Hong Kong-based APT Satellite, reporting its latest results for the year to December 31st, says that its important satellite fill-rate has improved to 75.9 per cent (70.5 per cent in 2016), and spread across 181 operational transponders. APT operates the APSTAR fleet and is building its latest craft, Apstar-6C, for launch during April by a […]
Trade bodies the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Content Delivery & Security Association (CDSA) are launching a new industry-wide, content security initiative. The Trusted Partner Network (TPN) aims to help prevent leaks, breaches, and hacks of film and television content by elevating the security standards of the industry’s production and distribution supply […]
India’s powerful GSAT-6A satellite has been lost shortly after its launch on March 29th. The satellite seemed to launch well and achieved its first orbit-raising manoeuvre. The LAM (liquid apogee motor) engine worked perfectly fine, and the first orbit raising manoeuvre was a success, and the satellite reached the right spot as intended, a source […]
SpotX, a global video advertising and monetisation platform, has announced compatibility with Switch Media, a cloud-based streaming company, to power server-side ad insertion (SSAI) for personalised advertising across live, sports, events and VoD. The solution is part of AdEase, Switch Media’s multi-screen, digital product offering. The SpotX and AdEase compatibility allows broadcasters working with SpotX […]
Mediamorph, a cloud-based enterprise software company, has announced that Redbox, America’s destination for convenient new-release movie and video game rentals, will use Mediamorph’s solutions to help it streamline the process of avails management and pricing. Redbox offers DVD, Blu-ray Disc and video game rentals through the nation’s largest network of more than 41,500 self-service entertainment […]
Findings from research and consulting firm Parks Associates indicate that 21 per cent of US pay-TV subscribers say they subscribe to an online video service through their pay-TV provider, up from 10 per cent a year ago. The company attributes this jump to the increasing number of partnerships between pay-TV and OTT providers, with operators […]
In a move designed to boost the take-up of fibre and pay-TV services across Italy, Sky Italia and fibre optic infrastructure provider Open Fiber have agreed a long-term deal to launch a fibre-only service from summer 2019. This fibre-only service will be available alongside Sky’s existing services. The deal will give Sky access to Open […]
The BBC has set out its priorities for the year ahead in its newly published Annual Plan. The far reaching plan for the next twelve months, outlines the importance of the BBC’s role in society and in tackling false information and fake news which threaten fact based public debate and trust in journalism. When the country […]
TV ad spending will continue its decline this year, according to eMarketer’s latest US advertising forecast. With cord-cutting accelerating and OTT viewing on the rise, outlays on TV ads will slip 0.5 per cent in 2018 to $69.87 billion (€56.68bn). As a result, TV’s share of total US media ad expenditures will drop from 33.9 […]
The Italian TV market continues to be dynamic, with new national channels continuously being added to the already bountiful offer. Mediaset has confirmed April 3rd as the launch date for its new free-to-air general entertainment channel, called 20 Mediaset, which will be available both via digital terrestrial and on satellite platform TivùSat (only in HD), […]