Orange and Ericsson have carried out the first video transmission in real time on a 5G network during MWC in Barcelona. The transmission was synchronised from three different locations (Barcelona, Madrid and MWC) through a 5G network compatible with a 3GPP standard. Over the last year, Orange and Ericsson have been carrying out 5G trials […]
Premier single-seater race series Formula 1 has announced a new two-year agreement with Sky Deutschland that will see Sky broadcast all Grand Prix weekends live across satellite, cable, IPTV, web and mobile in Germany and Austria, along with German-language rights in Switzerland, for 2019 and 2020. As a result, subscribers with the Sky Sport Pack […]
Advanced network communications and technology solutions provider Windstream and app-based TV video delivery solutions specialist MOBITV are to launch an app-based television service, Kinetic TV, which will enable Windstream’s residential customers to access content when and where they want it, powered by the MOBITV CONNECT Platform. This television service will launch in phases, starting in […]
Freeview has launched its mobile app for iOS devices. Users can stream live shows from the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 and on demand content from BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All 4, My5, and UKTV Play whenever and wherever. The Freeview app is available to download from The App Store now. As with all Freeview […]
The Bounce, a live, weekly studio show centred around the NBA, will debut today (January 21st) on Yahoo. The built-for-mobile show will feature a “nightly pulse of the league” with a number on top analysts and basketball legends. It will air five nights a week — Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday — and will run through […]
Korean mobile telco SK Telecom and Sinclair Broadcast Group, one of the largest TV broadcasting companies in the US, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with connected products and solutions specialist Harman at CES 2019 in Las Vegas jointly to develop and commercialise digital broadcasting network-based automotive electronics technology for global markets. The move […]
EE has revealed that football dominated the most-watched live TV moments on mobile this Christmas and New Year, taking nine of the top ten positions. Taking them nine points clear at the top of the table, Liverpool’s massive 5-1 home win over Arsenal, broadcast on BT Sport, attracted the highest volume, followed by Manchester United’s […]
App-based TV video delivery solutions specialist MobiTV is to launch a new data centre in Atlanta, GA. This data centre currently serves as a pop location for MobiTV’s managed service connectivity and will become new redundant site for its Sacramento-based data centre. The implementation of the site will be the result of a joint effort […]
Korean telco SK Telecom says it has achieved the world’s first live TV broadcasting using its commercial 5G network and live broadcasting solution. SK Telecom aired Korea’s largest New Year’s event – which includes a countdown and bell-ringing ceremony, and interviews – at Bosingak, a large bell pavilion located in Jongro-gu, Seoul, for approximately eleven […]
Despite the surging worldwide growth and popularity of mobile streaming content and apps, viewers remain frustrated by their experiences, according to a new 10-country survey by Penthera, an international software company that develops and deploys software products that facilitate the delivery of video content for global video content providers. The UK had the highest percentage […]