Part of Ericsson’s restructuring may see it pull it out of media services, as a new streamlining strategy from CEO Börje Ekholm sees it refocus on three segments: networks, digital services and the Internet of Things (IoT). According to reports the company’s Managed Services arm will be shaken up to focus on automation, but its media and […]
TV Everywhere (TVE) – effectively the ability for pay-TV customers to also watch traditional TV offers (DTH, cable, IPTV, terrestrial) on other screens such as PC, smartphones and tablets – has become available to
Numerous reports have been written on the national trend of “cord cutting” in the US, or homes eliminating their cable or satellite service and accessing their television content over the Internet and from antennae. For the second year in a row, 82 per cent of North American rural video consumers surveyed are still subscribing to […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom has launched a consultation on detailed proposals for how it will regulate the BBC’s performance under its new Royal Charter, which outlines how it should deliver for audiences. Ofcom becomes the first independent, external regulator of the BBC on April 3rd. Its role is to hold the Corporation to account against […]
Italian media and advertising group Cairo Communications is planning to launch two new TV channels and lease surplus capacity on its DTT multiplex. Cairo Communications owns two national TV channels (La7 and La7d) that use the company’s Cairo Due national DTT multiplex. According to owner, Urbano Cairo, there are plans for two new TV channels, […]
Proposals on whether to move Channel 4 out of London will be considered as part of a government consultation. Plans to privatise the TV company have been axed, but where it spends its money is also under review, Culture Secretary Karen Bradley has revealed. Bradley said the UK government wants “the benefits of this national […]
The FCC’s latest spectrum auction is likely to end this week. The auction has been running since January although the FCC isn’t likely to announce the ‘winners’ – or the individual values of the allocated spectrum for a week or two. However, it is widely expected that the auction’s earlier first stage – which ended […]
UK broadcast industry professional media network Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has released the first ever assessment of where broadcasters, producers and suppliers can expect to see the greatest return on investment from committing to IP-based production. The DPP Survey Report: The Business Benefits of IP Production is the result of extensive research with companies from […]
The Q4 (October-December) 2016 Australian Multi-Screen Report – from Regional TAM, OzTAM and Nielsen – continues to document how growing content, platform and screen choices have caused a gradual shift in the way consumers apportion their viewing across devices. Australians are voracious consumers of broadcast TV and other video, and as of Q4 2016 had a dizzying array of options by which to […]
In-flight entertainment suppliers Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE), already facing a number of challenges in terms of a Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation and a number of legal Class Action potential claims from shareholders, could find itself struck off the important NASDAQ stock exchange. NASDAQ has said that GEE is late with its annual financial […]