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SXSW launches channel on Roku
SXSW, the annual music, film, and technology conference and festival that is held in Austin,…
Most North American TV viewers only watch up to 10 channels
The majority of North American TV viewers only watched between one and 10 TV channels…
OSN taps Imagine for sports transmissions
Middle East pay TV operator OSN has tapped technology provider Imagine Communications to upgrade its…
South Africa delays analogue switch-off
South Africa’s Department of Communications has said that the country will not meet an agreed…
Nilesat names contractors for advanced satellite platform
Middle East satellite operator Nilesat has announced technology partners for a next-generation satellite platform –…
New African DTH bouquet SeeAfrika taps WinMedia for playout
New African satellite TV platform SeeAfrika’s owner Canal Holding has chosen WinMedia to provide playout…
Globecast hires sports business expert
Media services provider Globecast has appointed sports business expert Rick Horrow as an industry advisor…
Telekom Austria names new COO
Telekom Austria has named Alejandro Plater as its new chief operating officer. Plater, who will…
Red Bull TV launches on Roku
Red Bull TV is now available as a streaming channel on Roku players in the UK, Republic of…
Arqiva taps SeaChange for Freeview Play metadata
UK transmission services provider Arqiva is using SeaChange software and professional services to create the metadata…
TiVo subscriptions up by 30%
TiVo now claims 5.5 million total subscriptions, up 30% year-on-year thanks in part to a…
Networks business boosts Pace performance
Strong growth from its networks business and a rebound in its consumer premises equipment business…
Vodafone to upgrade Ono’s TiVo platform
Vodafone Spain is set to expand ONO’s TV service and upgrade its TiVo platform, following…
Satellite innovation: advances in orbit
The increasing trend towards IP-delivered video is changing the face of the broadcast industry,…
Humax to launch first Freeview Play set-top box
Set-top box supplier Humax has said it will be the first manufacturer to deliver the…
Tata Sky partners with Ericsson to bring 4K to India
Indian direct-to-home (DTH) operator, Tata Sky, has partnered with Ericsson to launch what the pair…
RDK: the progress report
The RDK software framework has won strong backing – not least from Liberty Global in…
One in three UK broadband connections superfast
Some 32% of UK broadband connections are now ‘superfast’, up from 24% in November 2013,…
Iris now over 60% of NOS pay TV base
Portuguese cable and pay TV provider NOS saw strong advanced TV platform growth and strong…
Aereo assets fetch under US$2 million
The assets of OTT TV service Aereo have been sold to three buyers for a…
Panasonic unveils Firefox-based 4K TVs
Panasonic has unveiled a number of 4K TV sets that will run on Mozilla’s Firefox…
Envivio adds former Time Warner Cable exec to board
Multiscreen video specialist, Envivio, has appointed former Time Warner Cable executive vice-president and chief technology…
Mobile video traffic to grow seventeen-fold
Total mobile video traffic in the next six years will be around 17 times that…
Freeview Play to launch first on Panasonic TVs
UK DTT platform Freeview has said that Panasonic will be the first electronics manufacturer to…
RDK adds support for DVB SI
The Reference Design Kit (RDK), the open source-based RDK software platform for cable devices, has…
Rovi open to more acquisitions
Rovi will look to continue to grow the business through “strategic acquisitions and organic growth…
Telenor’s Thor 7 satellite set for mid-April launch
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting is due to start final preparations for the mid-April launch of its…
FremantleMedia exec moves to MCN StyleHaul
FremantleMedia veteran Olivier Delfosse has been named COO of StyleHaul, Fremantle’s multichannel network sister firm…
Technicolor unveils Drive 2020
France-based TV technology company Technicolor has unveiled a new strategic plan aimed at capturing growth…
Arris secures 4K gateway deal with Liberty Global
Arris has agreed a 4K video gateway deal with cable giant Liberty Global, according to…