Italian broadcaster Mediaset has announced it will stop broadcasting its pay-TV service Premium on digital terrestrial from June 1st. Distribution will continue via its premium online platform Infinity. Following the progressive scaling down of Mediaset Premium and the loss of the sports channels, the service has become less appealing to potential subscribers. This means that […]
According to the findings of the Q1‘19 State of the Streaming TV Industry report from real-time decisioning platform Conviva, year-over-year viewership grew 72 per cent and the rate of consumption growth increased by 49 per cent. In addition to fresh updates on index data related to consumption patterns, device market share, and customer experience issues, […]
Ofcom has published the latest data on the complaints it receives about the UK’s major home phone, broadband, mobile and pay-TV firms. The quarterly report reveals the number of
Intelsat explained that the recent ‘total loss’ of its IS-29e satellite has meant a loss of some business. “Many of our customers were transitioned to services on other Intelsat satellites, including Intelsat 32e and Intelsat 37e, as well as our wide-beam satellites. Given the high utilization of Intelsat 29e in certain connectivities, we were unable […]
Every job created in the US consumer technology sector supports almost three non-tech jobs throughout the rest of the American economy – an employment multiplier of 3.59 – according to findings from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The report, U.S. Economic Contribution of the Consumer Technology Sector , says the consumer tech sector directly and […]
Leicester City’s Premier League winning footballer Christian Fuchs has revealed he is opening an eSports arena in New York City. Speaking at the SportsPro Live event at The O2 in London, Fuchs said he has already secured 36 acres of land for the project which will comprise of an eSports staidum and a hotel – […]
Samsung has unveiled a TV that switches from a landscape orientation to a vertical portrait so that it can easily display smartphone content. The 43in set is called Sero and comes with an integrated easel-like stand on which the screen pivots. Sero will come with a microphone and Samsung’s virtual assistant Bixby built in. It […]
Sony’s price tag of $70,000 for its giant 8K LCD display is a big ask, but prices will soon fall. A Research and Markets study said that today’s typical 4K displays will be “immediately succeeded in the fullness of time” by these new 8K units – and quickly grow in value. Their forecast says that […]
Addressing the requests for stronger secured links between networked devices, MoCA has developed MoCASec, a robust security layer for MoCA links that is available for its entire portfolio of specifications. MoCASec enhances network configurations where peer to peer privacy is required. MoCASec provides point-to-point link privacy that specifically allows for seamless integration of the MoCA […]
Eutelsat will unveil its Q3 numbers (to March 31st) on May 14th and at least one investment analyst is concerned that shareholders might be in for some bad news. Consequently, Deutsche Bank is recommending that shareholders ‘SELL’ their stock. Deutsche Bank says that last week’s SES results, where its Video division saw revenues tumble 8 […]