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Vodafone launches FTTH in Spain

Vodafone launches FTTH in Spain:

Vodafone launches FTTH in Spain

Juan Fernandez Gonzalez | 25-03-2014



ONO’s recent purchase doesn’t seem to have changed Vodafone’s Spanish plans, as the British telco is set to commercially launch a fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) service in the country on 1 April.



The Internet service will be completed with a pay-TV offer of Canal+’s premium channels.



The fibre service will be available in Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Valencia, Malaga and Zaragoza - among the country’s largest cities. The telco’s network, which it will also share with Orange, will offer download speeds of up to 200Mbps, allowing greater support for streaming and video-on-demand (VOD).



However, the uploading speed will be quite limited, from 10Mbps to 20Mbps depending on the price plan. The different packages are thought to include Internet, mobile and fixed telephony. The pay-TV offer will be launched at a later date, according to the telco.



Vodafone has managed to procure some of Canal+’s channels for its Vodafone Box offer, and in the coming months it will offer the complete schedule of Canal+1, Canal+ Champions League as well as movies and series on-demand.



The telco has now gained a pay-TV customer base of nearly one million through its purchase of ONO, but has not yet unveiled its future plans for Spain’s largest FTTH operator.

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StudioCanal promotes Romain Bessi to COO

StudioCanal promotes Romain Bessi to COO:

StudioCanal promotes Romain Bessi to COO

Pascale Paoli-Lebailly | 25-03-2014



Canal+’s movie production and distribution outfit StudioCanal has appointed Romain Bessi as chief operating officer, in charge of overseeing StudioCanal’s activities of in the UK and Australia/New Zealand.



He will also spearhead the integration of the TV production and acquisition business of Tandem in Germany and RED in UK. Both have been recently acquired by StudioCanal.



Since 2007, Bessi has been managing director of strategy, finances and technical exploitation, and he will continue with these responsibilities.



StudioCanal has also appointed Géraldine Gendre as director of production and distribution for France. She joined StudioCanal in 2012 as head of production France.



Both report to CEO Olivier Courson.

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Grass Valley to provide new Atresmedia HD studio

Grass Valley to provide new Atresmedia HD studio:

Grass Valley to provide new Atresmedia HD studio

Juan Fernandez Gonzalez | 25-03-2014



Atresmedia is to fit out its new HD studio with several live production solutions from Grass Valley. The Spanish media company, which operates eight free-to-air (FTA) DTT channels, expects the studio to be operational by the end of April.



The solutions provided by Grass Valley include the Karrera video production centre switcher with K-Frame, as well as a K2 Dyno replay system. This technology will enable Atresmedia to double its on-air studio production capabilities and make its current workflow more consistent.



“The concept of our new studio design is based on an architecture of centralised production resources,” explained Raul Lorenzo, head of broadcast engineering & technical support at Atresmedia. “A few months ago, Grass Valley loaned us a Karrera switcher, and we were satisfied with its easy-to-use features such as its intuitive control panel and touchscreen side panel.”



The Karrera gives Atresmedia considerably more production flexibility and power to manage its various TV channels, mostly thanks to its intuitive control panel, touchscreen side panel interface and full 3G 1080p50/60 HD support.



Grass Valley’s replay system will provide a comprehensive set of live production replay tools that are seamlessly integrated for use in non-linear, file-based production environments.



“Switching and replay technology are key to the successful function of any broadcast environment, and we’re pleased to have provided such an established company like Atresmedia with the necessary tools it needs to deliver a more paralleled workflow,” said Said Bacho, senior VP for EMEA at Grass Valley.

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Sony powers Mediapro's El Clasico 4K production

Sony powers Mediapro's El Clasico 4K production:

Sony powers Mediapro’s El Clasico 4K production

Juan Fernandez Gonzalez | 25-03-2014



Mediapro’s 4K production of the El Clasico football match between Real Madrid and Barcelona held in Santiago Bernabeu on 23 March, was powered by Sony.



The company’s 4K cameras provided the first UltraHD signal of a football league match to the world. Next season’s La Liga matches will all be produced in 4K.



At the stadium, Mediapro installed two Sony 4K cameras PMW-F55 – with over eight million pixels – and filmed the match’s highlights. Mediapro’s production team received the pictures on two 4K Sony PVM-X300 screens.



