In-flight entertainment (IFE) supplier Gogo is taking all the available capacity on an SES satellite, AMC-4. SES will shift the satellite from its current orbital spot at 67 degrees West, to a new position. AMC-4 is being replaced by SES-10 which launched at the end of March. Gogo will use the new capacity to serve […]
Video is everywhere, and TV-quality content is available on virtually any connected device with a colour screen. Not surprisingly, therefore, we have witnessed an evolution in the way people view video. One of the key changes has been the ability to access and view video anywhere there is an Internet connection, including, of course, at […]
Swedish multi-play operator Com Hem’s Q1 revenue saw a strong increase of 37.7 per cent to SEK 1,757 million (€183.2m) while organic revenue rose by 3.5 per cent to SEK 1,321 million. Digital-TV RGUs totalled 644,000, with a continued growth of 6,000 TiVo customers (penetration rate of 39 per cent). Boxer, the pay-TV operator that […]
Measat Satellite Systems has announced that Encompass Digital Media is expanding their presence onM easat’s 91.5°E video neighbourhood. Eight more channels are now available from 91.5°E: Hits HD, KIX360 SD, Zee Sine SD, beIN Asia Pacific’s Indonesia feeds – beIN Sports 1, beIN Sports 2, beIN Sports 3, Wakuwaku Japan Sea HD and Wakuwaku Japan […]
J:COM pay-TV subscribers are enjoying enhanced, web-like VoD experiences on their existing set-top boxes, thanks to the first deployment in Japan of transformative cloud-based technology. J:COM has used the cloud to reimagine the VoD interface and enable expedited content discovery, a key factor in driving take rates for on-demand content. The new experience includes faster, […]
Nearly one-third of OTT free trials convert to a paid subscription, according to connected entertainment research from Parks Associates. Senior Analyst Glenn Hower will discuss at NAB the firm’s OTT Video Market Tracker, including findings on the use of free trials among OTT services. Services such as Hulu and Netflix often offer a period of […]
Netflix has announced that it intends to offer, subject to market and other considerations, €1 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes through an offering outside the United States to non-US persons pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the […]
CTAM and Hub Entertainment Research have released results of a recent tracking study on TV Everywhere (TVE) viewing, based on reported consumer data collected continuously across a six-month span, August 2016 to January 2017. This new approach removes the volatility that occurs when taking an annual snapshot at a single moment in time, says the […]
SES has been supplying test Ultra-HD transmissions over the US for some months. Vivicast Media is its partner, and Vivicast used the NAB show in Las Vegas to announce its first contracts, with a pair of multichannel video programming distributors to supply a bouquet of ten UHD channels. Marquette-Adams of Oxford, Wisconsin and Highlands Cable […]
Ericsson and Inspur Software Group, a cloud computing and big data service provider, have forged a multi-year strategic partnership to deliver innovative TV services at web speed to China. Ericsson and Inspur will collaborate to develop a cloud enabled TV platform for operators in the burgeoning Chinese market using Ericsson’s end-to-end MediaFirst solution suite. Shandong […]