UK analyst group Rethink Technology Research has published a five-year forecast on QoE Video Analytics entitled Video Analytics chases churn prediction to a $2.3 billion market. The forecast is based on revenue from 2017 to 2022. QoE Video Analytics has, in a few short years, gone from being a simple confirmation of whether or not […]
A new conception of broadband is on target to be achieved as the industry experiences an era of unparalleled change and challenge, and networks transform to meet the opportunities of 5G, ‘cloudification,’ the Internet of Things (IoT), gigabit access, open source solutions and the growing influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI). That was the message delivered […]
India now has a giant DTH operator following the merger of Dish TV India and Videocon d2h. The merged business now has about 29 million DTH subscribers, and makes the combined company the second-largest DTH company in the world (after the overall DTH numbers of DirecTV). Dish TV India CMD Jawahar Goel said: “We are […]
HBO GO direct to consumer service has launched in Poland, meaning all 17 countries under the HBO Europe umbrella now subscriber to the HBO OTT service “We are happy to announce today we launched HBO GO OTT in Poland, and this means all our subscribers in Europe can now enjoy the HBO service direct to […]
New Zealand open access Internet network provider Chorus is undertaking a proof of concept trial using its fibre network to provide a direct broadcasting service to consumers’ homes. The service would run in parallel to any broadband service also provided over the fibre, using a second port on the Optical Network Terminal installed in homes, […]
Nigeria’s Communications Satellite organisation (NigComSat) is reportedly in talks with Turkey’s Turksat about potential cooperation. The talks began at the recent Washington Satellite 2018 show and where NigSatCom said the parties were looking at how the two organisations could expand their respective footprints. Also discussed was potential access to the other’s bandwidth, as well as […]
Israel’s Spacecom is abandoning its usual local supplier (Israel Aerospace Industries, IAI) and is instead buying its latest satellite from Maxar-Space Systems/Loral. Spacecom is paying $112 million for the craft. There will likely be extra payments for insurance as well as the costs of launching the satellite. IAI has built 4 previous satellites for Spacecom. […]
The BBC has commissioned Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment and Thames (part of FremantleMedia UK) to produce a new Saturday night dance talent show. The commission marks the first partnership between the production companies and the BBC. Syco Entertainment and FremantleMedia are seen as the globe’s most successful TV entertainment production partnership with credits including The X […]
UKTV the multichannel broadcaster, has appointed Philippa Collie Cousins as its first dedicated drama commissioner. Reporting into Pete Thornton, Senior Commissioning Editor for scripted content, Collie Cousins will join UKTV in May and will oversee all upcoming original drama series for UKTV. Her arrival signals the continued expansion of the UKTV’s commissioning team as the […]