India’s consumers are buying into new-fangled TV sets as never before. The television sales market will be worth annually some $9 billion by the end of 2021, says a new report from Research & Markets – India Television Market By Type, By Feature, By Resolution, By Size, By Leading City. The report says that over […]
India’s adoption of Conditional Access and addressable set-top boxes is gathering pace. The latest data from the country’s Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) says that September and October (to October 25th) saw 1.97 million additional boxes delivered to the nation’s Phase IV regions. This takes the overall total of boxes distributed by cable operators […]
Fast-growing TV transmission and facilities company The Switch has bought Pacific Television Centre (PacTV) which has major TV distribution, uplinking and playout operations in Los Angeles, London, New York and in Singapore, Australia and New Zealand. “Through this acquisition, we intend to continue to build upon the solid reputation and relationships PacTV has built within […]
BBC Worldwide has signed a deal with TVB to launch its suite of five channels and brands in Hong Kong. BBC First, BBC Lifestyle, BBC Earth, CBeebies and BBC World News are now available on myTVSuper, TVB’s new subscription service that is available on the set top box, mobile and tablet as an app. Subscribers […]
Turkish digital TV platform Digiturk has retained the broadcasting rights for the Turkish Super Leagues for another five years. Digiturk outbid rival platform Turkcell Superonline to land all broadcasting rights for the Turkish top tier football through its bid worth $500 million per annum. With value added tax the figure is expected to be closer […]
Social media giant Facebook is set to hire an extra 500 workers in the UK when it opens a new headquarters in London, effectively increasing its UK workforce by 50 per cent. Facebook will open its new office, which is currently under construction in Fitzrovia – near the West End, next year Nicola Mendelsohn, Facebook’s […]
A study from Juniper Research has found that consumer spend on Daily Fantasy Sports will reach $5.3 billion by 2021, up from $2.6 billion this year, as key players seek to develop new markets including the UK, Australia and Latin America. Juniper’s research argues that, despite revenue constraints, providers’ interest in the market will remain […]
Brazil’s largest-ever communications satellite, Embratel’s Star One D1 has arrived at Arianespace’s French Guiana spaceport for pre-launch preparation. Built by Space Systems/Loral, the satellite weighs in at 6433 Kgs and will handle TV, radio, voice and data – including Internet. The satellite’s Ku-band enables video transmission services directly to users, along with Internet, data and […]
Icflix, the MENA streaming service, is expanding its presence in Kuwait a strategic partnership with Kuwait’s fastest-growing telecom operator, VIVA. Both Prepaid and postpaid VIVA Kuwait customers will be able to enjoy the Icflix library of content for a monthly fee of KD 2.4 (€7.42) that will also include a one-month free trial or a […]
MediaTek has launched its UltraCast technology, a chipset-enabled streaming technology on the market that enables users to enjoy the stunning clarity of 4K video content generated by their smartphones and stream it wirelessly to a 4K-ready television or set-top box. MediaTek UltraCast extends standard Wi-Fi Certified Miracast technology by adding the ability to stream 4K […]