EditShare, a specialist in intelligent scale-out storage, media asset management (MAM) and automated quality control (AQC), is providing Dolby Vision certified mastering post-production facilities new HDR compliance verification capabilities with its QScan product line. “Dolby Vision is at the forefront of the HDR revolution and paving the way for an enhanced consumer experience across all […]
The number of US traditional pay-TV subscribers will fall from 105 million in 2010 to 91 million in 2018 and down to 81 million in 2024, according to the North America Pay TV Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. “Despite the overall falls, cord-cutting is slowing,” noted Simon Murray, Principal Analyst at Digital […]
AirTies, a provider of managed in-home Wi-Fi solutions to global service providers, has completed its acquisition of Technicolor’s Wi-Fi Management software business, a.k.a. Wireless Doctor. AirTies and Technicolor have also entered into an agreement to partner through technology integrations and sales channels to offer Smart Wi-Fi solutions to service providers globally. In addition, Bart Vercammen, […]
In a surprise change of heart, Eutelsat says it will back an initial constellation of a small number of low-orbiting Internet of Things (IoT) satellites in an initial fleet. Eutelsat CEO Rodolphe Belmer, addressing a Paris conference, said his company will extend the single ‘test’ satellite already being built and expected to launch later in […]
UK households are increasingly adopting the smart home experience, according to the third report from EY’s annual digital home survey of 2,500 UK consumers. The report, which focuses on the connected home, finds that nearly a quarter (22 per cent) of households currently own a voice-controlled digital home assistant, double the figure from 2017 (11 […]
Investment banker JP Morgan has issued a favourable report on Intelsat and, in particular, its potential prospects should the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approving the C-Band Alliance’s plans for reallocation of some key frequencies and bandwidth over the US. The bank sees the potential for “substantial” proceeds from spectrum sales by the company and its […]
Deutsche Telekom has chosen to extend its long-term partnership with MediaKind to deploy, support and operate a new multi-tenant next generation cloud TV platform. The first Deutsche Telekom subsidiary to operate this new platform will be Magyar Telekom in Hungary, who are working to migrate most of their subscribers on to it by the end […]
Data from a study carried out by Northern Sky Research (NSR) forecasts that the cumulative value of airline and passenger activity in the ‘In Flight Communications’ and entertainment field will have be worth a massive $36 billion by 2028. Last year was not the best benchmark for growth as the industry suffered equipment and deployment […]
Broadband and landline customers in the UK will, from today, get money back from their providers when things go wrong, without having to do anything. Previously, only around one in seven broadband or landline customers who suffer delayed repairs, installations or missed engineer appointments have received compensation from their provider; and even then, only in […]
According to Kagan, the global fixed-broadband market is on track to reach 1 billion subscribers by the end of this year, driven by unprecedented growth of fiber connections in Asia Pacific, particularly China. At the end of 2018, broadband subscriptions reached 974.7 million while broadband household penetration reached 45.5 per cent, up from 43.2 per […]