With the deal announced January 31st shortly to close that will see One Equity Partners, a private equity firm with deep expertise in media and telecom investment, set to become the majority owner of Ericsson Media Solutions, and with broadcast technology trade fair IBC a couple of months away, Ericsson Media Solutions has revealed a […]
Madrid-based satellite operator Hispasat is joining Japan’s SKY Perfect/JSAT in taking a financial stake in LeoSat. LeoSat, in a joint press release, says the drive to be ready for fast, more secure and global data communications, is behind the move. LeoSat is planning for 108 Low Earth orbiting satellites and each using laser transmission – […]
A man whose streaming device allowed thousands of buyers to watch premium Sky TV content illegally has been jailed. Glenn Burrows, 33, operated under the names ‘Ooberstick’ and ‘Oober media’ and his device allowed customers to view Sky without a valid subscription. Burrows, of North Walsham, Norfolk, was jailed for 22 months after admitting two […]
Satellite communications innovator and space gateway, Goonhilly Earth Station, has launched its roadmap and outlined developments which will galvanise its position in the satellite industry and place it firmly at the vanguard of the new space economy driven by private investment and solid growth performance. With the agility of a start-up yet with many science and […]
The Commercial Broadcasters Association (COBA) – the voice for commercial broadcasters in the UK – has stressed the need for urgent clarity on whether a transition period will happen following the Government’s Chequers meeting over the weekend. COBA reserves judgement on the Government long-term plan for broadcasting until the expected White Paper is published this […]
After a boom year in 2017, the European VoD market will see significant growth over the next four years, but short of the peaks of recent years, with the exception of Southern Europe, especially Italy. Total revenues for the VoD sector in Western Europe will amount to €6.25 billion in 2018, growing at a 12 […]
Research by Ampere Analysis reveals that SVoD stacking is fuelling the continued growth of the SVoD market as adoption amongst new customers slows. Most notably in established markets such as the UK, US and Germany, multiple subscription households are on the rise, and the average SVoD home now takes two services. In the US the […]
The informitv Multiscreen Index reported an apparent loss of just over 5 million subscribers or 1.14 per cent in the first quarter of 2018. That was partly due to a reported loss of subscribers in the Asia Pacific region, following the merger of Dish TV and Videocon d2h in India. Dish TV and Videocon d2h […]
A total of 427 TV channels were broadcast in Italy on the various distribution platforms in June 2018, belonging to 119 broadcasters, of which 72 are based in Italy. The figures from the association of Italian radio and TV broadcasters (Confindustria Radio TV) include national TV channels distributed via DTT and satellite, as well as […]
TV, movie and online video content expenditure across India, Korea and Southeast Asia’s five biggest growth markets (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam) rose by 8 per cent in 2017 to reach $10.2 billion (€8.67bn), according to the 2018 edition of Asia Video Content Dynamics from analyst firm Media Partners Asia (MPA). The biggest increases […]