UK-based communications and TV facilities business Arqiva has reported its 9-month revenue saying that it was enjoying “double digit” earnings growth and an order book of some £6 billion (€6.96bn). Arqiva is owned (48 per cent) by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and (40 per cent) by Australian private equity investors Macquarie and IFM. Arqiva’s […]
In the fourth quarter of 2016, the Spanish pay-TV industry saw revenues hit €506 million, up 24 per cent from Q4 2015. A report published by the CNMC reveals that Telefónica took the lion’s share with €420.66 million (against €343.75 million the same period last year) followed by Vodafone with €49.08 million (against €42.86 million […]
Results from a survey commissioned by Penthera, a creator of download-to-go (D2G) software for streaming video services, confirm that consumers see D2G as a valuable enhancement to streaming services. Among the findings: More than one-third of 1,000 respondents reported that availability of D2G would make them more likely to subscribe and/or less likely to cancel […]
High dynamic range (HDR) features will be on some HD television sets and help boost 4K’s momentum. ABI Research forecasts that HDR TV shipments will grow at a 41 per cent CAGR and reach 245 million units in 2022. 8K TV sets are still years away from permeating the global market, with market hype currently […]
The Federal Communications Commission on May 19th took the first steps toward dismantling the regulatory framework created in 2015 to protect net neutrality. But a new Consumer Reports survey found that a majority of Americans value those protections. The 2015 rules were designed by the FCC under former chairman Tom Wheeler to safeguard consumers from […]
A+E Networks and Sky are extending and strengthening their long-term partnership by securing the distribution of A+E Networks’ portfolio of leading entertainment brands to Sky’s 22.4 million customers across the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany and Austria. With A+E’s commitment to increased investment in local productions across its European markets, Sky’s customers can look forward to […]
Ooyala, provider of video monetisation technology and services, has filed a lawsuit against rival Brightcove. Ooyala claims Brightcove has misappropriated proprietary trade secrets to undermine Ooyala’s sales efforts for Brightcove’s benefit throughout Latin America. Ooyala is seeking an injunction in federal court in Boston to stop Brightcove’s alleged misappropriation of trade secrets, and is asking […]
Content services protection and enhancement specialist Viaccess-Orca has acquired Squadeo, a global provider of secure cross-platform OTT premium video solutions for the TV industry. The integration of Squadeo’s multimedia QuickPlayer further strengthens Viaccess-Orca’s Connected Sentinel Player (CSP) offering, enabling an end-to-end solution for delivering live and VoD content to PC, Mac and connected mobile devices, […]
Mediaset Spain, owner of TV channels Tele 5 and Cuatro among others, is the most watched online TV service with 85 million views in April, way ahead of second-placed Atresmedia with 56 million views, according to ComScore. In terms of the amount of online TV consumption, Mediaset also leads the market with 340 million minutes […]
A meeting of Greece’s broadcasting regulator, the National Council for Radio & Television (NCRTV) says that the nation can only support between four and six privately-owned commercial network TV channels. The meeting with the regulator was attended by the recently restructured national public broadcaster (ERT), digital TV transmission system provider Digea, and the National Technical University of […]