Italian broadcasting group Mediaset has confirmed it will offer its Infinity streaming VoD service to Vodafone Italia customers. Customers of the mobile operator will be able to watch content on various types of devices (smartphone, tablet, Smart TV, game console and PC), free of charge, for the first three or four months (three months for […]
Barry Diller, the prime backer of Internet TV streaming service Aereo, has said the operation probably would not be able to continue in business were the US Supreme Court to judge in favour of the broadcast networks in the hearing scheduled for April 22nd, but suggested that if successful, it would ramp up its roll-out. […]
The European Parliament has voted to adopt the EC’s Connected Continent package, albeit with some fundamental amendments. Although welcomed by European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes, who said the vote represented “the EU delivering for citizens”, particularly as it did away with roaming charges, a number of observers have suggested the reverse may be true. […]
US non-profit consumer organisations Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and Consumers Union (CU) have filed an amicus (friend of court) brief at the US Supreme Court in the case of American Broadcasting Companies Inc. v. Aereo, Inc. F/K/A Bamboom Labs Inc. The case involves major broadcasters who have sued Internet TV streaming service Aereo for […]
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has become the latest trade body to show its support for Internet TV streaming service Aereo in its pending case before the US Supreme Court by filing an amicus (friend of court) brief in conjunction with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Engine Advocacy and Public Knowledge. Gary Shapiro, president and CEO […]
Spending on ads served to Internet-connected devices including desktop and laptop computers, mobile phones and tablets will reach $137.53 billion this year, according to eMarketer’s latest estimates of worldwide paid media spending. Digital spend will be up 14.8 per cent over 2013 levels, according to the forecast, and will make up just over one-quarter of […]
Research and Markets forecast that the Global Data Centre Video on Demand market will grow at a CAGR of 13.87 per cent over the period 2013-2016. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing demand for HD programming and on-demand content. The Global Data Centre VoD market has also been […]
BBC Monitoring is reporting that Pakistan’s media regulator (PEMRA) has levied a total of 35 million Pakistan Rupees in fines on TV channels for “excessive foreign content” or “illegal and misleading advertisements” over the past year or two. PEMRA says: “[We] took cognisance where violations of code of conduct of the authority were committed,” Minister […]
BBC Worldwide has signed deals with three TV operators in South Korea – namely pay-TV operators, Hyundai Media and YTN, and free-to-air TV operator, KBS. Consisting of predominantly natural history, factual, and science genres, the deals are expected to carry programmes to a combined 40 million households in South Korea. “We are extremely excited about […]
Primary distribution encoders are used to deliver linear TV signals to the facilities of those who will be redistributing the signals to consumers. The signals may be encoded using the older MPEG-2 or newer H.264 compression schemes. In the future, SNL Kagan MRG expects programmers will use the latest HEVC compression scheme to deliver both […]