Artesyn Embedded Technologies has announced that its next-generation SharpStreamer Pro add-on video acceleration card, based on the new Intel Xeon E3-1578Lv5, which uses the Skylake-H microarchitecture, is now available for customers to evaluate through a secure remote access lab. Developers can now evaluate the performance of their specific applications on the SharpStreamer Pro card, which […]
Agama Technologies, the specialist in video service quality and customer experience, has announced that Digicel Group, a Jamaica-based global telecommunications provider, has selected Agama to provide its end-to-end DTV monitoring solution. This solution covers the complete end-to-end hybrid IP/cable TV and OTT service distribution for linear and VoD services. It will enable Digicel to efficiently […]
LatAm Market Briefing 2016 Euromedia’s LatAm Market Briefing 2016 special, providing the latest insights into the Latin America TV market. Read the issue here.
The European Audiovisual Observatory has published its first report on pan-European media groups on the basis of data gathered in the MAVISE database. Focusing on a selection of major pan-European groups in both the broadcast and the distribution markets, the report outlines some of the key players, their geographical footprint, their position in a range […]
Liberty Global is reportedly considering a move for UTV Ireland. Liberty already owns Irish broadcaster TV3. A deal would raise the prospect of the two Irish television stations being merged, and expand the reach of US cable and telecoms billionaire John Malone in this country. A spokesperson for Virgin Media Ireland – a subsidiary of […]
Music subscription service Spotify has accused Apple of blocking its latest app update. Spotify says Apple will only make its update available if it agrees to use Apple’s own billing system. It says Apple rules are designed to damage Spotify, reducing competition to its own music streaming service, Apple Music. The move is “causing grave […]
SES expects to wrap its acquisition of the O3b constellation of Mid-Earth Orbiting (MEOs) satellites on August 1st. SES says it has received the regulatory approvals necessary to conclude its $730 million (€657m) purchase of the 51 per cent of O3b’s shares that it did not already own. SES has recently raised extra cash in […]
Last week Naspers, which owns the Multichoice/DStv and GOtv pay-TV brands over Africa, said it was freezing subscription prices for its subscribers. An analysis of its latest numbers shows the reasons: While DStv in South Africa enjoyed a 6 per cent uptick in subscriber numbers, its Premier tier subs numbers have reduced from 23 per […]
Struggling Brazilian telco Oi, currently in the local version of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, is pushing a pre-payment scheme for its pay-TV bouquet. Would-be subscribers can buy the top-up cards at Oi’s shops and sales points for their cellular phones. Oi is offering 15-day and full month options. On June 29th a Brazilian court approved […]
In the past 17 months, searches for VR porn have risen by 9,900 per cent, according to Google Trends. Experts now predict that the adult VR industry could be worth $1 billion per year by 2025 – and be the biggest sector in VR after movies and games. Earlier this year, the world’s largest porn […]