UK comms regulator Ofcom has published final regulations and a timetable for the 4G mobile spectrum auction – the largest ever sale of mobile airwaves in the UK. This new spectrum will be used to deliver 4G mobile services to people in cities, towns and villages across the UK and will almost double the amount […]
UK’s Channel 4 has announced a range of initiatives for its online platform 4oD. From next year, Channel 4 will become the first commercial broadcaster to launch free ad-supported offline viewing, meaning viewers will be able to download and watch Channel 4 shows to various devices, including smartphones and tablets. Viewers will be able to […]
Television software and services company Motive Television has confirmed the successful demonstration of the ability to watch over-the-air HD television channels on an iPad without the need of cable, satellite, or Internet. The New York demo utilises a small six-inch antenna plus Motive’s software to deliver all the free-to-air broadcasts in extremely high quality. In […]
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has confirmed that the latest Battlestar Galactica spin-off film – Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome – will be available February 19, 2013 on Blu-ray, Combo Pack With DVD, Digital Copy and UltraViolet. Fans were first able to view the movie when it premiered exclusively on Machinima’s premium channel, Machinima Prime on […]
ScheduALL, a global provider of Enterprise Resource Management (ERM) software to the media and broadcast industries, today announced a new capability to its mobility platform. Hitch simplifies how employees and freelancers working on-location report and reconcile their time. The new Actualising Time feature makes tracking hours worked, breaks and downtime easier and less time-consuming for employees […]
Canalys has released its final worldwide country-level smartphone data for Q3 2012. The estimates show that the smartphone market reached 173.7 million units, growing 44 per cent year-on-year. Samsung topped the table for the third consecutive quarter, followed by Apple. Together, both vendors accounted for nearly 50 per cent of the market. Sony jumped into […]
In a further move to strengthen its position against competing OTT services such as LOVEFiLM and Netflix, Sky has entered a new multi-year licensing agreement with NBCUniversal International Television Distribution for the exclusive television rights in the UK and Ireland to current, upcoming and library feature films from NBCUniversal for its Sky Movies service. All […]
The UK’s Department of Culture, Media and Sport has revealed findings of a study that suggests the impact of radio spectrum on the UK economy is worth more than £50 billion a year. The Analysys Mason study, commissioned by Government, found spectrum use was valued at £52 billion in 2011, an increase of 25 per […]
Worldwide tablet shipments totalled 27.8 million units in the third quarter of 2012, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. The tablet market grew 49.5 per cent year over year in Q3 and 6.7 per cent over the second quarter of 2012. Android shipments, led by Samsung and […]
The expansion of high-speed broadband deployment and growth in smartphone uptake in Germany offers operators an opportunity to consider expanding their service portfolio to IT solutions, according to a report from Pyramid Research. “Currently three mobile operators offer commercial LTE services, focusing their investment on expanding the coverage across the country,” says Pyramid Research Analyst, […]