In another blow to peddlers of illicit video piracy services and a further success for US pay-TV operator DISH on the heels of forcing the closure of an illegal IPTV operation, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has ruled to shut down unauthorised digital streaming and distribution by the providers of […]
Intelsat is reportedly extending the timetable deadline for bondholders to accept the proposals of a proposed merger with giant satellite constellation OneWeb. Reuters reports that the merger – announced back in February – is conditional on gaining approval from at least 85 per cent of the face value held by Intelsat’s bondholders. The report suggest […]
Modern Times Group (MTG) has reported record Q1 sales of SEK 4,228 million (€438.7m) with 8 per cent organic growth. This was the third consecutive quarter with organic sales growth of more than 5 per cent, which the Scandinavian broadcaster says demonstrates that is has more relevant products available to more customers than ever before. […]
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has strengthened its commitment to net neutrality by declaring that Internet Service Providers should treat data traffic equally to foster consumer choice, innovation and the free exchange of ideas. As such, the CRTC is publishing a new framework regarding differential pricing practices. This framework supports a fair marketplace […]
Giant cinema screen specialists IMAX, reporting its Q1 numbers, says that its backlog of new cinema screen commitments is up 52 per cent on the same period last year. Moreover, to date this year it has signed 104 new installations, compared with just 37 last year (up 181 per cent). “Building on our record signings […]
Jeremy Darroch, Group Chief Executive, has described Q3 as another strong quarter for Sky, despite it being the broadcaster’s seasonally quietest period. “We continue to perform well, attracting another 106,000 customers across the Group in the quarter, taking growth to 769,000 over the last 12 months. We have delivered strong revenue growth of 11 per […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom has set out detailed plans for improving access to BT’s network arm Openreach’s infrastructure, making it cheaper and easier for competing providers to connect their own fibre broadband directly to homes and offices. Network competition can deliver significant benefits to consumers through choice and innovation, which can deliver higher quality and […]
Italian media group Mediaset posted its worst-ever loss in 2016, amounting to €294.5 million, largely due to the dispute with Vivendi over Mediaset Premium. This is in contrast to a profit of €3.8 million in 2015. Net revenues were slightly up at €3.66 billion, of which €2.67 billion (+4.8 per cent) were achieved in Italy […]
Samsung Electronics and Amazon Video are introducing HDR10+, an updated open standard that leverages dynamic metadata to produce enhanced contrast and colours on an expanded range of televisions. According to the pair, HDR10+ elevates the HDR10 open standard with the addition of Dynamic Tone Mapping. The current HDR10 standard utilises static metadata that does not […]
Elon Musk is already wealthy. Forbes, in its annual ‘rich list’, puts the co-founder of PayPal and the brains behind the Tesla electric car, the Solar City scheme, and ‘rocket-to-Mars’ SpaceX project as having a net worth of some $14.8 billion. This doesn’t wholly include SpaceX, which is currently privately held. However, the rumour mill […]