Intelsat, a provider of satellite services, has expanded its media services offering with the introduction of IntelsatOne Prism, a next-generation, IP content distribution platform and managed service that is fully integrated with Intelsat’s global satellite fleet and IntelsatOne terrestrial network. IntelsatOne Prism’s fully automated, converged IP-based platform allows media customers to conduct multiple content transmissions […]
YouTube will launch a subscription version of its online video service, for which viewers will pay to remove its advertising. The Google-owned video portal revealed its plans in an email to channel owners, while also informing them that if they do not sign up to participate, they will have to set all their videos to […]
Matthew Postgate, the corporation’s chief technology officer, has said the BBC will become an “internet first” broadcaster in order to appeal to younger audiences. Postgate was tasked with making sure the broadcaster was “relevant” to younger viewers and could compete with online rivals such as Netflix and Amazon. His appointment followed the scrapping in 2013 […]
Access and entertainment research from Parks Associates finds 57 per cent of consumers in US broadband households subscribe to an OTT video service, such as Netflix or Hulu Plus. The research firm reports the average US broadband household spends $9 per month on Internet video, up from $7 in 2012. “The number of hours watching […]
Netflix has initiated the “Netflix Recommended TV” program to aid Smart TV buyers. The company has already selected a number of TV sets that it believes best compliments its online streaming service. The TVs endorsed by Netflix will have a logo ‘Netflix Recommended TV’ at retail outlets. At present, the company recommends the 4K UHD […]
Beamly, the social discovery platform for TV, has unveiled new features that further meet the Millennial need to engage with their favourite TV programmes. The release of these new features comes on the heels of record growth for Beamly that has enjoyed an 11x lift in growth to 10.4 million unique users since its relaunch […]
HBO GO is now available to all the RCS&RDS owned Digi Net and Digi TV subscribers in Romania that have an HBO or MAXPAK subscription. Digi Net and Digi TV subscribers have access to HBO GO on desktop computers, smartphones, tablets and smart TVs. The OTT service offers unlimited access to over 2000 hours of […]
Star India, one of India’s leading entertainment broadcasters, has selected Accenture to help develop, launch and deliver its over-the-air programming to India’s online consumers on almost any mobile device. Branded hotstar, the service is available Star India’s wholly owned subsidiary, and when fully deployed will be available to India’s entire population. The hotstar service, built […]
Netflix is clamping down on users accessing the service through a VPN (virtual private networks), with its updated terms of service threatening to “terminate or restrict your use of our service, without compensation or notice”. VPNs are used for a variety of reasons, but, with regards to Netflix, usually to combat limited download speeds and […]
Transparency Market Research has released a new publication which studies the emergence of IPTV. The report states that the global IPTV market is estimated to grow from $24.94 billion in 2013 to $79.38 billion in 2020, registering a strong CAGR of 18.1 per cent between 2014 and 2020. Fuelled by falling IPTV subscription prices and […]