CASBAA – the Association for digital multichannel TV, content, platforms, advertising and video delivery across geographic markets throughout the Asia-Pacific – has joined forces with international media and technology law firm Olswang to publish a report – Digital, Legal and Anywhere – Innovation in Australian TV, which showcases the varied and abundant audio-visual content available […]
Apple is in talks with Comcast about a deal for a streaming-television service that would use an Apple device and express treatment on Comcast’s network to ensure QoE, according to US reports. The discussions are said to be in the early stages but the deal, if sealed, would mark a new level of cooperation and […]
AOL UK has launched the AOL On Network, a premium video syndication platform that includes both curated and original content. The launch builds on AOL’s existing video offering through branded content distribution business, Be On and programmatic video trading platform Adap.tv. The AOL On Network comprises over 750,000 pieces of premium video covering a wide […]
Jim Cicconi, senior executive vice president-external and legislative affairs at US telco AT&T, has responded to the blog posted by Netflix CEO Reed Hastings in which he urged regulators and consumers to fight for stronger net neutrality rules, describing Hastings’ assertions as “dramatic” and his proposition as “arrogant”. Writing in the AT&T Public Policy Blog, […]
Consumer electronics giant Samsung has secured a JV output deal from Twentieth Century Fox in which the Hollywood studio’s films will be available in 4K/Ultra-HD on Samsung’s ‘Smart TVs’. Additionally, Samsung and 20th Century Fox’s Home Entertainment division will also add movies such as “Night at the Museum,” “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” and “The Counselor” onto […]
Over 50 per cent of US broadband households now use paid OTT video services, either subscription or transactional, according to research from Parks Associates. The firm also notes
According to data from The Diffusion Group (TDG), the balance of sources to which Late Millennials now turn for TV content is dramatically different from their older counterparts, especially when it comes to broadcast and cable versus online sources such as Netflix and Hulu Plus. “It is hardly breaking news that older consumers watch more […]
Tom Mockridge, CEO of UK quad play operator Virgin Media, has suggested the company is now better placed to meet the demands of customers who are demanding greater bandwidth to enable consumption of their services. Addressing a meeting of the Broadcasting Press Guild, Mockridge noted that since the company had been acquired by Liberty Global, […]
Sony has confirmed it is developing original TV shows for its PlayStation video game consoles. The first show, Powers, will be based on a graphic novel about a detective dealing with a world full of people with God-like powers. Sony’s TV division is producing the show. In America, Powers will be exclusively available on Playstation […]
On Telecom, a fast growing leading Brazilian 4G TD-LTE broadband provider, has selected the Qwilt Video Fabric Controller to help solve their OTT video problem. On Telecom currently faces rapidly increasing network usage resulting from the popularity of its high-speed broadband offering that encourages customers to consume more streaming video from sites like Netflix, YouTube […]