Digital platform security specialist Irdeto and video entertainment services provider MultiChoice Africa Limited (MAL) have confirmed that three content pirates have been sentenced in Cairo, Egypt. The sentencing follows multiple piracy raids which uncovered a large cybercrime syndicate illegally offering premium content services. The three defendants were found guilty on all criminal charges and were […]
India’s Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) has released its official DTH subscriber numbers for 2016 and they confirm earlier reports that growth is slowing. However, the overall numbers are still substantial. TRAI says that 2016’s core DTH subscriber base grew from 84.8 million (end of 2015) to 97.05 million (December 31st 2016), an increase of 14.45 […]
Telefónica is adding its TV service to all Movistar Fusión packages as it seeks to migrate all its ADSL customers to optic fibre between now and 2020. The company has launched two new packages, Movistar Fusión #0 and Movistar Fusión Series, to boost subscriptions. With these packages all Fusión subscribers can watch pay-TV content. The […]
A report from Juniper Research has found that 5G operator-billed service revenues will reach $269 billion by 2025, rising from $851 million in 2019 – achieving 161 per cent CAGR (compound annual growth rate) over the first 7 years of 5G services. Juniper’s research is based on the latest market data and takes into account […]
The Official Journal of the European Union has published the legal action brought by two satellite operators (Eutelsat/ViaSat) and Panasonic Aviation against the European Commission in their dispute with Inmarsat. The three objectors are complaining that – in essence – Inmarsat ought not to have been licensed to operate in-flight services for a system that […]
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has published the findings from its latest event, Home Truths: Building the New Supply Chain. Part of the DPP AT HOME series, this special event, enabled by systems architect Qvest Media, brought together industry experts to look at how consumer demand is impacting the way in which content is made […]
Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat received a positive report from equity analysts at investment bank Berenberg, saying that despite a lackluster Q2 and Q3 (in its trading year which wrapped on June 30th) the operator “looks to be through the worst of what we have been describing as a perfect storm. Having spent time recently with […]
Nigeria’s Broadcasting Commission (NBC), despite a high degree of uncertainty as to when it will switch off its analogue transmissions, is preparing 30 channels for its Free TV digital bouquet. Rotimi Salami, General Manager of Integrated Digital Services (ITS), talking to Nigeria’s Guardian newspaper, explained that ITS was already working with pay-TV operator StarTimes Group, […]
The Association for International Broadcasting, the trade association for television, radio and online across the world, is to collaborate closely with the Digital Production Partnership (DPP), DPP’s membership represents the whole media supply chain: production companies, manufacturers, suppliers, service providers, post production facilities, consultancies, broadcasters, distributors, and not-for-profit organisations. Besides working on the development of […]
Deutsche Telekom Group, the second largest multinational operator in Europe, is working with Zenterio, a TV technology and services provider, on a project to modernise the TV subscriber experience in Germany with one of the market’s largest deployments of IPTV set top boxes. Deutsche Telekom is transforming the customer experience with international rollouts currently ongoing […]