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US identifies IP infringing countries

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has released the 2018 Special 301 Report, identifying trading partners that do not adequately or effectively protect and enforce intellectual property (IP) rights or otherwise deny market access to US innovators and

May 1, 2018By Colin Mann

SoftBank wants India-wide satellite broadband

India’s state-owned telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), which markets its broadband service as ‘Data One’, is talking to Greg Wyler’s proposed OneWeb satellite constellation about leasing capacity, The plan is reportedly to “revolutionise” India’s broadband coverage by taking capacity from Japanese media conglomerate SoftBank which is backing OneWeb. BSNL has reportedly signed a MoU […]

May 1, 2018By Chris Forrester

‘Loot boxes’ drive digital games market

A study from Juniper Research forecasts that the total digital games market will reach $160 billion by 2022, up from $117 billion this year. The market is set to be boosted by

May 1, 2018

SpotX adds Nielsen OTT data To CTV ad analysis

SpotX, the global video advertising and monetisation platform, has announced it will be leveraging total and incremental campaign reach reporting that offers demographic breakouts based on Nielsen’s audience data for connected TV (CTV) in the US. This marks the first time a digital supply-side platform (SSP) has leveraged Nielsen analytics for CTV. SpotX will help […]

May 1, 2018

BT Sport to air Fury comeback fight

BT Sport has extended its partnership with Frank Warren and Queensberry Promotions, continuing as the broadcaster of Frank Warren’s world class stable of fighters which include Billy Joe Saunders and Carl Frampton.  BT Sport will also exclusively broadcast Tyson Fury’s heavyweight comeback fight in June. BT Sport will offer a compelling line up of Fight […]

May 1, 2018

Ekioh launches Flow multithreaded browser

Ekioh has unveiled Flow, a multithreaded HTML browser specifically designed for multi-core processors that delivers an improved user experience. Flow’s layout and animation performance is more than double the speed of other browsers on multi-core silicon. With TV user interfaces (UIs) increasingly looking towards 4K, Ekioh says Flow overcomes the performance issues of HTML UIs […]

May 1, 2018

Irdeto: Cheating ruins multiplayer online gaming

More than half (60 per cent) of gamers have had their multiplayer gaming experience negatively impacted by other players cheating on multiple occasions, according to new research by Irdeto. The Irdeto Global Gaming Survey of 9,436 consumers also

May 1, 2018

TV Everywhere Volume 14 Issue 1

TV Everywhere Volume 14 Issue 1 Experts at CSG share their thoughts on how service providers can keep sports fans engaged, passionate and tuning in live in an era where content viewing is rapidly becoming mobile.

May 1, 2018

Global TV subs up 4m+ in Q4

The 100 leading TV services in the informitv Multiscreen Index added a total of 4.33 million pay-TV subscribers in the last quarter of 2017, compared to 3.70 million in the previous quarter and 4.03 million in the last quarter of 2016. The gain of almost 1 per cent was slightly up on the previous six […]

April 30, 2018

YouTube rolling out ad services to TV

YouTube is promising advertisers new ways to reach people watching YouTube on TV screens — as well as targeting YouTube ads to cord-cutters and consumers who don’t watch a lot of traditional TV. YouTube says connected TVs represent its fastest-growing device category in part down to its over-the-top ‘skinny bundle’ pay-TV service launched last year. […]

April 30, 2018