Curzon Home Cinema is bringing free and exclusive live events, as they happen, direct to users’ home screen. On Wednesday June 1st, Salma Hayek, Toby Jones and Shirley Henderson will join director Matteo Garrone at Curzon Mayfair for the premiere of Palme d’Or nominee Tale of Tales. Home viewers can be part of the red […]
Hybrid TV device and cloud solutions Amino Communications has secured a new contract to provide TV devices and its Engage service assurance software to North American service provider MCTV. Ohio-based MCTV delivers fibre-based broadband Internet, cable TV, Phone and Security services to 47,000 homes and businesses across the five counties it serves. With the company […]
Parks Associates has hosted the final day of the company’s 20th annual CONNECTIONS conference in San Francisco with panel discussions moderated by the firm’s analysts and featuring executives from companies throughout the IoT space, including Vivint Smart Home, Rovi, AT&T Digital Life, Schneider Electric, Comcast, and Hewlett-Packard. In the opening session “A Look at IoT […]
Vodafone Spain and HBO have reached a deal for the launch in Spain of its streaming VoD service. Branded HBO España, the service aims to be available before the end of the year. Vodafone customers will be able to access the service from their Vodafone TV service and also via mobile devices, tablets and desktop […]
A number of broadcast industry trade bodies and observers have commented on the European Commission’s Digital Single Market proposals. Cable Europe welcomed the proposal to amend the Audiovisual Media Services Directive. The proposal, which forms a part of the Digital Single Market Strategy, reflects the changing nature of audiovisual services, of market players, technology and […]
Humax, a UK provider of digital set-top boxes, has added Netflix to its range of FVP-4000T Freeview Play HD devices. Graham North, commercial director at Humax, said, “With the ever-increasing ‘binge-watching’ phenomenon, where entire series are consumed with no interruptions or commercial breaks, we have witnessed a dramatic revolution in viewing habits over the past […]
The first sign that the US video streaming market is approaching saturation is revealed in a forecast from research and consulting firm, Strategy Analytics, which shows the growth rate slowing for the first time. US consumers will spend $6.62 billion on video streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in 2016. Although this […]
The European Commission has proposed an update of EU audiovisual rules to create a fairer environment for all players, promote European films, protect children and tackle hate speech better, as well as presenting a new approach to online platforms. The proposals are part of a three-pronged plan to boost e-commerce by tackling geoblocking, making cross-border […]
Live streaming is booming globally as audiences demand more real-time connections to their favourite content on their preferred devices, reports Ooyala. That’s particularly true in top (and topical) media categories like news and sports where content has far more value delivered live than via on-demand replays. Meanwhile, social media companies understand the rising value in […]
FYI Television, now part of Ericsson, has been selected by leading media and marketing company Gannett to provide TV listings across its USA Today Network. The exclusive multi-year deal will see Ericsson provide TV listings services for both Gannett’s print and digital products including the iconic title, USA Today, and a raft of titles across […]