The Catalan producer and Sony chose a match with a worldwide audience to present its new 4K project. El Clasico – a contest between two of the best football teams in the world with the always special rivalry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi – is watched all around the world and broadcast by the main international networks. From Fox Australia to DirecTV and ESPN in the Americas, the match was also broadcast by Canal+ (including Africa), beIN Sports, Sky Sports, CCTV 5 in China and Wowow in Japan, among many others.



Sony says it is fully committed to 4K development for the audiovisual sector, both on the professional side and also for the final customer. The company has covered various sporting events using 4K technology, including Wimbledon, WTA Qatar Total Open and the FIFA Confederations Cup, and is now looking to Brazil’s World Cup this summer.



During the biggest sporting event of the year, which will draw millions of viewers, Sony will produced all the matches in HD, keeping the 4K technology only for the final game.

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Hispasat launches Amazonas 4A ready for World Cup

Hispasat launches Amazonas 4A ready for World Cup:

Hispasat launches Amazonas 4A ready for World Cup

Juan Fernandez Gonzalez | 25-03-2014



Hispasat has successfully launched the Amazonas 4A satellite from the European base in French Guyana and says it’s ready to offer full coverage of Brazil’s World Cup this summer.



This was the third time Hispasat had attempted to launch the satellite, on board an Arianne 5 rocket – the launch was initially scheduled for 6 November 2013. The satellite was launched this time together with the SES Astra 5B.



According to EFE, quoting Elena Pisonero, president of Hispasat, the group intends to consolidate its position in Latin America. “We have reached a solid position in the region in order to cover the important events that are taking place there,” explained Pisonero.



“We have a renewed project and have launched three satellites in two years, not only to compete in Europe and LATAM, but also in Asia,” he added.



Amazonas 4A was built by the US company Orbital Sciences in collaboration with the Spanish space industry. Hispasat brings TV and Internet to over five million houses in Latin America, one million in Portugal and 200,000 in Spain.

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ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet will fly to the International Space Station in 2016

ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet will fly to the International Space Station in 2016:

ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet has been assigned to a long-duration mission on the International Space Station, it was announced today.



The assignment of the French-born astronaut was announced by ESA’s Director General Jean Jacques Dordain in the presence of the French Minister for Higher Education and Research, Geneviève Fioraso, and the President of the French space agency, CNES, Jean-Yves Le Gall.



The announcement was made in coordination with the international partners of the International Space Station.



With Thomas Pesquet’s assignment, all six ESA astronauts from the class of 2009 will have flown to the Station on missions within seven years of graduation.



The Director General noted: “Thomas’ mission assignment concludes the first phase for our newest members of the ESA astronaut corps which was to make each of them assigned to a spaceflight.



“This is a clear demonstration of the reputation of ESA among the international partners of ISS as well as of ESA astronauts among the international community of astronauts. The flight experience gained by this new class of ESA astronauts is providing a solid ground for ESA Member States to contribute to further international human exploration missions .”



Born in Rouen, France, Thomas will be the 10th Frenchman to go to space, following Léopold Eyharts who supported the commissioning and first utilisation of ESA’s Columbus microgravity laboratory on the Space Station.



As a partner in the Station, ESA is entitled to use its resources, which include supporting missions of European astronauts.



During Thomas’ mission, an atomic clock will be installed on the Station to connect with other atomic clocks on Earth to test Einstein’s theory of relativity and allow even more accurate world timekeeping. The results could double the accuracy of satellite navigation, allowing us to pinpoint our location on Earth with even higher precision.



Thomas studied as an aerospace engineer before working as a commercial airline pilot.



ESA’s Director of Human Spaceflight and Operations and former astronaut, Thomas Reiter, says: “I remember this exciting moment of mission assignment very well, and I’m very happy that Thomas Pesquet is now in this situation.



“There is an exciting road ahead for Thomas, learning all the systems of the International Space Station and the unique scientific experiments that he will conduct in space.”



Thomas comments on his assignment: “I am happy to have been selected for a mission but this is just the start of a new phase for me – there is a lot of work to do and a lot to learn before my flight.



“I will consider my dream complete when I am working on the International Space Station.”

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First year of net sub losses but US pay-TV barely scratched by cord-cutting

First year of net sub losses but US pay-TV barely scratched by cord-cutting:

A survey from the Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that despite the huge uptake of online video and over the top (OTT) services, the thirteen largest US multi-channel video providers lost only 0.1% of subscribers in 2013.



LRG calculated that the providers, representing about 94% of the market, lost in total around105,000 net video subscribers in 2013 and that annual net multi-channel video additions were about 280,000 fewer than in 2012, when the industry added about 175,000 subscribers.



