Amino Technologies, a specialist the development and delivery of IPTV/OTT solutions, saw full year revenues (to November 30th) rise by 80 per cent to £75.2 million (€87.2m) in the year to the end of November with adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation also up 80 per cent at £13.5 million. Non-executive chairman Keith […]
Piksel has confirmed that global media and entertainment executive Gerry O’Sullivan has been elected to Piksel’s board of directors. “Gerry has worked with some of the most senior people in entertainment, news and sports worldwide and offers a unique perspective on how digital content and new technologies can support and create new revenue streams for […]
According to John Bird, Principal Consultant at Futuresource Consulting, the impact of on-demand on linear viewing and the rising cost of sports rights are two of the main reasons behind the well-publicised and highly acrimonious pricing row between Sky and Discovery Communications which was settled shortly before the broadcaster’s 12 thematic genre channels were set […]
TV and video delivery is likely to become a core capability of next generation 5G wireless services, concludes a report from Strategy Analytics. Recent demonstrations have suggested that 5G will support 1Gbps data throughput rates. Combining 5G with other networking enhancements and technologies would allow operators to support TV-equivalent services which could eat into the […]
A Brisbane man faces legal action from Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel after streaming the Danny Green v Anthony Mundine fight live on Facebook. Darren Sharpe attracted more than 150,000 viewers to his Facebook live stream who thereby avoided the A$59.95 (€42.67) pay-per-view charge. Foxtel identified his and other live Facebook streams, as well as pirate […]
Simon Fell, Director of the EBU’s Technology and Innovation Department, has been elected to Chair the Technical Committee of the World Broadcasting Unions (WBU) for a two-year term (2017/18). The WBU brings together the world eight broadcasting unions in matters of common interest. The elected management team for the WBU-TC is Simon Fell (Chair), Amal […]
London-based satellite operator Avanti Communications has been downgraded by ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) following on from its exchange of debt (in the form of its Senior Secured Notes). Earlier in January, Avanti organised a financial restructuring, which kicked in on January 26th. S&P Global Ratings has now lowered its corporate credit rating on […]
US pay-TV operator DISH has shared its vision to confront the low customer satisfaction pervasive throughout the pay-TV industry. To redefine its relationship with customers, DISH is doubling down on a company-wide commitment to listen, in an industry that it says does not. This sentiment is captured in DISH’s newly launched ‘Tuned In To You’ […]
CreativeFuture, the grass-roots coalition which unites those who value American creativity and innovation in the fight against content theft, has welcomed a proposal from the House Judiciary Committee, led by Congressman Goodlatte and Congressman Conyers, that “identifies important reforms to help ensure the Copyright Office keeps pace in the digital age”. “On behalf of creatives […]
comScore has told Nasdaq it will not make the deadline for reporting its restated financial data by and, therefore, could be delisted. comScore has been working towards February 23rd to restate its financial statement following an investigation showed that it did not properly account for certain non-monetary transactions during 2013-16. comScore was granted a conditional […]