HBO and Cinemax will soon be arriving on PlayStation consoles via Sony’s PS Vue OTT service. In a blog post, the company said: “Today, we’re pleased to announce that one of your most highly requested channels, HBO, is coming soon to PlayStation Vue. We’re also adding Cinemax to give you access to even more Hollywood […]
Pay-radio operator SiriusXM is working hard to deliver extra functionality to its subscribers’ vehicles, and meet drivers’ demand for additional services. CEO James Meyer, speaking at the Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Communications & Entertainment conference on September 15th, emphasised his enthusiasm from new services. “I see the connected car absolutely as an opportunity. For us […]
Nokia Bell Labs, Deutsche Telekom T-Labs and the Technical University of Munich have achieved unprecedented transmission capacity and spectral efficiency in an optical communications field trial with a new modulation technique. The breakthrough research could extend the capability of optical networks to meet surging data traffic demands. The demonstration shows that the flexibility and performance […]
TVoD service Wuaki.TV in now available on Roku streaming players in the UK. Movies (including Deadpool and The Revenant) and TV shows (including Game Of Thrones and Breaking Bad can be rented or purchased starting at £4.49. Wuaki.tv is the latest addition to Roku’s selection of 2500+ UK streaming channels including popular choices such as […]
The European Space Agency (ESA) has, as expected, formally approved the plan to design and build the ‘next generation’ Ariane-6 rocket. While the planning for Ariane-6 started some years ago, and more recently the Arianespace business has been restructured as part of Airbus Safran Launchers, ESA has approved the investment needed to make the scheme […]
US Open coverage helped Eurosport in the UK to have its best week on record with Adult Share of 0.95 (Eurosport 1 & Eurosport 2) in week 35. Live coverage averaged 67,000 beating the 2015 average on Sky Sports by +22 per cebt. The coverage also performed +57 per cent YoY vs Eurosport’s live coverage […]
Turner Asia Pacific has finalised a deal with Trans Media Corpora to air a dedicated branded block to its viewers on the lnational free-to-air television station, Trans TV. The branded block will feature top original content from Turner’s flagship kids channel, including: Adventure Time, We Bare Bears, The Amazing World of Gumball and Ben 10. […]
A Eurobarometer survey shows that a majority of Europeans, aged 15 to 45, use the Internet at least once a week to read the latest news (72 per cent), listen to music (63 per cent) and watch films or TV series (53 per cent). Nearly eight in ten use free services to access content, but […]
Netflix has expressed its anger towards ISPs who impose broadband data caps on customers. In a complaint to the US media regulator FCC, the streaming giant condemned such restrictions, saying, “Data caps (especially low data caps) and usage based pricing (UBP) discourage a consumer’s consumption of broadband, and may impede the ability of some households […]
Sony says it will extend content for its dedicated VR headset into non-gaming areas such as TV and film, but has no plans to join the burgeoning market for smartphone-based headsets. Andrew House, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc’s chief executive, told Reuters he was already in talks with media production companies to explore possibilities for the […]