Vodafone Spain has added Amazon’s OTT platform Prime Video to its offer with a one year free promotion to its subscribers. Subscribers to Vodafone One and Red will be able to enjoy this new service for free for a year (saving €36) by registering on turegalovodafone.es With this addition, Vodafone now offers three OTT services, […]
Naspers, which owns the MultiChoice/DStv pay-TV operation in Africa, says that MultiChoice had grown its subscriber base by some 400,000 over the past year. Naspers’ video entertainment division now has 13.9 million subscribers across Africa. The division’s overall revenues grew 3 percent to $1.8 billion, and profits increased 6 percent to $211 million. “The value […]
The challenges facing makers of head-worn virtual and augmented reality devices is underlined in the latest forecast from technology analyst firm CCS Insight. Despite early enthusiasm and a continued expectation of significant long-term potential for the technology, CCS Insight believes there is still significant work to be done to improve the user experience, software platforms […]
Formula 1 has signed a partnership agreement with virtual reality 360º providers The Dream VR to launch a fully immersive VR app. Starting this month, fans of the motorsport around the world will be able to experience revolutionary 360° digital interactive entertainment. The Dream VR will offer access to Formula 1 events to its 3 […]
DNA will add the Viaplay streaming service to all Viasat channel packages. The service becomes part of both current and future Viasat channel package subscriptions without extra cost. Content in the Viaplay service depends on the channel package. DNA will also be the first operator in Finland to offer Viaplay as a separate subscription. DNA […]
Digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services and solutions provider Tech Mahindra is setting up a new ‘Video Integration and Engineering’ (VIE) business unit to leverage cutting-edge technology and solutions to cater to the heavy demand of video services in the 5G ecosystem. With video forecast to account for 90 per cent of all 5G […]
The international film and television landscape has grown rapidly in recent years, helped in no small part by the growing support of global governments, writes Zoe Guilford The creative industries generate approximately £92bn annually to the United Kingdom’s economy, with jobs and exports growing year on year. The UK is a global leader in this […]
U-Beat, Mediapro’s eSports OTT platform, has gone live aiming to be the dominant player amongst Spanish and LatAm eSports fans. The service is initially available through Orange and is currently negotiating with other national and international platforms. With an in-house team, U-Beat offers VoD and live TV content in a mobile format to be watched […]
Through its €2 million investment fund One Innovation, the TF1 Media Lab has acquired shares in smart video Franco-British start-up Synchronized, whose platform turns any TV or video content into an enriched and personalised experience. Synchronized joined TF1’s acceleration programme earlier in 2018 and was backed by the group’s team to make linear video more […]
Nintendo is set to regain its leadership position in video game consoles for the first time since 2009, according to the latest projections from Strategy Analytics’ Connected Home Devices service. The report, Global Game Console Market Forecast, predicts that Nintendo will sell 17.3 million Switch consoles worldwide in 2019, while Sony will sell 17.1 million […]