The advent of 4K UHD content brings new opportunities for operators along with a number of challenges in terms of costs, compatibility and compliance. Upgrading to meet the MovieLabs specifications […]
In the US, screen time now tops 50 hours
The amount of time consumers spend each week using a ‘screen’ — a television, personal computer, tablet, or mobile phone — now tops 50 hours.
Pay-TV losses in the US continue to grow
The eleven largest pay-TV providers in the US, representing about 95% of the market, lost about 665,000 net video subscribers in 2Q 2016, compared to a loss of about 545,000 […]
Asia’s top operators to gain pay TV market share
Pay TV subscriptions for the top 65 operators across 17 countries covered in the Asia Pacific Pay TV Operator Forecasts report will increase by nearly 100 million from a collective […]
VO brings in dongle
Viaccess-Orca is introducing a new dongle at IBC 2016.
Public funding for film and TV in Europe grows
The public funding for film and TV content in Europe rocketed by 13.4% between 2010 and 2014, according to the new Film Funding Report from the European Audiovisual Observatory.
Nine operators dominate MEA pay-TV
Pay-TV subscriptions in the Middle East & Africa region will increase by 67% between 2015 and 2021 – from 32.37 million to 54.09 million.
Italy watched most TV in Western Europe in 2015
Italy watches more TV than any other country in Western Europe: more than four hours per-person per-day in 2015, according to IHS Markit.
Consumers will pay more for 4K UHD content
Video service providers, including pay TV and OTT operators, and content producers around the world believe that one of the key drivers for operators’ implementation of 4K UHD is the […]
DTG Tests gains digital radio tick mark specification
DTG Testing has become the first facility in the world to be ISO 17025 accredited for carrying out testing against the newly expanded Digital Radio Tick Mark specification.