One of the panels at last week’s Satellite 2018 conference looked at the amount of cash flowing into the industry from Venture Capital funds and other investors. Bryce Space & Technology, in a presentation to delegates of its report (Startup Space: Update on Investment in Commercial Space Ventures) said that for 2017 some 164 investors […]
Parks Associates research shows US broadband households have on average more than seven video access devices, including TVs, computers, tablets, and smartphones. “Nearly 40 per cent of US broadband households subscribe to multiple OTT video services, and consumers expect to access their high-quality content on any platform, at any location where they live or go […]
Abu Dhabi-based YahSat is to make a significant insurance claim on its Al Yah-3/YahSat-3 satellite, which was placed into the wrong orbit by Arianespace on January 26th. As previously reported, YahSat says that its satellite has suffered a 43 per cent loss of revenue because of the faulty orbit following the bad launch. The poor […]
Brand engagement with consumers has significantly evolved over time. The rapid rise of the internet and social media has facilitated companies with a growing variety of platforms to create more personalised interactions with their brand. This in turn has enabled brands to harvest loyal consumers who follow their every action and become early adopters of […]
NextUp, the stand-up comedy SVoD service has announced that, due to demand, its latest investment round size has doubled and is currently overfunding at 111 per cent via the online equity investing platform SyndicateRoom. In addition, NextUp has announced that Bruce Tuchman, the former president of AMC Global and Sundance Channel Global, will serve as […]
Six months ago visiting a cinema in Saudi Arabia was impossible as theatres had been banned for the past 35 years. There had been an experiment or two – organised by Prince Alwaleed bin Talal – to show how harmless cinema was and last December Prince Mohammed bin Sultan dramatically lifted the ban. In January […]
Premier US single-seater race series IndyCar says it will significantly increase exposure for the Verizon IndyCar Series beginning in 2019 following the agreement of a media rights package with NBC Sports Group. NBC Sports has acquired the rights to present all IndyCar races, qualifying, practices, and Indy Lights races across its platforms beginning in 2019. […]
Verizon Digital Media Services, part of Oath, has been selected by Tennis Channel to power the Tennis Channel app’s video delivery. The Tennis Channel app offers live tennis matches and tennis-related VoD content to fans around the world. Verizon Digital Media Services’ end-to-end platform, which includes the all-new Live Event Operations managed service, will help […]
A collaboration between Ericsson Media Solutions and Amlogic will make Ericsson’s MediaFirst middleware available via Amlogic’s chipsets. Supported by its high performance central processing unit (CPU) and graphics processing unit (GPU), the integration of Amlogic’s S905X chipset solution enables consumers to speedily access content, including High Dynamic Range (HDR) content, across MediaFirst set-top-boxes. Operators can […]
The European Commission is proposing a 3 per cent tax on turnover for tech companies as an answer to their perceived profit tax avoidance through choosing low tax countries for all their billing no matter where the sale. The EC estimates the move would raise over €5 billion a year. The proposal would affect firms […]