The Opera browser now supports 360-degree videos in virtual reality headsets. This new developer update comes with a built-in VR 360 player for leading headsets such as HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and other OpenVR compatible devices, unlocking the immersive world of 360-degree videos for Opera users. In a statement, Opera said: “The rapid growth of […]
Evolution Digital has announced the expanded deployment of its fully-packaged eVUE-TV IP video platform with additional pay-TV operators nationwide. Newly-announced operators deploying eVUE-TV include Cablevision of Marion County, BELD, DTC, LHTC Broadband, Tullahoma Utilies Board, Valley Telecom Group and Gold Coast Broadband. The addition of these operators to Evolution Digital’s roster brings the total number […]
Portugal’s National Communications Authority (Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações [Anacom]) has rejected the proposed acquisition by global telecom operator Altice of Portuguese media company Media Capital. The regulator stated that the deal may create “significant barriers to effective competition in the various electronic communications markets”. According to Anacom, “given the size of the parties involved in […]
Advertisers in the UK are devoting more of their media budgets to digital channels, according to eMarketer’s latest estimates of UK ad spending share by media. Nearly half (49.6 per cent) of daily time with media by UK adults ages 18 and older will be dedicated to digital formats in 2017, eMarketer predicts, while almost […]
SintecMedia, a provider of broadcast and digital management software, has announced the results of a research study of TV media executives and agency media buyers about the future of TV, problems facing media companies, and how media companies plan to manage advanced TV advertising and delivery. The study includes results from a survey in partnership […]
The rapid take-up of FTTH is changing the face of the telco distribution map in Spain, with FTTH surpassing DSL for the first time with 5.7 million lines versus 5.6 million, according to Spain’s Competition and Markets Authority (Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia [CNMC]). FTTH increased by 107,712 lines in July, with […]
Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset has signed an agreement with AT&T for the distribution of the Mediaset Italia in the US, effective immediately. Mediaset Italia will be available across the US via the DirecTV DTH platform that has over 21 million subscribers. The best-of channel airs a selection of programmes from Mediaset’s flagship terrestrial TV channels […]
Digital services provider Levira sees Estonia as ideal destination for international TV broadcasters to acquire operating licences for the EU market, once Brexit will take effect, with the prospect of UK-based licences becoming void. Martti Kinkar, Development and Project Manager of Levira, suggests that companies currently operating under Ofcom licences to broadcast television channels in […]
The FreeWheel Council for Premium Video Europe (FWCE) has launched a whitepaper providing an overview of viewability standards for premium video and the digital industry as a whole, and explores how current metrics could evolve. The position paper from the advocacy group, Defining a View, The Impact of Evolving Video Dynamics, includes research and insights […]
If there can be a ‘beIN’ sports offering then it could be logical that someone might offer a ‘beOUT’ alternate. The problem is that Saudi Arabian-based ‘beoutQ’ is streaming beIN’s exclusive sports content in Saudi Arabia – and elsewhere – without permission. Qatar-based (and currently not having the best diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia) beIN […]