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Research: Spotify displaces music piracy

A research paper prepared for the European Commission which analyses whether freemium music streaming service Spotify stimulates or depresses music sales concludes that interactive streaming appears to be revenue-neutral for the recorded music industry. The paper- Streaming Reaches Flood Stage: Does Spotify Stimulate or Depress Music Sales? – was published by the EC’s Joint Research […]

October 28, 2015By Colin Mann

Entel Bolivia deploys Harmonic solution

Harmonic, an expert in video delivery infrastructure, has announced that telecommunications operator Entel Bolivia has deployed an integrated headend solution from Harmonic to power its direct-broadcast satellite (DBS) service. Using Harmonic’s high-density, scalable video infrastructure solutions, Entel Bolivia can now deliver 124 SD MPEG-4 AVC, 20 HD MPEG-4 AVC, and 30 radio channels with high […]

October 28, 2015

Conviva: QoE is paramount

@IBC 2015 Advanced Television talks to Keith Zubchevich, Chief Strategy Officer, about Conviva’s mission to underwrite a great Quality of Experience for a service provider’s audience. “Great content isn’t enough, it’s about quality of content times quality of experience, publishers need to manage both variables.”   [bitsontherun ujU0pLQn-ni7dlelE]

October 27, 2015

EU rejects Net Neutrality guarantees

The European Parliament has voted heavily against rules intended to safeguard net neutrality in the European Union. A whole series of amendments to regulations on how Internet traffic is managed in Europe were rejected by MEPs. Backers of net neutrality rushed to criticise the move. Now the un-amended existing legislation will be developed into regulations. […]

October 27, 2015

Netflix spurring others’ D2C launches

The traditional TV channels business is entering a period of flux, according to new analysis from critical information and insight source IHS. “The core concept of the channel is fragmenting, as audience behaviour is changing and broadcasters are adapting to meet evolving viewer needs,” said Ted Hall, research director at IHS Technology. “The traditional linear […]

October 27, 2015

Netflix talks to Orange and Regional cable

Netflix is negotiating with Orange Spain and Regional cable companies Euskaltel-R and Telecable to integrate its service into their pay TV platforms to extend its presence throughout the Spanish pay market. Netflix already has a non-exclusive distribution agreement with Vodafone which is offering the service free of charge for six months to its subscribers. With […]

October 26, 2015From David Del Valle in Madrid

India’s ‘Netflix’ slumps

Shares in Eros International Media, the Bollywood studio and provider of the self-styled “Netflix of India”, crashed 20 per cent on fears over accounting policies and growth rates in its streaming business. Eros was backed by investors hopeful that India’s largest film studio by revenue could transform itself into a Netflix-style media platform, tapping a […]

October 26, 2015

Frank Skinner exclusive iPlayer talk show

Frank Skinner On Demand With …, a new weekly talk show, is coming exclusively to BBC iPlayer from 13 November. Host Frank Skinner will be joined each week by a different celebrity guest to hear about the weird and wonderful programmes they are enjoying on BBC iPlayer and why – from hidden gems to guilty […]

October 26, 2015By Colin Mann

Netflix tops 2m in Europe

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says that Netflix’s customer base in France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland has reached 2 million viewers. Hastings was speaking in an interview with France’s Le Figaro newspaper. The interview prompted a note to investors from equity analysts at Exane-BNP/Paribas, which says that the article does not provide a breakdown […]

October 26, 2015By Chris Forrester

Brazilian pay-TV market to reach 28m households

The Brazilian pay-TV market will reach 27.7 million households (HHs) by 2018, according to data from research firm Dataxis. This figure will represent a 30.7 per cent increase when compared to end-2015. According to the new report – Pay TV Series 2015: Brazil – households with DTH pay-TV services will account

October 26, 2015