According to Dataxis estimates, the US broadband market grew by 0.7 per cent in the second quarter of 2017, gaining 686,000 subscribers. The total number of accesses reached 104 million in June 2017. This progression confirms the trend of continuous and regular growth observed in recent years. Dataxis analysis underlines different variations between broadband technologies. […]
Sky Store, the digital retailer for new release movies, is now offering more ways to Buy & Keep the latest blockbusters. Rolling out from this week, Sky Store customers will get the choice to Buy & Keep just the HD Digital version of a movie, or add a Blu-ray or DVD to arrive in the […]
Huawei has officially released its Virtual Reality (VR) OpenLab industry cooperation plan, at Ultra-Broadband Forum (UBBF 2017) in China, to promote the prosperity of Cloud VR, facilitate technological innovations, incubate business scenarios, and construct a comprehensive Cloud VR industry ecosystem. The VR OpenLab industry cooperation plan aims to help upstream and downstream partners jointly explore […]
In-flight entertainment and broadband supplier, Gogo, has won an order from LATAM Airlines, a Brazilian airline for Gogo’s 2Ku satellite-delivered technology. Gogo says it will fit its equipment into 100 of LATAM’s Airbus A320 aircraft and services will start during the first half of 2018 with installations to be completed during 2019. “We are delighted […]
Digital Catapult, in partnership with immersive media company Hammerhead and Microsoft Mixed Reality Capture Studio, has announced the launch of Dimension, a state-of-the-art volumetric and 3D capture studio for the next generation of immersive content. Dimension, based in London, harnesses six years of Microsoft research and is one of only three such studios globally, alongside […]
Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions for pay TV operators and content providers worldwide, has announced that Latvian telco operator Latvijas Mobilais Telefons (LMT) has deployed a comprehensive Broadpeak solution to support its new live, on-demand, and catch-up TV services. Hannu Pro provided expertise in systems integration to streamline […]
Further distribution partners have joined the MySports family, namely: Glattwerk, R. Geissmann, Fiberstream and AjoieNet are all adding the new Swiss sports channel to their line-up. The number of UPC’s distribution partners now rises to 17. MySports is the new Swiss sports channel, launched just over a month ago. Four further distribution partners have been […]
Apple has hired former Channel 4 creative chief Jay Hunt to head a new programme commissioning team in London. The appointment is part of a $1 billion a year push by the tech giant into original content production to compete with the likes of Netflix and Amazon, Hunt, who is due to start the new […]
Football’s governing body FIFA has confirmed that the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia will see all matches produced in UHD/HDR, with VR and 360° VoD part of the overall production plan. Suggesting that FIFA TV has a “proud legacy” of pioneering new broadcast technology to ensure that football fans around the world can enjoy the […]
It seems that US Millennials are not alone in their pursuit of cost savings and curated content as research from Mintel reveals that the same percentage of Millennial, Generation X and Baby Boomer consumers (10 per cent respectively) say their households do not subscribe to a pay-TV service. And while some Americans are ‘cord-cutters,’ many […]