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Videa announces integration with Strata

Videa, a supply-side platform for automated TV advertising, has announced its live integration with Strata, a leader in advertising software. As part of the integration, media buyers can now easily purchase Videa’s inventory of full-schedule, local television advertising, while streamlining their buying workflow through Strata’s software. Videa’s inventory includes a growing number of more than […]

July 25, 2017

ATP launches ATP Tennis Radio

The ATP and ATP Media, the broadcast arm of the ATP World Tour, have jointly announced the launch of their own digital radio channel, ATP Tennis Radio – a live, free-to-air audio platform for tennis fans to enjoy worldwide. The 24/7 digital radio offering is hosted by Gigi Salmon, joined by a team of acclaimed […]

July 25, 2017

Alticast strengthens EMEA team

Alticast has strengthened its EMEA presence with the appointments of Brian Koo as Managing Director of Europe and of Frederic Gounard as Vice President, Sales, Europe. Koo and Gounard bring almost 30 years of experience and contacts within the EMEA television community to their new positions. The two executives will have responsibility for ensuring that […]

July 25, 2017

More illegal views than legal for Game of Thrones

The return of Game of Thrones last week smashed previous viewing figure records for HBO in the US, where it has been watched more than 16 million times through official channels. However, that figure pales into comparison when compared to the number of people who watched it illegally. According to data from analytics firm MUSO,

July 24, 2017

beIN Sports back on UAE screens

July 22nd saw beIN Sports channels return to screens in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The channels have been dark since the June 5th diplomatic dispute started between the UAE and Saudi Arabia with fellow-Qatari broadcaster Al-Jazeera. “We would like to advise that starting 22 July 2017, the BeIN package will be available to customers and […]

July 24, 2017By Chris Forrester

64% of US homes have SVoD service

Consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) finds that 64 per cent of all US households have a subscription video on-Demand (SVoD) service from Netflix, Amazon Prime, and/or Hulu – up from 47 per cent in 2014. Among those who have an SVoD service, 51 per cent have more than one of these services – […]

July 24, 2017

Intelsat joins anti-SpaceX satellite move

Intelsat wants US the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to block – at least for the time being – SpaceX’s plan to girdle the Earth with more than 4400 mini-satellites. Intelsat has said to the FCC that the SpaceX scheme needs more study in order to check that its satellites would not interfere with those already […]

July 24, 2017By Chris Forrester

Portugual regulator study on expanding DTT

Portugal’s National Communications Authority (Anacom) has awarded a contract worth over €160,000 to Leadership Business Consulting for a study on expanding DTT in the country. The contract was signed after a restricted tender and based on prior qualification. According to the document, published on Portugal’s public procurement portal, the study must “take into account the […]

July 24, 2017From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Spain: Orange launches new 4K STB

Orange Spain has launched a new set-top-box compatible with 4K and Netflix in Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona. The new STB, branded WHD81, also allows subscribers to access to YouTube, the streaming service Rakuten TV and 4K content. The STB has a new interface with two USB ports to watch TV content with DTT functionality.

July 24, 2017From David Del Valle in Madrid

30 US pay-TV providers testing 4K delivery with SES

With an additional nine TV operators joining SES’s Ultra HD trials, a total of 30 US pay-TV providers, with a combined audience of more than 10 million subscribers, are now testing SES’s 4K content delivery platform across their distribution networks. The latest wave of pay-TV system operators to ink Ultra HD trial agreements with SES […]

July 24, 2017