NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, along with Novatek, silicon solution provider, have announced that Novatek’s next generation TV chipsets will natively support both NAGRA Connect and TVkey Cloud. In a first phase Novatek will use a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) based device security framework to […]
Apple has revealed that App Store customers worldwide set new spending records over the holidays, wrapping up a record-breaking year. App Store spending topped $1.22 billion (€1.07bn) between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Customers also spent over $322 million on New Year’s Day 2019 alone, setting a new single-day record. “The App Store had […]
Multichannel programmer UKTV’s commissioning strategy continues to bear fruit with UKTV Originals driving younger viewers to UKTV Play and remaining the most watched programmes on the network in 2018. “Our strategy of creating distinctive, ambitious and compelling new shows is continuing to pay off,” asserted Darren Childs, UKTV CEO. “I’m incredibly proud that for the […]
Figures released by industry trade body the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) and based on data from the Official Charts Company and Futuresource Consulting, show that the UK home entertainment market grew by 10 per cent in 2018, bringing the total value of the category to £2.34 billion (€2.6bn). Reflecting the abundance of choice […]
The UK video games sector now accounts for more than half of the UK’s entire entertainment market, according to a report from the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA). It says the industry is worth £3.86 billion (€4.3bn) – more than double its value in 2007, making it more lucrative than video and music combined. The success […]
Streaming platform and device specialist Roku is expanding The Roku Channel to include ‘Premium Subscriptions’. Users will be able to watch both free ad-supported and paid premium entertainment in one easy-to-navigate interface, with personalised recommendations, where they can browse, trial and subscribe to popular services. In addition to 10,000+ free ad-supported movies and TV episodes […]
Media and entertainment metadata provider Gracenote has launched its next-generation descriptive metadata solution designed to make possible more contextually-relevant and satisfying TV and movie discovery experiences. Gracenote Video Descriptors, the first of the company’s new Advanced Discovery products, will enable pay-TV providers, OTT services and connected device manufacturers to unlock deeper user engagement and loyalty […]
App-based TV video delivery solutions specialist MobiTV is to launch a new data centre in Atlanta, GA. This data centre currently serves as a pop location for MobiTV’s managed service connectivity and will become new redundant site for its Sacramento-based data centre. The implementation of the site will be the result of a joint effort […]
ITV, the UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster, is launching a new magazine as part of a partnership with content agency John Brown Media. The ITV Magazine will be available to purchase for £1 in Waitrose & Partners stores across the country and myWaitrose members can pick up the magazine for free. ITV says its new magazine […]
PCCW Media has secured the exclusive Premier League broadcast rights in Hong Kong for the 2019/20 to 2021/22 seasons. Now TV continues to be the exclusive licensed broadcaster in Hong Kong delivering live coverage of all 380 matches, bringing viewers live action throughout the season. A total of 76 matches will be delivered in 4K […]