A total of 427 TV channels were available in Italy via the DTT and DTH (Sky Italia and TivùSat) platforms at the end of the third quarter of 2017. This compares to 431 in Q1, according to data by Italian broadcaster’s association Confindustria Radio Televisioni (CRTV). The data includes time-shifted versions, HD, 3D, PPV and […]
At the 87th meeting of the DVB Steering Board (SB) important revisions and updates for three DVB specifications were approved. This development marks the completion of the current generation of specifications for Ultra High Definition Television – DVB UHD-1. DVB UHD-1 covers elements for the improvement of video and audio quality for broadcast TV services. […]
Satellite broadcasting is helping drive digital adoption in Africa, according to a report from satellite operator Eutelsat. The report, Digital Transition in Africa, says that despite the ITU-mandated switch off of analogue broadcasting for June 2015 only six African nations have actually made the transition to digital broadcasting. “This slow progress is largely due to […]
Amazon Prime Video has agreed a content deal with AMC that will see it receive first international rights to series from AMC Studios. The first new series covered by the deal is The Terror, a horror series produced by Ridley Sxott, whcih will launch in 2018. Amazon Prime will be able to stream the show […]
According to Dataxis analysis, Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone and Telefonica, are the leading telecom groups in Europe in term of revenues for the second quarter of 2017. The revenues of the top 10 telecom operators in Europe amounts to €51 billion as per Q2 2017 data from Dataxis. The top 10 telcos are TIM Italy, Sky, […]
Médiamétrie has launched a new service in France that measures the impact of a programme on web users by analysing the nature and volume of interactions on Facebook and Twitter. Social TV Ratings offers a wide range of indicators – impressions, unique authors, sentiment, and affinity – which can be used to quantitatively and qualitatively […]
Intelsat has confirmed a multi-year satellite services agreement on Intelsat 19 with TV Plus, a DTH TV provider servicing diverse communities in Australia. Under the previously referenced renewal agreement, TV Plus will use Ku-band satellite services on Intelsat 19 to deliver global content to local viewers in Australia and New Zealand. Located at 166° East, […]
Intelsat has announced that Brazilian regional television broadcaster, TV Catarina, is the latest television programmer to join Intelsat 14, the company’s new video neighbourhood covering the Latin America region. Under the previously announced multi-year agreement, TV Catarina will use C-band satellite services on Intelsat 14 in Santa Catarina, a state in southern Brazil, to support […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved (in a 3:2 vote) voluntary use by broadcasters of the new ATSC 3.0 advanced TV transmission scheme for the USA. The FCC, in its decision, has opened the starting gate for the USA’s next broadcasting standard for FTA terrestrial stations. In essence, the FCC ruling permits TV stations in […]
Legacy multichannel customer defections in the US accelerated in the quarter ending September 30th, coming in just shy of the 1.2 million mark to bring year-to-date losses to 2.9 million according to data compiled by Kagan, a group within S&P Global Market Intelligence. The combined cable, Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) and telecommunications multichannel subscriptions fell […]