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 […]
T-Mobile Netherlands’ zero-rated music offer isn’t violating net neutrality a court in Rotterdam has ruled. Regulator ACM challenged the offer, but the court found that while the zero rating did violate the Dutch Telecommunications Law, the ban on price discrimination in the Dutch law does not apply in this case, as the EU’s net neutrality […]
Multi-channel broadcaster UKTV has reported a record year for revenue, profit and viewership, with results for the year ending December 31st 2016 showing EBITDA growth of 11.3 per cent to £91.3 million (€108.9m), and revenue growth of 8 per cent to £344.8 million. “UKTV is delivering well against its strategy, with record profit, revenue, and […]
HBO and Sky have developed reputations as homes for the most highly-acclaimed television series. They have now joined forces to oversee a development slate of world class drama series. The focus of the arrangement will be on high end productions that feature engaging stories with international points of view and casting. A panel of executives […]
Spanish TV operator Atresmedia, owner of Antena 3 TV and La Sexta, has ended the first quarter of 2017 with a profit of €28.4 million, up 4.5 per cent. Total revenues reached €259 million to March 31st, up 5.3 per cent on the previous quarter largely due to the rise in TV revenues (to €230.6 […]
Research released by Kantar Media warns that, if the advertising industry doesn’t find a way to measure performance accurately and consistently, Proctor & Gamble’s threat to pull spend from digital advertising will be just the tip of the iceberg. Dimension, a new international study
The US government has rejected, on national security grounds, a proposed Chinese equity investment into In Flight Entertainment specialists Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE). The investment was going to be made by a Chinese airline, HNA Group which operates the Hainan Airlines fleet as well as aircraft carrying the Beijing Capital Airlines and Tianjin Airlines logos. […]
Ooyala, a global provider of video monetisation technology and services, has announced the appointment of Jonathan Huberman as chief executive officer, effective immediately. With nearly 30 years of high-tech business leadership, Huberman will focus on the future growth of Ooyala and strengthening its market leadership. Huberman is an accomplished executive with a demonstrated track record […]
French media group Vivendi has been ordered to reduce its stake in either Telecom Italia or commercial broadcaster Mediaset by Italy’s communications regulator AGCom (Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni). It has to comply within 12 months, after AGCom deemed it was in breach of rules designed to prevent a concentration of power. Vivendi is […]