV subs in North America [Canada and the US] will fall from 112 million in the peak year of 2012 to 106 million in 2021, according to the fifth edition of the Digital TV North America Forecasts report. According to Simon Murray, Principal Analyst at Digital TV Research, at first glance, this […]
According to findings from media financial intelligence specialist SNL Kagan, the downward trajectory of the US multichannel segment continued in the fourth quarter of 2015 despite a resurgence in cable subscriptions and solid direct-broadcast satellite (DBS) results, suggesting a share shift rather than a retreat from cord cutting. SNL Kagan estimates the combined cable, DBS […]
Findings from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) suggest that the thirteen largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – lost about 385,000 net video subscribers in 2015, compared to a loss of about 150,000 subscribers in 2014, and a loss of about 100,000 subscribers in 2013. The top […]
According to research and consultancy firm Ampere Analysis, the market for triple-play bundling is reaching saturation point. In mature markets such as North America and Europe the average communications subscription has almost two products to every customer, and some providers have upsold three. Bundling TV, fixed phone and broadband has been a key way for […]
Live streaming and live-to-VoD solutions provider Simplestream is partnering with sports media rights specialist MP & Silva. The partnership will see Simplestream provide services and solutions that support MP & Silva’s Technology Services Ecosystem, enabling its sports federations, clubs and media clients to maximise audiences through multiscreen and OTT video services. Simplestream will support MP […]
The advent of On Demand, IPTV and OTT viewing trends has spurred the global TV industry into a new ‘golden age’, according to Eric Ellenbogen, the Co-Head of International TV & DreamWorks Classics, DreamWorks Animation. “Today’s TV programming features the biggest stars in the entertainment industry,” said Ellenbogen during a keynote speech at the CABSAT […]
3 Screen Solutions (3SS), a provider of customised software solutions and services to the multiscreen digital entertainment industry, has announced that Swisscom, Switzerland’s leading telco, has extended its agreement for the development of innovations to enhance the user experience for Swisscom’s IPTV audiences. 3SS had earlier been appointed by Swisscom as software developer of the […]
Verimatrix, a specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-network, multi-screen digital TV services around the globe, and content protection provider Friend MTS are partnering to leverage fully the benefits of forensic watermarking addressing the growing threat of premium content and live event piracy. The pair say the capabilities of the Verimatrix VideoMark content tracking […]