Vodafone has reported a better-than-expected rise in Q1 service revenue as more stores reopened and tourism made a small return. CEO Nick Read said the company was back to service revenue growth in Europe as well as Africa as it reported a 3.3 per cent rise in service revenue. The company said it maintained momentum […]
LATIVO TV is launching in the US this autumn. LATIVO TV will be a multi-platform digital SVoD service offering a curated, relevant catalogue in both English and Spanish. Founded by Austin based American Mexican businessman and entrepreneur, Noel Tristan, LATIVO TV will feature an array of original scripted and unscripted TV series, movies, documentaries and […]
Swisscom blue TV is now available on Apple TV in time for the start of the new Swiss football season, and also giving access to over 250 channels with games from the Super League, Challenge League, Champions League, Europa League and many other top international leagues. “However you watch TV, get ready for Switzerland’s most […]
Humax has announced a firmware update (9.21) for its Android TV-based AURA 4K Freeview Play Recorder, adding numerous audio and video performance enhancements, and improvements to the overall user experience. The firmware will update automatically when the product is in standby mode, or can be activated manually through the settings menu. Humax has also confirmed […]
AEW Elite General Manager, the officially-licensed fantasy booking game that wrestling fans have been eagerly waiting for since it was first announced in November 2020, is now available worldwide to download and play on iOS and Android devices. AEW’s mobile wrestling management simulator from Crystallized Games is the second title released under the AEW GAMES […]
Artists must be given a legal right to a fairer share of revenues from streaming, according to the conclusions of a wide-ranging inquiry by the UK parliament’s House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, which calls for a complete reset of the market. The Report into the Economics of music streaming finds that […]
Islamic media platform Islam Channel has chosen to partner with Live, live-2-VoD, and on-demand OTT platform specialist Simplestream to expand its live and on-demand streaming services. The brand-new Islam Channel platform is now available across desktop, mobile, tablet, as well as Apple TV, Android TV, and Amazon Fire, in both English and Urdu. The new […]
Children and parents can watch 10 new interactive stories via the new look CBeebies Storytime app, from popular children’s authors including Sophie Dutton, Caleb Femi, Destynee Onwochei and Olly Pike. Available for free on app stores, CBeebies Storytime encourages a love of stories in early years and supports literacy, vocabulary and reading skills. The app […]
The global entertainment & media (E&M) industry has regained its momentum, with revenues outpacing the economy as a whole, according to advisory firm PwC’s Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2021-2025. The $2+ trillion (€1.6tn) industry is on track to grow 6.5 per cent in 2021 and 6.7 per cent in 2022, fuelled by strong demand […]
Insys Cloud Multi DRM, a fully cloud-native digital rights management licensing server for video streaming from Insys Video Technologies, is now available in AWS Marketplace. Insys Cloud Multi DRM is a secure, scalable, and serverless architecture based on AWS cloud for users of AWS Media Services. It provides a single source for secure content playback […]