New, much smarter UK set-top boxes from Sky (SkyQ) and TiVo increasingly tend to use the first EPG ‘landing page’ for promotions of programmes, sports events and movies. Older boxes (Sky+, cable STBs) were obliged to give “due prominence” to the UK’s 5 national networks (BBC1, BBC2, ITV, C4 and Channel 5). In a major […]
The Q4 (October-December) 2016 Australian Multi-Screen Report – from Regional TAM, OzTAM and Nielsen – continues to document how growing content, platform and screen choices have caused a gradual shift in the way consumers apportion their viewing across devices. Australians are voracious consumers of broadcast TV and other video, and as of Q4 2016 had a dizzying array of options by which to […]
Ericsson has been selected by SaskTel, an information and communications technology provider in Saskatchewan, Canada, to power its next generation IPTV service. SaskTel will start to implement the Ericsson MediaFirst solution suite this year, with plans to commercially launch its enhanced and expanded IPTV service in Saskatchewan in early 2018. Ericsson MediaFirst will offer SaskTel […]
US broadcasting and cable giant Comcast is planning to rebrand and expand a streaming video option for broadband subscribers who do not wish to pay for a traditional cable package, according to a Reuters report. The service, tentatively branded Xfinity Instant TV, will be priced between $15 (€13.80) and $40 a month depending on the […]
Telefónica is launching a new multi device functionality that will allow its subscribers to control and manage their pay-TV service through the mobile phone or the tablet. The new service, integrated into the multidevice offer Movistar 360, will become available in the first week of May and enable users to select and send TV content […]
Findings from market research firm Hub Entertainment Research confirm that US consumers would prefer a TV service model where they select, and pay for, only the individual networks they’re most interested in watching. Respondents saw seven different potential structures for TV bundles—including the traditional pay-TV approaches that exist today, and several variations of à la […]
The number of pay-TV subs in North America [Canada and the US] will fall by 10 million from 112 million in the peak year of 2012 to 102 million in 2022 according to Digital TV Research. Although this marks a 9 per cent decline, this does not indicate a massive cord-cutting problem. However, the number […]
Satellite operator SES is stepping up the number of its North American Ultra HD delivery service provider trials with the announcement of a collaborative agreement with telco Verizon aimed at driving the overall development of Ultra HD delivery solutions for Verizon Fios subscribers throughout the US. Verizon is among a recent wave of multichannel video […]
Omani Qatari Telecommunications Company (Ooredoo) has launched its iOS and Android compatible mobile TV app, ‘Ooredoo TV Go’, partnering with Starz Play to provide on-demand access to over 6,000 hours of the latest series and blockbuster movies. Johan Buse, Chief Commercial Officer at Ooredoo said: “Everything around us is getting faster and more accessible, with […]
Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery network (CDN) technologies and live and VoD servers for content providers and pay-TV operators worldwide, has announced that Portuguese telecommunications operator NOWO, formerly Cabovisão, has selected Broadpeak’s solutions for OTT multiscreen delivery. VP Media Solutions, a market leader in broadcast systems, provided the systems architecture and ensured a flawless […]