ABS has announced the appointment of Jim Simpson as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Simpson, reporting to the Board of Directors, will lead the management team to drive changes to enhance shareholder value and continue to partner with ABS customers and vendors to deliver results. Jim Frownfelter, Chairman of ABS said, “We are very excited to […]
Espial has announced that Eastlink, a provider of high-speed Internet, digital TV and telephone services in NS, NB, PEI, Nfld, ON, AB, and BC, has signed an agreement with Espial to power Eastlink’s video services with the Elevate SaaS cloud platform. Eastlink will gain the benefit of scale from Espial’s Elevate cloud based SaaS platform […]
The UK government has confirmed that universal high speed broadband will be delivered by a regulatory Universal Service Obligation (USO), giving everyone in the UK access to speeds of at least 10 Mbps by 2020. This is the speed that Ofcom, the independent regulator, says is needed to meet the requirements of an average family. […]
A PricewaterhouseCoopers study of nearly 2,000 Americans aged 18 to 59 has revealed that the percentage of consumers who watched cable TV and Netflix in 2017 were even. The survey shows that 73 per cent of respondents subscribed to a pay-TV service this year, which is down from 76 per cent in 2016, and 79 per […]
The European Union’s Court of Justice has examined earlier verdicts and judgements which favoured the Kingdom of Spain in respect of the financing the deployment of DTT in the country with €300 million. The Luxembourg Court overruled the European Commission’s decision to force the Spanish Administration to recover the €300 million given to the companies […]
SDL, a specialist in global content creation, management, translation and delivery, has revealed its Five Future States of Content, a series of disruptive content trends for brands to watch in 2018. With content at the heart of every customer journey, SDL predicts content will hit a new dimension of organsational importance, with Artificial Intelligence (AI) […]
A major report from investment bank Exane/BNPP and which looks at Europe’s two satellite giants, SES and Eutelsat, says that both operators are suffering because of weak video demand during the current quarter-year. Moreover, the report says it remains “concerned” by the lack of more rapid take-up of UHD channels. The bank tracks demand for […]
YouTube has signed a multi-year agreement with the Universal Music Group, amid plans to expand its subscription businesses. Universal Music said the deal would provide its artists more flexibility and pay, and strengthen YouTube’s commitment to managing music rights. YouTube also reached a deal with Warner Music Group in May in advance of its new […]
Digital security and end-to-end convergent media solutions specialist Kudelski Group has revealed a number of initiatives aimed at ensuring the Group’s growth and success over the long term, with the Digital TV division widely transformed. The Group has continued its efforts to align its digital TV operations with the new market realities. The Group activities […]
Retail-based TV provider Channel Master has confirmed the upcoming availability of Stream+, a media player that integrates streaming services and games with live broadcast TV and includes an on-screen channel guide with DVR capability to pause, rewind and record live TV. Stream+ runs on the Android TV platform, with dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity, […]