Looking at the split by platform, the research found that by the end of 2013, the top multi-channel video providers accounted for over 94.6 million subscribers, with the top nine cable companies having 49.6 million video subscribers, satellite TV companies having 34.3 million subscribers, and top telephone companies having 10.7 million subscribers.



Yet each platform performed in rather different ways in 2013. The top nine cable companies lost about 1.735 million video subscribers in 2013, compared with a loss of about 1.4 million in 2012. By contrast the leading telcos added 1,460,000 IPTV subscribers in 2013, up from 1.298 million net adds in 2012. Satellite TV providers added 170,000 video subscribers in 2013, compared with 288,000 net additions in the previous year.



“2013 was the first year for multi-channel video industry losses, but the modest losses represent only about 0.1% of all subscribers,” said Bruce Leichtman, president and principal analyst for Leichtman Research Group, Inc. “While the overall market remains fairly flat, further share-shifting has taken place. Cable providers now have a 52% share of the top multi-channel video subscribers in the US, compared to a 58% share three years ago.”

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TV Connect 2014: Comigo enhances cloud-based TV solution

TV Connect 2014: Comigo enhances cloud-based TV solution:

TV Connect 2014: Comigo enhances cloud-based TV solution

Editor | 15-03-2014



Aiming to allow pay-TV operators to provide a personalised, social, and engaging TV experience on any screen, and most crucially without massive Capex, Comigo has enhanced its cloud-based TV solution.



To be unveiled at TV Connect 2014, the cloud-based solution is claimed to be able to offer ‘unique’ features and capabilities that can be integrated with existing back-end solutions and front-end clients. It is also designed to complement the viewing experience of live TV channels, VOD, and over the top (OTT) content. Operators can adopt the client-based solutions for Android-based OTT/hybrid set-top boxes, HDMI sticks, smart TVs, and Comigo’s Mobile Client Apps for smartphones and tablets.



“As pay-TV operators look to enrich their TV service offering with personal and social TV experiences and capitalise on additional revenue opportunities in the multiscreen environment, they need a flexible solution for managing and rolling out new features and services,” explained Sigalit Klimovsky, CMO, Comigo. “Comigo’s cloud-based TV solution gives pay-TV operators and broadcasters the flexibility to launch these services quickly and effectively at the time of their choice.”

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Liberty Global takes total control of VTR

Liberty Global takes total control of VTR:

Liberty Global takes total control of VTR

Editor | 15-03-2014



As it continues its sweeping up of cable TV assets across the world, Liberty Global has acquired the remaining 20% share that it did not own Chile’s largest cable operator VTR.



The John Malone-owned media giant purchased the shares from a subsidiary of Corp Group Holding Inversiones Limitada in exchange for 10.1 million Liberty Global Class C ordinary shares in a deal whose share consideration had a market value of approximately $422 million.



VTR now joins a stable including Virgin Media, UPC, Unitymedia, Kabel BW and Telenet. The company has been highly regarded by Liberty Global and only weeks ago announced that it would reinforce its multiscreen presence and launch a TV everywhere service.



At the same time, Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries noted that VTR was one of the fastest growing companies in which it had a stake. Commenting on taking full control of VTR, Fries added: “Based on the solid foundation we have developed with Corp Group over the last few years, VTR will now enter its next phase of growth in the dynamic Chilean market…We would like to thank Alvaro Saieh Bendeck, his son Jorge Andres Saieh and the Saieh family for their on-going support and the strong relationship and success we have built together.

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WWE, ProSiebenSat.1 multi-platform partnership

WWE, ProSiebenSat.1 multi-platform partnership:

WWE, ProSiebenSat.1 multi-platform partnership

By Nik Roseveare



WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) and ProSiebenSat.1 have signed an expansive multi-year rights deal to deliver WWE’s content to the German and Austrian markets through free TV, pay-TV and Subscription VoD. The partnership includes:



- WWE pay-per-view events through online video store maxdome – including WrestleMania 30 on April 7th

- Weekly episodes of Monday Night RAW and NXT on ProSieben FUN pay-TV.

