International Launch Services (ILS) is making final preparations to launch SES-6 into orbit. The launch is scheduled for June 3rd. ILS uses the Proton+Breeze-M booster combination for the launch from the Baikonur, Kazakhstan cosmodrome. SES-6 will replace NSS-806 at 40.5 degrees West, and serve North America, Latin America and the Caribbean islands. Other transponders will […]
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has secured another victory as he fights extradition to the US. New Zealand’s Justice Winkelmann says police must return items they seized in the raid on the his mansion. Anything ruled irrelevant to the Internet piracy case has to be returned to Dotcom and police have to contact their counterparts in […]
Dailymotion, the online video portal, is building upon its sports content through a strategic partnership with sports video news agency sntv. Founded in 1996, sntv has become an valuable service for more than 400 international broadcasters and digital platforms. Over the years sntv has developed relationships with all of the major rights-holders to enable it […]
FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment and Magic Ruby, a provider of technology and apps for the second screen, have announced the upcoming launch of Wizards vs Aliens on Hub Network will be supported by a second screen app available exclusively on iPad in the US. The app offers a comprehensive Wizards vs Aliens experience, providing […]
Arris Group has announced that service providers using its WorkAssure Workforce Automation suite have experienced quantifiable gains in subscriber satisfaction and workforce productivity, through optimisation and measurement efforts using CliIntel’s Business Process Analysis. Repeat service calls within 60 days of installation are a major cause of customer dissatisfaction and churn: they consume 15 per cent […]
iWedia has deployed its Teatro-3.5 software solution for Android IPTV STB in the TV box of WinGo, a wholly owned subsidiary of Swiss telecom operator Swisscom. The IPTV edition of Teatro-3.5 software solution for Android STB seamlessly integrates all the multicast and connectivity components necessary to give support to managed IPTV and OTT services with […]
YouView has revealed it is on its way to reaching 400,000 homes across the UK, just 8 months after launch. The subscription-free service, offering 7 day catch-up and on-demand TV, has also released on demand viewing statistics for the first time citing over 2.2 million VoD plays per week, with around 60 per cent of […]
A Multimedia Research Group report shows the worldwide pay-TV subscriber market has reached a new high water mark. Following a year of solid 8 per cent growth, there are now 804 million worldwide pay-TV subscriber households. The global pay-TV subscriber base, which is made up of cable TV, satellite TV, and telco-based IPTV subscribers, is […]
New data from MediaBug – Decipher’s bi-annual media tech tracker – have revealed that in homes in which both a Smart TV and a VoD enabled STB are present, an overwhelming 73 per cent choose to access their catch-up TV through the STB. The main reason given is ‘quick to access’, which highlights a key […]
Roku has raised $60 million in new funding from Hearst Corporation, News Corp and Sky as well as institutional investor Fidelity. The company said that the new investment will help Roku expand its streaming services. Roku said it has now raised $140 million to date. Roku competes with Apple TV and is working with US […]