Indian Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) is renaming itself. It will now be known as the Digital Communications Regulatory Authority of India (DCRAI). The acronym reflects a new suite of targets and aims set by government. For example, India wants everyone in the nation to be able to access broadband connectivity to at least 50 Mb/s, […]
Viacom Southern and Western Europe, Middle East and Africa has announced Comedy Central will launch in France on October 4th. The entertainment channel will be distributed on all telecoms affiliate platforms, including Orange, Free, SFR, Numericable, Bouygues and Videofutur, reaching more than 13 million households. Comedy Central in France will be available on TVs, PCs, […]
VOD 365, a provider of branded OTT TV channels via Freeview, Freesat, mobile and smart TV devices has debuted their pre-school on demand channel, Ketchup TV, on YouView. Ketchup TV is a VOD 365 owned service for children aged 2-6 years and offers a wide range of established global pre-school brands on demand including Bob […]
Google is offering a number of gamers the chance to play video game Assassin’s Creed Odyssey free of charge via its Chrome browser. In a blogpost outlining its plans for Project Stream, the Internet giant said it wanted to take streaming to “the next level”. Google’s product manager, Catherine Hsiao, said: “The technology and creativity […]
The worldwide smart home devices market is expected to grow 31 per cent year over year in 2018 to 643.9 million shipments, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker. The entire smart home market, comprised of smart speakers, video entertainment products, connected lighting, smart thermostats, and home monitoring/security products, […]
UAE-based Yahsat has launched its satellite broadband service, YahClick, into the Ivory Coast in West Africa. YahClick will be looked after locally by service partner CEE-NET Technologies. The service was launched in the nation’s capital Abidjan last week. It uses YahSat’s ka-band system and is designed to significantly improve the country’s access to broadband and […]
Sports fans in Singapore now have greater access to global sports events with the launch of Discovery’s pan-European sports destination Eurosport, and Setanta Sports, now available on Mediacorp’s digital entertainment service, Toggle. For an all-in fee of $7.90 per month (inclusive of GST) for the Sports Action Pass, viewers can catch the best of European […]
ITV’s multiplex business, SDN, has named Ross Appleton as Managing Director. He takes up his post with immediate effect and will work closely broadcasters who want to access the UK’s 19 million DTT homes. SDN is a DTT multiplex operator which broadcasts channels such as QVC, Drama, Channel5+1, Quest, Hochanda, Blaze, ITVBe and CBS Reality on Freeview, […]
HomeGrid Forum has announced that international TV and broadband company, Liberty Global has become the latest member of the Alliance, alongside other industry leading service providers including AT&T, BT, CenturyLink, China Telecom and Verizon. Liberty Global has previously partnered with HomeGrid Forum Member Comtrend and Board Member MaxLinear to deploy a Wi-Fi extender solution that […]
Amazon Studios has signed an overall television deal with award-winning writer Neil Gaiman. The creator of the Amazon Original series Good Omens and the Hugo Award-winning book American Gods, Gaiman will exclusively work with Amazon Studios on the creation of additional series which will premiere globally on Amazon Prime Video in over 200 countries and territories. “Neil Gaiman is a phenomenally talented writer, who creates worlds […]