There’s been a fair amount of negative comment these past months about satellite’s future role and prospects for investors. In particular, the threat from broadcasters transferring their loyalties from DTH transmission to OTT supply via broadband is frequently seen as a negative from some DTH operators. ‘Not so,’ implies a major 15-page report to investors […]
STV Player is now available for consumers on Roku streaming players in the UK. Consumers using a Roku streaming player within STV’s licence area in Scotland will be able to live stream and catch-up on STV’s extensive range of content, including Broadchurch, the best watched drama on STV in the past decade, popular soaps Emmerdale […]
4KUniverse, the 24/7 Ultra HD general entertainment channel in North America, has announced the launch of its SVoD service on Amazon Fire TV, created and powered by Accedo, the video experience pioneer. 4KUniverse is available across linear, cable and satellite TV and multiple OTT devices, offering around the clock Ultra HD TV series, movies, documentaries […]
Media Broadcast Satellite, a specialist in broadcast satellite services, and satellite operator SES will continue their partnership. Both companies have renewed a long-term agreement for the usage of transponder capacity on Astra 19.2° East, the premium satellite position in the German-speaking region. This was announced by both companies today at the beginning of trade fair […]
The increasing popularity of original content and a growing trend of paying for multiple video services are among the key findings in the quarterly Voice of the Connected User Landscape (VoCUL) survey from 451 Research which reveals the latest trends in North American consumer use of streaming services. According to 451 Research’s survey, 19 per […]
Mexico overtook Brazil in 2016 to become Latin America’s largest pay-TV market, despite Brazil having twice as many TV households. Brazil has been losing subscribers since November 2014 whereas Mexico has benefitted from strong adoption of prepaid satellite TV. Mexico will strengthen its position, taking 30 per cent of the region’s pay-TV subs by 2022, […]
India’s Information & Broadcasting Ministry (MIB) says its previously stated analogue switch-off date for broadcasters must remain as March 31st, and it will not extend the already much-delayed introduction of addressable digital set-top boxes. Rajyavardhan Rathore, the Minister of state said the Phase I, II and III of the nation’s Cable TV Digitisation was accomplished […]
On the eve of the CABSAT show in Dubai, YahSat is claiming that it now has some 51 million viewers, and 100 per cent growth over the past two years, according to data from Ipsos Connect. Ipsos says that Abu Dhabi-based satellite operator YahLive remains the most popular supplier of Farsi programming in the Middle […]
Mexico’s analogue TV switch-off went seamlessly as far as the technology was concerned, and digital TV adopted fully across the country last year. However, a National Survey conducted by the nation’s Information Technology in Households study on behalf of Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics & Geography, has shown up more than a few problems, not […]
Insight TV, a producer and broadcaster of travel and extreme sports genres in ultra HD, will unveil its new 4K SVoD platform at MIPTV. The platform is available via its website to subscribers globally or via iOS and Android devices using the Insight TV App. Powered by the NeuLion Digital Platform viewers will be able […]