Korean mobile telco SK Telecom and Sinclair Broadcast Group, one of the largest TV broadcasting companies in the US, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with connected products and solutions specialist Harman at CES 2019 in Las Vegas jointly to develop and commercialise digital broadcasting network-based automotive electronics technology for global markets. The move […]
EE has revealed that football dominated the most-watched live TV moments on mobile this Christmas and New Year, taking nine of the top ten positions. Taking them nine points clear at the top of the table, Liverpool’s massive 5-1 home win over Arsenal, broadcast on BT Sport, attracted the highest volume, followed by Manchester United’s […]
App-based TV video delivery solutions specialist MobiTV is to launch a new data centre in Atlanta, GA. This data centre currently serves as a pop location for MobiTV’s managed service connectivity and will become new redundant site for its Sacramento-based data centre. The implementation of the site will be the result of a joint effort […]
Korean telco SK Telecom says it has achieved the world’s first live TV broadcasting using its commercial 5G network and live broadcasting solution. SK Telecom aired Korea’s largest New Year’s event – which includes a countdown and bell-ringing ceremony, and interviews – at Bosingak, a large bell pavilion located in Jongro-gu, Seoul, for approximately eleven […]
Despite the surging worldwide growth and popularity of mobile streaming content and apps, viewers remain frustrated by their experiences, according to a new 10-country survey by Penthera, an international software company that develops and deploys software products that facilitate the delivery of video content for global video content providers. The UK had the highest percentage […]
Australians are holding onto their mobile phones for longer, using more data, watching more TV ‘in the hand’, and are, increasingly, being influenced by digital giants such as Google, Amazon and Apple as smartphones tighten their grip on their every-day lives. The 2018 Deloitte Mobile Consumer Survey shows almost a quarter of all Australians are […]
Cinedigm, in conjunction with global distribution company JungoTV, has announced a deal to launch the Company’s fandom-focused digital-first channel, CONtv, on the mobile platform OONA Indonesia TV. CONtv will be available as an AVoD offering, in a distribution deal that gives OONA TV’s 185 million users free access to the channel’s extensive library of curated […]
With one year to go to the World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19), the GSMA – which represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide – is calling on governments to support mobile industry spectrum needs. The GSMA warns that the successful rollout of ultra-fast 5G services relies on timely access to the right amount and type […]
Distributel, a Canadian independent telecommunications provider, has partnered with MobiTV, a global player in app-based TV video delivery solutions. As pioneers in IP video, Distributel and MobiTV say they are bringing consumers and businesses innovative, customised and enhanced TV experiences from any device, at any time. “With Canadians viewing more and more video content on […]
Smartphone video starts topped 50 per cent globally for the first time, a 13.2 per cent year-over-year change and the largest in five quarters, according to Ooyala’s Q2 2018 Global Video Index Report. Despite a temporary leveling-off in the first quarter of 2018, video plays on mobile devices (tablets and smartphones) surged 9.8 per cent […]