According to global information provider, The NPD Group, 57 per cent of all US smartphone users access video content via an app at least once a month, with iOS users more likely than Android users to access video content, 66 per cent versus 49 per cent, respectively. Streaming video is the number one driver of […]
Akamai Technologies unveiled its Q3 numbers this week, with co-founder and CEO Tom Leighton telling analysts that there was “strong traffic acceleration” in its Media business ($273 million (€231m) in the quarter-year). “Revenue in Q3 was $621 million, above the high-end of our guidance range and up 6 per cent over Q3 of last year,” […]
Huawei has officially released its Virtual Reality (VR) OpenLab industry cooperation plan, at Ultra-Broadband Forum (UBBF 2017) in China, to promote the prosperity of Cloud VR, facilitate technological innovations, incubate business scenarios, and construct a comprehensive Cloud VR industry ecosystem. The VR OpenLab industry cooperation plan aims to help upstream and downstream partners jointly explore […]
Digital Catapult, in partnership with immersive media company Hammerhead and Microsoft Mixed Reality Capture Studio, has announced the launch of Dimension, a state-of-the-art volumetric and 3D capture studio for the next generation of immersive content. Dimension, based in London, harnesses six years of Microsoft research and is one of only three such studios globally, alongside […]
Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions for pay TV operators and content providers worldwide, has announced that Latvian telco operator Latvijas Mobilais Telefons (LMT) has deployed a comprehensive Broadpeak solution to support its new live, on-demand, and catch-up TV services. Hannu Pro provided expertise in systems integration to streamline […]
Further distribution partners have joined the MySports family, namely: Glattwerk, R. Geissmann, Fiberstream and AjoieNet are all adding the new Swiss sports channel to their line-up. The number of UPC’s distribution partners now rises to 17. MySports is the new Swiss sports channel, launched just over a month ago. Four further distribution partners have been […]
Football’s governing body FIFA has confirmed that the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia will see all matches produced in UHD/HDR, with VR and 360° VoD part of the overall production plan. Suggesting that FIFA TV has a “proud legacy” of pioneering new broadcast technology to ensure that football fans around the world can enjoy the […]
Proposals to end the equal distribution of overseas TV money have been abandoned after the so called ‘big six’ Premier League clubs failed to reach an agreement. The six richest clubs – Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspurs, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea – wanted their appeal reflected in their income. A plan suggested 35 per […]
According to Javier Tebas, president of Spain’s premier football tournament La Liga, the league is more than just a football competition, and is now a global entertainment company, akin to a Disney or Warner Bros. Speaking at the Sportel Media and Marketing Convention in Monaco, Tebas told delegates that the league had been working on […]
Dubai-based MENA Broadcast Anti-Piracy Coalition says it has successfully seen 30 Arabic and ‘Western’ regular pirate channels closed and a further 26 to cut back on their theft of pirated material. These are instances where channels steal the legitimate content – often sports or movies – owned by established broadcasters. A meeting of the coalition […]