UK multichannel broadcaster UKTV has launched a new player on hybrid platform YouView for its fast-growing TV on demand service UKTV Play. YouView viewers will have access to the significantly-updated UKTV Play service, which offers a huge selection of TV shows from UKTV’s Dave, Really, Yesterday and Drama channels. Designed to make viewers’ experience more […]
Israel-based satellite operator Spacecom has had a terrible 18 months. In November 2015, its Amos-5 satellite failed despite being less than four years old. Then, in September last year, it lost its Amos-6 satellite in a catastrophic explosion atop a Falcon-9 rocket when a ground-test went badly wrong. That explosion didn’t just cost Spacecom dearly in […]
SES-15, a new satellite for Luxembourg-based operator SES, has arrived in Kourou, French Guiana, in readiness for its launch by Arianespace next month. SES-15 will launch to 129 degrees West. Meanwhile, another satellite, SES-10 is standing by at SpaceX’s facility in preparation for an impending launch on a pre-flown rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. SES-10 […]
Eutelsat’s first high-power all-electric satellite is being readied by builders Airbus for shipment to Kourou, French Guiana. It will be flown to Kourou on a special aircraft on March 20th. Eutelsat 172B is a true giant, but its launch weight on April 25th will be about half that of many other satellite in its class. […]
Avanti Communications, a London-based speciality satellite operator, has reportedly said that its revenues per MHz/month are well down. A year ago Avanti was generating $1800-$2000 per MHz/month. That has fallen to $1600-$1800 per MHz/month by June 30th 2016. By December 2016 those rates had fallen further to $1500-$1600 per MHz/month. It also seems that its […]
Sizmek, the open ad management company for multiscreen ad experiences, and BrightLine, a specialist in advanced TV advertising, have partnered to help brands deliver engaging and interactive video experiences across all screens, including desktop, mobile, tablet and OTT platforms. “Media agencies, creative agencies and publishers now have an economical option to reach audiences across screens […]
Brightcove, a provider of cloud services for video, has announced the launch of the Brightcove Agency Programme. The programme is designed to enable agencies to deliver advanced video technology and expertise through Brightcove’s video platform. Open to a select group of agencies that provide services in the areas of branding, design, web and digital asset […]
Following an earlier initial tweet from UK public service channel Channel 4’s Twitter account – quickly deleted – the broadcaster confirmed mid-afternoon March 14th that its Chief Executive David Abraham intends to step down from his role by the end of 2017 in order to develop personal plans to launch a media enterprise in 2018. […]
According to the findings of the Q4 2016 Global Video Index from video monetisation specialist Ooyala, mobile devices attract the most video views for advertising video-on-demand (AVoD) services with global distribution. The report also shows variances of viewing habits across devices in different regions and continues to track the upward trajectory of mobile as the […]
End-to-end OTT TV solutions provider SPB TV’s survey of a sample of 50,000 respondents out of its 60 million-user base digs looking for insights that elucidate viewer preferences highlight a growing demand for the ‘TV catch-up’ feature. Key findings: Content Anytime – Not a Feature, But a Habit The most striking finding of this year […]