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Comcast tops Netflix Speed Index in US

Netflix has released December data from its Netflix ISP Speed Index – its monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience. In the US, Comcast achieved the No. 1 spot for the first time, increasing its average monthly speed in December to 3.84 Megabits per second (Mbps), up […]

January 10, 2017

US home entertainment spend tops $18bn

US entertainment trade body DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group has released its year-end 2016 Home Entertainment Report compiled by DEG members, tracking sources and retail input. Preliminary figures suggest

January 10, 2017

Sony kids’ catch-up on YouView

Sony Pictures Television’s portfolio of kids’ channels is launching a catch-up service on UK Internet TV platform YouView from January 10th. Following YouView’s recent announcement of a re-engineering and redesign of the entire platform, Sony Kids is the first player to launch since the roll out of the new software. Sony Kids brings together Sony’s […]

January 10, 2017

Analyst: Cellcos should embrace LTE Broadcast now

Consultancy firm Strategy Analytics has recommended that mobile operators, especially those with multi-screen assets and ambitions to provide superior mobile video and data experiences to customers, adopt eMBMS, or LTE Broadcast, more aggressively. In its report, Time For Operators To Embrace LTE Broadcast, the firm suggests

January 10, 2017

SpaceX launch slips

Bad weather in California forced rocket launch company SpaceX to postpone its upcoming flight to place 10 small Iridium satellites into orbit. The new date is January 14th. The headline-worthy bad weather, of extraordinary high winds and rain, as well as other schedule conflicts, have forced the delay. The Iridium satellites have been in place […]

January 10, 2017By Chris Forrester

Streaming music users now top 100m

A report from Midia Research founder and music industry expert Mark Mulligan states in his blog that music streaming subscriptions have reached the 100 million mark in December 2016. This compares to 66 million at the end of 2015 and 41 million at the end of 2014. Equity analysts at investment bank Exane/BNP-Paribas say their […]

January 10, 2017

SpaceX lift-off today

Elon Musk’s SpaceX rockets have been given a clean bill of health by the FCC following a catastrophic explosion on September 1st, and the first launch takes place today (January 9) at 10.22 am (Pacific Time). The launch was originally scheduled for January 8, but postponed because of anticipated bad weather and heavy rain at […]

January 9, 2017By Chris Forrester

TataSky claims Indian DTH leadership

India’s TataSky, backed in part by Rupert Murdoch, is claiming leadership in terms of the number of DTH channels on offer to subscribers. TataSky says its subscribers can view more than 600 channels and services. As at December 2016 it was offering 483 standard-definition and 76 HDTV channels. Additional to this total are another 31 […]

January 9, 2017By Chris Forrester

WTA reveals teleport operator rankings for 2016

The World Teleport Association (WTA) has published its annual rankings for the Top Teleport Operators of 2016. The annual rankings of companies by revenue and revenue growth are compiled by surveying teleport operators around the world as well as referencing the published results of publicly-held companies. “The technology and market

January 9, 2017

AMC expands in Balkans

AMC Networks International (AMCNI)  – Central Europe, broadcaster of AMC in Central and Eastern Europe, and United Group, the largest alternative telecom provider in the Balkan region, have announced a strategic deal that secures a next level of coverage for AMC across both cable and DTH platforms in the Balkans. Home to original drama series […]

January 9, 2017