Sky Italia is planning to launch 4K transmissions in HDR (High Dynamic Range) in 2017 which it says will enable a “qualitative leap” of image quality, comparable to what happened during the transition from SD to HD. In addition Sky Italia will broadcast all 51 matches of the UEFA Euro 2016 football tournament in Super […]
In an attempt to avoid subscribers from cancelling the service in Summer, Vodafone has decided to extended its free football promotion offer until the end of the year. Vodafone is sending letters to its subscribers advising them that the current €6 per month offer for its football package will be into force until 2017. The […]
TiVo subsidiary Cubiware, a provider of software for Digital TV devices and systems is partnering with set-top box system-on-chip specialist ALi Corporation in which it will integrate the full-featured CubiTV Hybrid Middleware on ALi STB chipsets, with the intention of bringing highly competitive solutions to operators around the world. The joint solution will enable pay-TV […]
Parks Associates has hosted the final day of the company’s 20th annual CONNECTIONS conference in San Francisco with panel discussions moderated by the firm’s analysts and featuring executives from companies throughout the IoT space, including Vivint Smart Home, Rovi, AT&T Digital Life, Schneider Electric, Comcast, and Hewlett-Packard. In the opening session “A Look at IoT […]
TV service providers and Internet Service Providers received the lowest overall customer experience scores, according to the 2016 Temkin Experience Ratings, an annual ranking of companies based on a survey of 10,000 US consumers. Of the 20 industries covered in the 2016 Temkin Experience Ratings, TV service and ISPs tied with healthcare providers for the […]
A number of broadcast industry trade bodies and observers have commented on the European Commission’s Digital Single Market proposals. Cable Europe welcomed the proposal to amend the Audiovisual Media Services Directive. The proposal, which forms a part of the Digital Single Market Strategy, reflects the changing nature of audiovisual services, of market players, technology and […]
The European Commission has proposed an update of EU audiovisual rules to create a fairer environment for all players, promote European films, protect children and tackle hate speech better, as well as presenting a new approach to online platforms. The proposals are part of a three-pronged plan to boost e-commerce by tackling geoblocking, making cross-border […]
Indian DTH is still generating solid growth. Videocon d2h added a net 590,000 new subscribers during its Q4 (gross subs grew 790,000). The growth takes Videocon d2h’s total to 11.86 million subscribers. Monthly churn is also down, to 0.58 per cent (from 0.73 per cent in the previous quarter). Q3 revenues grew 22 per cent, […]
2015 was the year of growth for the pay-TV market in the Middle East and North Africa region, according to a report from information and insight source IHS. The report, Middle East and North Africa Pay TV Market Monitor, says
The slow retreat of total multichannel video subscriptions picked up speed in the period ended March 31st, according to a report from SNL Kagan. The decline came amid relatively upbeat cable performance, with the platform posting its best first-quarter in eight years. SNL Kagan estimates the combined cable, direct-broadcast satellite (DBS) and telecommunications (telco) sectors […]