WorldDAB has released its latest collection of sales and coverage figures for key markets in Europe and Asia Pacific to the end of Q2 2016. The statistics include road and overall population coverage, receiver sales, household penetration and, for the first time, the number of national stations on DAB/DAB+ compared to FM. Key findings include: […]
Intelsat’s anticipated operational in-service date for its I-33e satellite has slipped from this year into Q1/2017. The reason, according to the company, is that the satellite suffered a primary thruster malfunction during its orbit-raising period. The satellite, built by Boeing, was successfully launched on August 24th. Everything else, including the deployment of its solar arrays […]
Multichoice/DStv Africa has taken a nine-year lease on an extra transponder from Eutelsat at 36 degrees East. The deal was announced at IBC. Tim Jacobs, MultiChoice Africa CEO, said: “Thanks to the additional capacity booked with Eutelsat we will be able to accelerate our services.” Michel Azibert, CCO at Eutelsat, added: “This contract further anchors […]
Irdeto, an expert in digital platform security, and Austrian Broadcasting Services (ORS) have signed a new ten year deal which will see ORS implementing Irdeto Cloaked CA to enable the delivery of secure video entertainment services to its customers. The new partnership is the extension of a previous long-term relationship that sees ORS move from […]
Amazon and Pandora Media are planning to launch new versions of their streaming music services in coming weeks, reports the NY Times. Pandora could announce its plans this to expand its $5-per-month platform later this week, with possible features including skipping more songs or storing several hours of playlists, the newspaper said. The company plans […]
White-label video publishing company thePlatform has been selected by Danish telco TDC to develop the new online TVoD and electronic sell-through platform for the iconic home entertainment brand Blockbuster, which will launch across the Nordic region. thePlatform’s mpx video management system delivers the main CMS infrastructure backbone for the project, which will launch with 8,000 […]
Ericsson has signed a digital marketing agreement with VMS Communications, a Florida-based tech company that facilitates the delivery of digital content to any mobile device. Ericsson will provide an advertising campaign management platform as a service that will enable VMS to efficiently monetise digital content delivery. The agreement with VMS marks the first time that […]
Hibernia Networks, a provider of global, high speed telecommunications solutions, had announced its collaboration with Equinix, an interconnection and data centre company, to expand the Equinix Media Cloud Ecosystem for Entertainment (EMCEE) into Equinix data centers in Asia, Europe and North America. The expansion allows customers to seamlessly cross-connect with those facilities on demand, enabling […]
TiVo has released findings from a sponsored survey of pay-TV and OTT service subscribers in the US, Europe and Asia. The global study is a follow up to Rovi’s 2015 consumer survey, delving deeper into how viewers engage with content and explore the services and devices that make up their entertainment lifestyle. Above all, this […]
Internet video will account for 80 per cent of total consumer Internet traffic by 2019, compared to 64 per cent currently, according to a report on audio-visual services in the digital era by Rome-based think-tank i-Com. During the period 2010-2014, consumer revenues for SVoD services grew from €40.7 million to €844.1 million in the 22 […]