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AT&T: ‘Deal means a Netflix rival’

AT&T has indicated it will use its proposed $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner to build a digital video platform to take on Netflix. Randall Stephenson, AT&T chief executive, said that owning content from HBO, Time Warner’s critically-acclaimed premium network, and Warner Bros, Hollywood’s largest studio, would allow AT&T to move more quickly as it […]

October 25, 2016

Italian video advertising 30% up in 2016

The OTT and VoD Video Advertising market in Italy will grow above 30 per cent this year, representing one fourth of total online advertising, according to figures published by Interactive Advertising Bureau Italia. This compares to 2015, when the Video Advertising market was worth €364 million (+25 per cent on 2014) and accounted for 21 […]

October 25, 2016From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Brasilia adopts DTT

Brazil’s capital city, Brasilia, will switch off its analogue TV signals on October 26th.  The nation’s Minister of Science, Technology, Innovations and Communications, Gilberto Kassab, confirmed that the analogue switch off now that at least 93 per cent of local homes are now equipped for digital TV. “All numbers are very favourable and demonstrate that […]

October 25, 2016By Chris Forrester

Thaicom buying Chinese satellite

Thaicom has ordered a broadband satellite from China Great Wall Industry, the nation’s main source for commercial satellites. Thaicom is using its satellite division (Thaicom International Satellite) as the buyer. The satellite will be ready for launch towards the end of 2019. The satellite is valued at $208 million, and will have 37 GHz of […]

October 25, 2016By Chris Forrester

ICFLIX on Xbox One

Gamers in the MENA region can now instantly stream movies and TV series by downloading the ICFLIX app via their Xbox One video game and entertainment system. Xbox One users will be able to subscribe to ICFLIX and instantly watch original ICFLIX Jazwood productions alongside hit TV series and movies including Qalb Al Asad, Giran […]

October 25, 2016

Irdeto: ‘glass to glass security’

Richard Frankland, VP Sales EMEA, explains Irdeto’s holistic, 360 degree approach to security with examples from Europe and the US demonstrating an ecosystem approach that provides protection from inception to display, from ‘glass to glass.’ [bitsontherun xwnyBCzb-hLYU43gg]

October 24, 2016

Irdeto: Cutting out content sharing in real time

Content sharing has become the most popular form of piracy. Lucas Catranis, Cyber Services & Investigation, explains how a mixture of technology, human intelligence and industry relationships means they can take down pirate streams even as they play out live events. [bitsontherun fCsc0CpL-hLYU43gg]

October 24, 2016

AT&T, Time Warner $85.4bn deal confirmed

Barely two days after reports emerged that such a deal was likely, giant US telco AT&T and Time Warner have entered into a definitive agreement under which AT&T will acquire Time Warner in a stock-and-cash transaction valued at $107.50 per share, valuing the deal at $85.4 billion (€78.5bn). The agreement has been approved unanimously by […]

October 24, 2016

AT&T/Time Warner: Too big to fail. Or succeed?

The mega-media- merger to end all mega… etc. That is until the next one comes along. Except – if it goes ahead – this really might be the last of this kind of deal. This takeover will be sold hard as a ‘traditional’ vertical integration play – a content owner and a pipes owner come […]

October 24, 2016

Amazon Prime fastest growing streaming service

Amazon’s efforts to unbundle its Prime video and shipping subscriptions have spurred more viewers to sign up for its streaming video service. eMarketer forecasts that Amazon will add more viewers to its service this year than previously projected. At the same time, eMarketer has adjusted its usage estimates for Netflix and Hulu downward due to […]

October 24, 2016