Despite a debt load in excess of $20 billion, Netflix CFO David Wells has signalled that spending on big budget productions like House of Cards, and Marvel’s The Defenders has only just begun. “It’s going to be that way for many years to come,” he said at Goldman Sachs’ Communacopia media conference. “And the more […]
As the global broadcasting industry heads to Amsterdam for IBC, CCS Insight has revealed the main themes it believes are shaping the sector. Paolo Pescatore, vice president of multiplay and media at CCS Insight, comments, “We are not expecting major announcements at IBC this year. One of the key themes is likely to be more […]
Research commissioned by online video solutions provider, Brightcove has revealed that eight in ten (81 per cent) European retailers anticipate a future as a media company, with 85 per cent already looking for ways to target consumers with content in their living rooms – as they look to take on traditional broadcasting giants. Research conducted […]
The Virtual Reality Industry Forum (VRIF) – formed to further the widespread availability of high quality audiovisual VR experiences for the benefit of consumers – has announced it will be presenting a draft of its guidelines at IBC 2017. The initial release of the VRIF guidelines focus on the delivery ecosystem of 360° video with […]
StarTimes Group, already with a significant presence in digital TV in Africa, says it is committed to expanding services including free access transmissions. StarTimes Media Kenya’s Director of Brand Marketing & Public Relations Japheth Akhulia told Chinese newspaper Xinhua that the digital expansion project will connect 10,000 African villages with free digital television services. He […]
The Spanish pay-TV market has become the new “El Dorado” for the largest pay-TV companies in the world. From a small market in 2013 with 3.7 million subscribers, the market had over 6 million at the end of 2016. Netflix, HBO and now Sky have broken into the market to compete with Telefónica, Vodafone and […]
SES has awarded two launch contracts covering 5 satellites to Arianespace, proving that the satellite operator is keen to maintain flexibility in its launch choices. The first contract looks after the launch of SES-17 which will be launched in 2021 and will be the 53rd SES craft entrusted to Arianespace. SES-17 is a powerful satellite […]
Ottawa-based Telesat used Euroconsult’s Satellite Business Week to confirm that it now has plans to launch about 290 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. CEO Dan Goldberg told delegates that under new FCC regulations Telesat was obliged to launch half of the new fleet, that was about 140 craft, within 6 years. The balance, once the […]
Arqiva, the UK communications infrastructure and media services company, has extended its lease for C and Ku-band capacity with AsiaSat, Asia’s leading satellite operator for sports content delivery across the Asia-Pacific. The agreement will see Arqiva’s continued use of AsiaSat 5 to deliver a broad range of sporting events to Asian viewers, from football and […]