Research: 2019 US pay-TV subs loss nears 5m
Findings from analyst firm Leichtman Research Group suggest that the largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – lost about 4,915,000 net…
Australian IPTV pirate closed
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) – a global coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal market for creative content and reducing online piracy – has achieved another significant…
ABS-CBN sues US IPTV pirates
Flipino entertainment and media company ABS-CBN has filed two civil complaints in US Federal Courts against two individuals in a piracy network spanning across US state lines, seeking damages in…
Freeview Play on Android TV devices
UK hybrid TV platform Freeview Play is coming to Android TV, thanks to a new agreement between Freeview and Google. Now, even more British viewers will easily find and discover…
Globecast: “Infrastructure as Code is cloud gamechanger”
Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, is haling the emergence of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) as a gamechanger for the media entertainment industry and has begun deployment of the…
Flexible TV packages from BT
UK multiplay telco BT is revamping its TV packages, introducing flexible bundles which will allow users to change the channels they subscribe to every month. The TV platform has also…
Vianeos grows TV services for Batelco
Vianeos, a French provider of multi-screen video platforms, has announced the launch of new services for Batelco – the largest telco in Bahrain Vianeos has revamped the Batelco TV (IPTV…
Google Fiber dropping linear TV
Google Fiber, part of the Access division of Alphabet Inc, which provides gigabit fibre broadband Internet and IPTV to a number of locations in the US, will no longer be…
Successful raid on Bulgarian IPTV pirates
Europol, the law enforcement agency of the European Union, has supported a massive crackdown on illegal IPTV distributors in an operation executed by the Cybercrime Unit of the Bulgarian General…
Intertrust, Friend MTS extend streaming piracy fight
DRM technology specialist Intertrust and content protection service provider Friend MTS are extending their partnership agreement that enhances Intertrust’s ExpressPlay content protection platform with Friend MTS anti-piracy and watermarking technology…
BritBox launches on netgem.tv
Hybrid TV platform netgem.tv is now offering the BritBox SVoD service through its growing network of ISP operators and enabled netgem.tv devices in the market. To mark the deal with…
Analyst: Telcos must explore growth opportunities
Despite the continued competitive onslaught from tech firms and over-the-top (OTT) providers, telco communication and data services will still command 50 per cent of the overall digital consumer services industry…
Swisscom TV extends Netflix partnership
Multiplay telco Swisscom says it is continuing to break down the barriers between television and streaming with the introduction, from January 27th, of ‘Swisscom TV X’, which it claims will…
Belgium: 3SS powers Proximus Pickx
3 Screen Solutions (3SS), a provider of software solutions for STB and multiscreen digital entertainment, has announced that Proximus, Belgium’s largest telco and multi-service provider, has selected the 3READY Android…
Synamedia: “Cross-service TV bundles centre stage in 2020”
Jean-Marc Racine, Chief Product Officer, Synamedia has offered his 2020 industry predictions, forecasting that new ecosystems and partnerships will boost the demand for linear TV addressable advertising, and that cross-service…