French commercial media groups TF1 and M6 have announced they will be applying for a free HD DTT frequency with a joint TV shopping project, as part of the CSA’s call for HD DTT projects. Two years after the JV channel TF6 stopped, TF1 and M6 unveiled the new venture branded ‘Ha26’ they will pitch […]
Satellite operators SES and Eutelsat, two of the leading players in the global video distribution market, have unveiled an industry-wide initiative to develop and promote next-generation video technologies, standards and formats, focusing initially on the reception of satellite services on any screen and on converged broadcast-broadband technologies. Called the Future Video Initiative, this new project […]
Satellites are increasingly being built with electric thrusters in order to save the large amounts of propellant needed to get to orbit. The downside is that the satellite then takes months instead of weeks to get to its final orbit. The satellite is thus less heavy at launch, and is less-expensive. However, ABS-3A, built by […]
Ericsson has been selected to work with AT&T on the evolution of AT&T’s TV experience platform. AT&T will be combining industry-leading capabilities of AT&T’s U-verse and DirecTV platforms to deliver its entertainment experience across AT&T’s satellite and wireline networks. This evolution will utilise technologies from AT&T’s U-verse platform and AT&T’s DirecTV satellite platform to deliver […]
Telstra has announced the rebrand of recently acquired business, Globecast Australia, to Telstra Broadcast Services, unveiling the new brand at the International Broadcasting Conference (IBC) in Amsterdam. The move cements Telstra’s commitment to providing deeper capabilities in media services for customers in the broadcasting industry. Telstra Broadcast Services offers its global customer base media delivery […]
Net Insight, a provider of live, interactive and on-demand media transport, has signed a deal with Swisscom Broadcast to develop a nationwide DTT distribution network covering the whole of Switzerland and serving both radio and DVB-T/TV services. Both independent broadcasters and national broadcasters are looking to generate new customer experiences and content for their television […]
If Verizon’s mobile video service go90 grabs the attention of millenials a streaming option for TVs could be next. Verizon Communications launched a trial of its free, ad-supported mobile video product, an app that offers live events, on-demand shows and Web videos, this week. Marni Walden, Verizon’s president of product innovation and new businesses, told […]
Ferdinand Kayser, CCO at Luxembourg-based SES, speaking at IBC, said the satellite operator sees “steady momentum” and an accelerated uptake of Ultra-HD broadcasts leading to an expected 220 UHD channels over Europe by 2025. Kayser was launching an SES ‘White Paper’ on UHD which confirmed that 2015 has seen a significant breakthrough with the number […]
SpotX, the video inventory management platform for publishers, has released research into the growth of programmatic online video advertising across Europe, predicting dramatic growth across Europe to become a €2 billion industry in 2020. Programmatic online video advertising has grown almost twenty-fold from €22 million in 2012 to €375 million in 2015 and will grow […]
Dubai-based pay-TV operator OSN’s CEO David Butorac, speaking at IBC, said that despite the challenges of piracy in his region, and fierce competition from the 750 or so local free-to-air channels, OSN was working hard to expand its 59 HD channels and would launch its first 4K/Ultra-HD channel early next year. Butorac explained that OSN […]