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
Middle East and North Africa Internet streaming service ICFLIX has partnered with Sony to make movies and TV series from ICFLIX available to be streamed instantly to TVs via the PlayStation3 and PlayStation4 consoles. The ICFLIX offering will include the latest popular Jazwood series as Al Sayeda Al Oula, Seerat Hob, Bent Al Shahbandar, Alwan […]
End-to-end video entertainment provider and #TelcoTV specialist Netgem has added international news service France 24 to its channel line-up. Three different 24-hour news channels delivered through the service are immediately available to customers of Netgem-enabled EE TV in the UK and Videofutur in France, and will be on live and on-demand in Australia by the […]
Parks Associates research finds the global annual unit sales for streaming media devices, including both player and stick form factors, will increase from 30 million units in 2013 to 86 million units in 2019. More than 330 million 4K UHD TVs will be sold globally by the end of 2019, an increase from two million […]
Vice CEO Shane Smith has built an empire around content aimed at millennials. Now, he says he’s bringing that content to many more TV networks around the globe. In an interview with CNBC, Smith said the company will launch a Vice TV network in the US, along with a dozen in Europe, next year. Smith […]
PCCW Media, a key global player of entertainment in Asia, has announced its plan to launch Viu OTT video service, a global innovative Internet video platform. On October 26th, Viu OTT video service will debut in Hong Kong and is set to progressively rollout across Asia including India, and the Middle East. “Viu OTT video […]
More and more Canadians are turning to online video services, according to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). Netflix subscription rates among the 18-34 years old age group rose from 29 per cent in 2013 to 58 per cent in 2014 among Anglophones, and from 7 per cent to 24 per cent during the […]
Sony has formed a partnership with TV platform YouView that will put its services in Sony Bravia televisions. YouView on Sony Bravia Android connected televisions will give access to catch-up services including BBC iPlayer, All 4, ITV Player and Demand 5. John Anderson, Sony UK and Ireland country head, said, “YouView was the natural choice […]
Starz has announced that Starz Play, the authenticated online TV Everywhere service for Starz premium subscribers, has launched on several Android TV-powered devices including Google Nexus Player, Nvidia Shield and Sony TVs powered by Android TV. Starz subscribers may now watch exclusive Starz Original series including Blunt Talk and the upcoming premiere of Ash vs […]
Anevia, a player in software infrastructure for live and VoD multi-screen streaming, announces that Canal+ Group, the leading pay television group in France, has reaffirmed its confidence in ViaMotion by Anevia for the development of the Over-The-Top services for its next-generation decoder, Cube S. The latest innovation of Canal+ Group, introduced on 9 June, CUBE S is […]