SpaceX says that its launch preparation of SES-10 is now underway. SpaceX says that this is the first-ever launch of a “flight-proven” rocket. Flight-proven can be translated as pre-used. Local reports say that SpaceX carried out engine firing tests on the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage on February 3rd in Texas and prior to shipping […]
Starz has announced the successful launch of its Starz and Starz Encore services on the AT&T streaming service, DirecTV Now. Starz on DirecTV Now provides subscribers with access to a large premium TV and movie library for $8 a month. The initial launch will feature more than 2,500 episodes and movies. Starz features new and […]
While new connections and subscribers to pay-radio operator SiriusXM continue to rise, and even impress the market, one area that was expected to show increased progress was that of connected vehicles. Indeed, SiriusXM exceed all of its expected targets for 2016: Revenues were up 10 per cent to $5 billion. Net subs growth totalled 1.75 […]
Nielsen has been granted accreditation by the Media Rating Council (MRC) for its inclusion of digital measurement in the TV ratings. The additional capability, known as Digital in TV Ratings, accounts for linear TV viewing occurring on desktop and mobile devices for participating programming sources. This is the first solution to receive accreditation from the […]
Australian TV measurement company OzTAM has added a weekly Live Video Player Measurement (VPM) Report to the reports available on its website. Posted on Tuesday mornings, OzTAM’s Live VPM report captures the top live-streamed programmes each week (preceding Sunday to Saturday). OzTAM’s CEO Doug Peiffer said: “OzTAM’s Live VPM Report is the latest enhancement in […]
Voice TV, a TV channel owned by the controversial Shinawatra family, has been banned from broadcasting its popular evening news programme for 7 days. BBC Monitoring is reporting that the broadcasting committee of Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission passed a resolution on February 7th ordering the channel to suspend The Daily Dose programme […]
Findings from an online consumer survey from digital platform security specialist Irdeto suggest that 87 per cent of Russian consumers polled believe that producing or sharing pirated video content is not against the law and 66 per cent think that streaming or downloading pirate content is also legal. This is in stark contrast to the […]
With Netflix series The Crown crowned Best Drama at the Golden Globe Awards, Roy Morgan Research reveals how many Australians have a subscription at home, how much commercial television they still watch, and why audience engagement will become the metric that matters for the broadcast networks. One in four Australian homes now have a Netflix […]
Premium on-demand video service FandangoNOW has struck a new relationship with HBO Home Entertainment to make HBO content available for purchase via digital download on FandangoNOW. Individual episodes and seasons of HBO content will join FandangoNOW’s collection of 40,000 new release and catalogue movies and TV shows. FandangoNOW is distributed on an install base of […]
TiVo has compiled its post-game report highlighting this year’s most engaging commercials, promotions and in-game moments from the overtime comeback by the New England Patriots over the Atlanta Falcons. As Tom Brady and Matt Ryan faced off, so did the advertisers. This year’s ‘tech’ bowl brought out the best in technology advertisers, including Amazon, Google, […]