Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.7 trillion (€3 trillion) in 2018, an increase of 4.5 per cent from 2017, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Global IT spending growth began to turn around in 2017, with continued growth expected over the next few years. However, uncertainty looms as organisations consider the potential impacts […]
Avanti Communications Group, the London AIM listed satellite communications company, is expected shortly to announce the result of its Balance Sheet restructuring, which observers say should put it on a much stronger footing. This, along with the end-March launch of its HYLAS 4 satellite and some new markets opening up, puts Avanti in a much […]
Satellite builder Space Systems/Loral has delivered Hispasat’s latest craft, now named 30W-6 (it was formerly called Hispasat 1F) to the SpaceX launch site at Cape Canaveral in Florida, where it will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in February (along with SES-12). Hispasat 30W-6 was designed to provide service for television, broadband, corporate networks […]
Comcast Cable has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its preferred public cloud infrastructure provider. Comcast Cable will expand its use of AWS by migrating material workloads and building new applications on AWS. AWS provides important infrastructure and services to Comcast as it focuses on building cloud-native products and services on AWS that adapt and evolve to meet the needs […]
SpotX, the video ad serving platform, has announced a strategic partnership with fuboTV, the sports-first streaming TV service. Through this partnership, SpotX is powering the programmatic monetisation of fuboTV’s live, OTT content – including more channels that carry sports in a base package than any similar service. fuboTV previously monetised content primarily through subscriptions but […]
Yospace and NexStreaming have announced an integration that simplifies the route to market for broadcasters wishing to monetise their live OTT streams. The companies have pre-integrated Yospace’s HTML5 SDK into the NexPlayer HTML5 player, allowing Yospace’s multi-award-winning Server-Side Dynamic Ad Insertion to be accompanied by real-time, client-side tracking. The integration also enables an interactive element […]
Verizon Digital Media Services has revealed international expansion plans for its award-winning Edgecast Content Delivery Network (CDN). The company has launched network points of presence (PoPs) in Mexico and in South Africa, with plans to open an additional Super PoP in France in Q1 2018. With these latest updates, the CDN now comprises more than […]
UK analyst group Rethink Technology Research has published a five year forecast on Voice Control of TV entertainment through remote controls entitled Voice Control of the TV – Decision time for TV operators. The forecast is by units shipped from 2017 – 2022. Voice control of pay-TV will
Digital consumption in the Middle East and North Africa region is growing at one of the fastest paces in the world, driven by a large population, fast-improving mobile connectivity and a flood of new streaming platforms in the market, according to an EY report commissioned by the Dubai World Trade Centre, DWTC. EY compiled its […]
A media investment consortium, which already owns AB Groupe and Apocalypse documentary producer CC&C, is set to extend its TV drama production activities with the acquisition of three more French companies. The Mediawan group formed by producer Pierre-Antoine Catton, Iliad Telecom founder Xavier Niel and Lazard France head Matthieu Pigasse, intends to acquire 80 per […]