The search for ‘the next big thing’ in UK Children’s Television is gearing up as part of a £60 million (€67.5m) initiative being introduced by Government to support the nation’s vibrant broadcast sector. Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright has announced that the Contestable Fund which aims to halt the decline of UK produced children’s content and […]
Pay-TV is the worst rated service in Spain with 18.6 per cent households dissatisfied with it, according to a report from media regulator CNMC. Despite the fact that more and more Spaniards watch pay TV, with 6.1 million pay TV homes in the country, the dissatisfaction with the service(s) is higher than that in electricity […]
Japan’s public broadcaster NHK used MIPCOM to expand on its December 1st launch date for two new Ultra HD channels. One will broadcast in 4K, and the other in ‘Super Hi-Vision’ 8K – a world’s first for this maximum-definition broadcasting model. Mika Kanaya, NHK’s Senior Producer in its Global Content/Programming Division, told MIPCOM delegates that […]
Michel Chabrol, SVP of New TV Formats at Eutelsat, told MIPCOM delegates that there are now 142 channels and services transmitting in 4K worldwide. Chabrol said 55 of these channels were coming from satellite, while satellites were supplying 93 channel ‘feeds’ to operators. 85 IPTV-based services were in 4K, and 2 terrestrial channels were making […]
Respondents to the Broadband World Forum Survey are optimistic despite an industry undergoing rapid change. Some 69 per cent reported positive growth with 19 per cent reporting business had “rocketed” over the past 12 months. While market competition has propelled investment in gigabit broadband, trials leading to roll out of 5G services, fixed mobile convergence […]
OTT sports service DAZN has agreed a six-season deal to show FA Cup matches in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, from the this season to 2023-24. The FA Cup will join DAZN’s other English football content which include matches from the League Cup and the Championship. DAZN’s FA Cup coverage will begin from the third round […]
Limelight Networks and Ericsson have signed an agreement to collaborate on content delivery and edge cloud services. As more traffic shifts to the public internet from private networks, the need for high performance networks and distributed infrastructure is required to maintain a high-quality user experience. A key solution to this is edge cloud computing. Providing […]
Eleven Sports is set to deliver a La Liga first in Portugal this weekend when the sports provider live streams Barcelona v Sevilla on Facebook. The move marks the first time that a La Liga match will be streamed live on Facebook in the country. “Live streaming on social media is further evidence that we […]
Simplestream, a specialist in live VoD and OTT services, has announced the launch of its Sport Video Platform. This end-to-end, cloud-based, white label solution seamlessly enables broadcasters, rights holders and distributors to launch and maintain next generation OTT services on multiple screens and across territories where the rights permit. Key features include low latency streaming, […]