Walt Disney Co reached a tentative carriage deal with New York cable provider Altice USA on October 1st, averting a blackout of Disney-owned channels in nearly 2.6 million homes in the greater New York area served by the MSO’s Optimum cable TV service. The retransmission standoff saw the companies reach an agreement in principle by the […]
The Social Market Foundation (SMF) – an independent, non-partisan think tank – says that big companies in UK sectors such as broadband, mobile telephony and personal banking don’t face enough competition, meaning that consumers are hit with a lack of choice, higher prices and underinvestment, suggesting that part of the increased concentration seen in the […]
Catch-up TV totalled 506.9 millions views in July in France, down 7 per cent over one month but up 1.5 per cent over the year to 3.9 billion videos viewed. Some 79.5 per cent of French broadband users watch catch-up, and TV remains the most popular device to watch on. According to the CNC monthly […]
NOS and Vodafone Portugal have signed a national infrastructure development and sharing agreement, which will allow them to launch commercial offers on the shared network, starting from 2018. According to NOS, the agreement foresees the reciprocal sharing of dark fibre in about 2.6 million homes, with both company sharing the required investment equally. This partnership […]
International Data Corporation (IDC) is forecasting the combined augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headset market to reach 13.7 million units in 2017, growing to 81.2 million units by 2021 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 56.1 per cent. According to new forecast data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Augmented and Virtual […]
There are already various space projects designed to rescue orbital satellites, not least Orbital ATK’s Mission Extension Vehicle which has booked a launch on an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton rocket next year. Other projects, from NASA’s DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) and Canada’s MDA also include ‘rescue tugs’. SES of Luxembourg has contracted […]
To support ocean health, Sky is launching a dedicated Ocean Rescue ‘pop-up’ channel, giving viewers an exclusive opportunity to watch live events and panels from the EU Our Ocean Conference in Malta on October 5th and 6th. The Sky Ocean Rescue channel will air in the UK (channel 566), Germany (channel 384), and Italy (channel […]
Sony Corporation has renewed its multi-year intellectual property (IP) licence deal with TiVo. The licence to TiVo’s patent portfolios covers all of Sony’s worldwide products and services. “This licence agreement accentuates the value TiVo’s patent portfolios bring to the fast-growing and competitive entertainment industry,” said Arvin Patel, executive vice president and chief intellectual property officer, […]
Arianespace achieved a double success on September 29th. The launch was the rocket company’s 81st success without interruption in a row. The two satellites launched into geostationary transfer orbits were Intelsat’s important 37e (‘Epic’) craft, and Japan’s BSAT-4a. These two were originally due for launch back on September 5th but a last-minute glitch meant a […]
Evolution Digital has launched a new app-based streaming video service, eVUE-NOW, for cable and telecommunications operators across the US, enabling the delivery of a cost-effective skinny package of local broadcast and cable channels to consumer-owned streaming devices. The service also provides access to free IP VoD content provided by the operator. End-users will be able […]