Three European free-to-air satellite TV operators – Fransat (France), Freesat (UK), and Tivùsat (Italy) – have come together to form the FreeTV Alliance.
OTT: a global update
Multiscreen availability, mobility and time shifting are no longer innovations but core features of the services, according the OTT TV Survey 2014, produced by SPB TV.
Davie: Platforms will fail
BBC Worldwide chief executive Tim Davie has expressed concern that there are generally too many platforms in the marketplace.
Golden Spider for FilmBox
FilmBox live has picked up a prestigious Golden Spider (Alt?n Örümcek) by coming first in the Entertainment category of Turkey’s so-called ‘Oscars of the Web’.
SMiT and Verimatrix combine for CI+ demo
SMiT and Verimatrix are staging a joint demonstration that shows the new features of the CI+ standard.
Levira expands into Slovakia
Levira has begun installing a new state-of-the-art multichannel play-out facility in Bratislava.
Telekom Austria eyes DTH expansion
Telekom Austria is planning to make its white label DTH service more widely available.
Nagra Anycast locks down TV anytime
The emergence of multiscreen television and the TV anywhere concept has forced a reappraisal by operators and CA vendors alike on how they manage and protect their content.
Markus Fritz: ‘Eutelsat leads the way with Ultra HD’
“We have the most number of Ultra HD channels,” said Markus Fritz, Director Commercial Development and Marketing at Eutelsat, “Running three over Europe, one over Asia.”
Ericsson buys TV server firm Fabrix
Ericsson is buying the US-Israeli firm Fabrix systems, further extending its range within the TV sphere.