Pakistan’s Lahore High Court has ruled that a recent auction of DTH licences, carried out by the country’s PEMRA regulator, is not valid and must be reheld. Certain broadcasters were barred from bidding in the auction which took place on November 23rd. Three companies were awarded licences (Mag Entertainment, Shahzad Sky and Startimes Communications) but […]
Premium entertainment streaming service Hulu has reached its first licensing agreement for theatrical features with The Walt Disney Studios. The new, multi-year deal grants Hulu the exclusive subscription video on-demand rights to a collection of hit movies and family favourites from Disney’s library of blockbuster films. Through the agreement, Hulu becomes the exclusive subscription video […]
Employing what it says is the most advanced colour-enhancing LCD panel technology to date, LG Electronics’ (models SJ9500, SJ8500 and SJ8000) featuring Nano Cell technology are vaunted to take LCD TV viewing to a whole new level at CES 2017 opening this week in Las Vegas The third-generation LG Super UHD TV lineup featuring Nano […]
TIGA, the network for video games developers and digital publishers and the trade association representing the games industry, predicts that the UK video games industry would increase investment and expand employment in 2017. TIGA made the comments in its latest Business Opinion Survey 2016/17. The report was based on a survey of 50 games businesses […]
January 1st marked the official start of the game-changing partnership between Discovery Communications and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), for making Eurosport the new mome of the Olympic Games in Europe. As home of the Olympic Games, Eurosport says it will be “creating the ultimate Games experience on all screens for millions of people across […]
Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar 21, initially due for launch almost a year ago aboard a giant Proton-M rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, and then expected to be orbited just over Christmas (on December 28th), is still awaiting launch. The satellite was expected to enter service last summer. The S-band satellite was officially obliged to […]
Irdeto, the digital platform security specialist, has announced a new licensing agreement with Wyplay to join more than 140 companies in the Frog by Wyplay community, which offers software to operators to provide an innovative TV experience. Through the new partnership, Irdeto and Wyplay will offer an integrated advanced middleware and security solution for broadcast, […]
NexStreaming has announced that its flagship product, NexPlayer SDK is now pre-integrated to support Yospace’s Dynamic Ad Insertion platform. From now on, video service providers and broadcasters will be able to monetise their video apps and ensure their viewers enjoy the best user experience and even easier implementation, thanks to this pre-integration of the two […]
Telestream (stand N22), a provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, will use BVE 2017 to provide UK debuts for significant new developments in both hardware and software products for streaming and workflow automation. Furthermore, it will be the first UK trade show since Telestream acquired file-based quality control specialist, Vidcheck. The company will […]
CPE software provider SoftAtHome and digital home semiconductor solutions MStar company are teaming up for an initiative they say enables outstanding viewing experience and creates growth opportunities for operators. MStar’s latest Hybrid set-top box chipset solution is integrated with SoftAtHome’s SOP8 software to enable operators to benefit from the latest advanced security solutions. With the […]