Amino Communications and Cincinnati Bell have started the migration of Cincinnati Bell’s legacy IPTV devices to Amino’s Enable TV software platform. The upgrade will give Cincinnati Bell Fioptics entertainment customers a rich media interface and advanced applications. “We’re delighted to present our subscriber base with a fresh user interface and new media choices without the […]
Porsche Motorsport relies on IPTV solutions from the leading manufacturer Teracue. In top-class sport, like here in FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), big amounts of data must be processed to run the complex racing cars. The majority of the data (telemetry) is transmitted to the pit in real time using radio from the cars. There […]
Integrating Netflix into traditional pay-TV has had a net positive impact on operator KPIs, according to a survey of service providers conducted by IHS. The SVoD offering has generally been found to benefit operators’ business, while co-existing well with more-traditional parts of the bundle. In a Client Report – Netflix on pay TV: A marriage […]
UK commercial pubcaster Channel 5 has rebranded Demand 5, its video on demand service, to My5. At the same time, Channel 5 is expanding the range of content available to viewers on demand, with a range of My5 exclusives and box sets in addition to the ability to catch up with programmes from across the […]
Netflix has confirmed it has finally completed its cloud migration and shut down the last remaining data centre bits used by its streaming service, having begun the process in August 2008, when it experienced a major database corruption and for three days could not ship DVDs to its members. It suggests the development moves it […]
In an Ampere report published by MIP TV and MIPCOM, the media research company takes a look at ways to target the ‘new’ TV consumer and examine their content and device preferences as well as discuss building a new TV bundle that will attract and engage. The report shows the age polarity between SVoD-only homes […]
One of Russia’s pay-TV broadcasters, Orion Express, has struck an agreement with TV manufacturing giants Samsung and LG to pre-install Orion’s ‘Telekarta’ pay-TV service on their new sets. The sets will be pre-equipped with DVB-S22 satellite TV tuners. Telekarta offers some 200 TV channels. Orion Express claimed at the end of 2015 to have 2.8 […]
PerceptionTV has been chosen by Viatel as the preferred platform for its next generation entertainment services that will be offered throughout its operating territories. Viatel says Perception was chosen for its unique end-to-end functionality and its capability to rapidly deploy an IPTV / OTT service that can be easily branded for local and national operations. […]
Consumer Internet and mobile advertising company Opera Software has reached an agreement with Golden Brick Silk Road (Shenzhen) Equity Investment Fund II LLP whereby Golden Brick, as part of a Consortium, will launch, through a directly or indirectly wholly owned special purpose vehicle, a recommended voluntary cash offer for 100 per cent of the shares […]
ESPN has revealed research that shines a spotlight on the huge role following sport plays in the lives of UK fans. The average UK sports fan spends 7hr 24min following sport in a typical week compared to 5hr 24min on social media, 5hr 12min doing housework, or 4hr 30 min exercising. The figures come from […]