The EU Council has adopted a general approach on a draft decision aimed at boosting broadband services. The 700 MHz band, which offers high speeds and extensive coverage, would be made available for wireless broadband in Europe by 2020. Broadcasting services would keep priority in the sub-700 MHz band at least until 2030. Henk Kamp, […]
TV service providers and Internet Service Providers received the lowest overall customer experience scores, according to the 2016 Temkin Experience Ratings, an annual ranking of companies based on a survey of 10,000 US consumers. Of the 20 industries covered in the 2016 Temkin Experience Ratings, TV service and ISPs tied with healthcare providers for the […]
Snackable, mobile-friendly content is growing in popularity among media companies looking to increase engagement and revenue. Indeed, Ooyala recently took a look at the most popular digital videos of 2015 across its publisher network and found that 95 per cent of the videos tracked for its latest State Of The Media Industry report were under […]
In a global first in music television, The X Factor is to become the world’s first talent show to give hopefuls the opportunity to audition on Facebook Live. The call for auditions was launched on May 24th with returning host Dermot O’Leary recording his own Facebook Live message revealing how budding singers will be able […]
France’s Altice has partnered with HP Labs’ spin-off LEIA to bring holographic display handsets to the European market by the end of next year. Altice says its strategic partnership with LEIA will combine the Holographic Reality platform with Altice’s own content and media to provide users with new digital experiences such as 3D selfies, holographic […]
A global survey of airline customers reveals that passengers now not only expect broadband services to be offered as standard during flights, but more than half would prefer in-flight connectivity to in-flight meals. The In-Flight Connectivity Survey was conducted by global mobile satellite communications services provider Inmarsat and market research company GfK between August 2015 […]
A report from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shows that €170 million, or 5.2 per cent of all music sales, were lost in the EU in 2014 as a result of music piracy. Overall, in music sales, €57 million was lost in physical formats (e.g. CDs) and €113 million in digital formats. This […]
Time Inc has revealed the upcoming launch of INSTANT, a mobile-first, all-video platform featuring content about the lives and projects of digital celebrities as well as content created by digital celebrities exclusively for INSTANT. INSTANT will deliver fresh news, features and exclusives about and by “the new famous,” the digital artists of YouTube, Snapchat, Instagram, […]
Ericsson and Turkcell, have delivered an immersive live streaming mobile experience over LTE Broadcast in Turkey. This took place during a derby between Fenerbahce and Galatasaray Odeabank, two of Istanbul’s biggest basketball teams. This demonstration was part of Turkcell’s deployment of Ericsson’s LTE Broadcast solution and highlighted the strength of the solution to power HD […]
Research commissioned by Sky Box Sets reveals nearly two thirds (64 per cent) of Britons are choosing to settle down to a good box set over a book (rising to 82 per cent of under 24s). The nationwide study reflects the growing popularity of box sets in our everyday lives. A quarter of respondents (27 […]