Advanced Television

Business

Mediaset back in the black

Italian broadcasting group Mediaset posted a six-month net profit of €74.8 million compared to a €28.2 million loss in the same period of last year, According to Mediaset, last year’s loss was largely as a result of Vivendi pulling out of a deal to buy pay-TV unit Mediaset Premium. Net consolidated revenues were €1.84 billion, […]

September 27, 2017From Branislav Pekic in Rome

HbbTV publishes IPTV spec

The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, has finalised and published its IPTV Specification. This specification builds on HbbTV 2. The new specification has been published by ETSI as TS 103 555 and it defines how […]

September 27, 2017

Paywizard secures new investment

Paywizard, the subscription, billing and customer relationship management (CRM) specialist, has secured new funding from existing investors to build on momentum from major new client signings and the launch of innovative subscription and pay-per-view (PPV) solutions with partners. The company also secured a number of major business wins in the run-up to IBC, including: NHK […]

September 27, 2017

Vimeo acquires Livestream; Launches Vimeo Live

Vimeo, the ad-free open video platform, has confirmed an agreement to acquire Livestream, the live video solution that powers over 10 million events a year. Vimeo has also rolled out its own Vimeo Live product, offering live streaming capabilities directly through its platform for the first time. Following completion of the acquisition, Livestream’s offering will […]

September 26, 2017

Berger to lead MovieLabs

Motion Picture Laboratories, the studio-backed research and development venture, has announced the appointment of Richard Berger as President & Chief Executive Officer. Berger will lead MovieLabs’ cross-industry initiatives focused on next-generation content platforms and products, automated digital workflows, content security and digital analytics. Berger brings over 20 years of experience in digital innovation, with more […]

September 26, 2017

Nielsen sues comScore over ratings launch

Information, data, and measurement company Nielsen has filed a lawsuit to stop rival media measurement and analytics company comScore from using its technology to launch a competing service for measuring television audiences. The complaint, filed with the US District Court in Manhattan, seeks an injunction to stop the launch of comScore’s Extended TV service, which […]

September 25, 2017By Colin Mann

Kodi box dealer pleads guilty

A man from Middlesbrough in the northeast of England has pleaded guilty in what has been described as a landmark court case relating to the sale of so-called ‘Kodi’ boxes. At an earlier court appearance he had pleaded not guilty Brian Thompson pleaded guilty to two charges – one of selling the Kodi, or IPTV […]

September 25, 2017By Colin Mann

Spain: Orange and Ericsson first 5G trials

Orange and Ericsson are carrying out the first 5G trials in Spain in a Madrid street with connection speeds of 15Gbps average (up to 17 Gbps maximum) through the 26 GHz band with up to 800 MHz. With a speed of 15 Gbps, four HD movies could be downloaded in a second or the six […]

September 25, 2017From David Del Valle in Madrid

SiriusXM closes Pandora investment

Pay-radio operator SiriusXM has concluded its $480 million “strategic investment” in music streaming service Pandora. The deal was first announced back on June 9th. Under the terms of the agreement, a subsidiary of SiriusXM purchased $172.5 million of Series A preferred stock upon execution of the agreement on June 9th 2017 and [September 22nd] purchased […]

September 25, 2017By Chris Forrester

UK creative industries ‘worth £128bn’

The UK’s booming creative industries could be worth £128.4 billion (€148.1bn) to the UK economy by 2025, and help to create up to 1 million new jobs by 2030, according to an independent review of the sector commissioned by the government and led by the current Chair of ITV Sir Peter Bazalgette. The review – […]

September 22, 2017By Colin Mann