An ADB White Paper has revealed critical research about what hoteliers and guests deem important in a hotel’s in-room entertainment offerings, specifically relating to the guestroom TV experience. Titled the 2016 In-Room Entertainment (IRE) Preference Study, this report reveals eye-opening conclusions, including the fact that hoteliers consider several IRE services to be more important than […]
Google has acquired FameBit – “a technology platform company that helps creators and brands find and work with each other through sponsorships and paid promotion”. Digital creators can set up profiles using FameBit’s software. Then, via a web-based marketplace, brands can search for potential matches among thousands of creators, based on various criteria such as […]
The tit for tat war of word between UK’s various broadband providers goes on. A BT ad campaign fronted by Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds has been banned following a complaint from rival Virgin Media. The campaign promoted its “up to” 52Mb Infinity fibre service as the “fastest speeds vs standard entry-level fibre products of major […]
Sky customers who sign up for any TV package will now receive a Sky Q set top box as standard. Customers can opt for a 1TB or 2TB model. For a £15 (€16.6) installation charge, the 1TB box (500 hours storage) enables users to watch Sky TV simultaneously on two TV sets and stream recordings […]
Netflix has released September data from its ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience. In India, Spectranet took first place with an average monthly speed of 2.17 Megabits per second (Mbps), up from 2.13 Mbps in August. YOU Broadband fell three spots […]
The switch-over to all digital, and mandated, addressable set-top boxes have been something of a struggle for India. Almost all of the nation’s cable MSOs will have made the change by December 31st, and the country’s DTH players are already all-digital. The worry now is that India’s Doordarshan public broadcaster will badly miss the deadline. […]
With the goal of assuring quality consumer experience and interoperability between next-generation receivers and broadcast content, standards body the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) related to the development of Conformance Test Suite Development and Conformity Assessment programmes to support the implementation of the ATSC 3.0 next-generation television broadcast […]
Thaicom – one of Asia’s leading satellite operators – has signed a contract with InfoSat-Laos, DTH) satellite TV operator in Laos- for the launch of its new DTH platform on the Thaicom 8 satellite. Under the agreement, InfoSat-Laos has signed a multi-year transponder agreement for Ku-band capacity on Thaicom 8. The deal emphasises Thaicom’s ASEAN […]
Eutelsat is ordering a new satellite from Airbus (payload) and Orbital ATK (platform) for its 5 degrees West orbital slot. This satellite will expand the capacity already available from the orbital slot. Importantly, Eutelsat 5 West A will be launched with a ‘space tug’ Mission Extension Vehicle, (MEV-1) being built by Orbital ATK. By launching […]
October 13th will see Sky unveil its first-quarter results. Analysts are looking to the results to show the progress – or lack of it – in particular at its Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland divisions. Back in July 2014, BSkyB announced it was going to buy its German and Italian sister pay-TV broadcasters. The deal […]