- Weekly episodes of SmackDown on ProSieben MAXX



“This new deal with ProSiebenSat.1 provides WWE fans with a great choice of platforms with massive reach to follow the storyline of WWE’s flagship programming,” said Stefan Kastenmueller, General Manager of WWE Germany. “Coupled with the increased activities from our team to bring the very best of all of our lines of business to the German market including Live Events, PPV, Consumer Products and Digital Services, we are set to solidify WWE’s footprint in Germany,”

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MediaPro hits DEN Networks with 72 channel threat

MediaPro hits DEN Networks with 72 channel threat:

MediaPro hits DEN Networks with 72 channel threat

By Chris Forrester





India’s MediaPro content aggregator has told cable MSO DEN Networks saying that it will close down at least 72 major entertainment channels unless DEN pays up for past subscriptions and properly accounts for active subscriber numbers.



MediaPro has given DEN three weeks to pay up, and the action includes not just DEN’s own cable subscribers but those hooked into the dozens of other Local Cable Operators served by DEN.



A DEN Networks official said that the operator had invested heavily in India’s digitisation scheme, and that once cash was collected it would pay the claims.



The list of channels affected covers many of India’s most popular broadcasters, including: Cartoon Network, CNN, ETC, Zee ETC Punjabi, HBO, Pogo, Warner Brothers, Zee Action, Zee Bangla, Zee Business, Zee Café, Zee Cinema, Zee Classic, Zee Jagran, Zee Kannada, Zee Marathi, Zing, Zee News, Zee UP UK, Zee Premier, Zee Punjabi Haryana Himachal Pradesh, Zee Salaam, Zee Smile, Zee Studio, Zee Talkies, Zee Tamil, Zee Telugu, Zee Trendz, Zee TV, Star Movies, Star Plus, Star World, Star World, Star Gold, National Geographic Channel, Fox Traveller, Life OK, Star Vijay, Channel V, MGM, ABP Ananda, Star Jalsa, FX, Fox Crime, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Adventure, Nat Geo Music, Baby TV, NDTV 24X7, NDTV Profit, NDTV Good Times, NDTV India, Suvarna, Star Utsav, ABP News, Zee Khana Khazana, Movies OK, Star Pravah, ABP Majha, Asianet, Asianet Plus, Star Movies Action, Zee Bangla Cinema, ZeeQ, Star Jalsa Movies, 9X, Asianet Movies, Zee Madhya Pradesh Chhatisgarh, Suvarna Plus, Zee Marudhara, & Pictures and Zee Anmo,. Zee 24 Gantalu, 24 Ghanta and Zee 24 Taas.

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France opens football bidding early

France opens football bidding early:

France opens football bidding early

By Chris Forrester





France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has brought forward by a year the bidding process for TV exclusivity for the 2016-2020 seasons. The bidding will start in April, one year earlier than expected.



This extremely short notice doesn’t help either of the two anticipated big bidders: Canal Plus because of uncertainty over its own ownership plans, or Al Jazeera’s beIN Sports operation, and anxieties over Al Jazeera’s coverage with neighbours Saudi Arabia because of political tensions between Al Jazeera’s Qatari backers, and Saudi Arabia.



Currently the rights are shared with Canal+ airing two top games each week, and beIN Sports carrying the other 8 top games.



Enders Analysis, in a note to clients, says: “ The LFP rights are precisely packaged to prevent this, and to force the two to compete at least for one lot. As the market leader Canal+ has more to lose, while beIN Sports could sustain its current complementary positioning with fewer games.”



However, other potential bidders could also emerge. Top of the list is sports rights agency MP & Silva, who have been aggressive in mopping up exclusive rights which they then parcel out to the highest bidders. MP & Silva have more than 10,000 hours of contracted rights including a ton of soccer exclusivities. For example they already manage the Belgian Jupiler Pro-League, international rights for Brazilian football, rights for certain Greek overseas sales.

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Argentina’s Antina incorporated HD

Argentina’s Antina incorporated HD:

Argentina’s Antina incorporated HD

by Hernán Amaya | March 13, 2014



Wireless Pay TV Argentine operator Antina added channels in high definition to its Pay TV service. At the beginning the company will offer 26 HD channels including TV Pública, HBO, Espn, Fox, Fox Sports, Disney Channel, History Channel, Sony, Warner Channel, Cinecanal and BBC.



The basic plan lineup (USD 24 per month in the postpaid option and USD 18.5 as prepaid) doesn’t offer any high definition channels. Users that wish to enjoy this improvement in the image quality must subscribe to the Digital Gold HD plan (postpaid) at USD 32.7 or the Cine Premium HD plan (prepaid) at USD 25.4, which includes 11 HD Channels. They will also be able to subscribe to the HD Plus plan for an extra USD 7.6 (postpaid) or USD 6.8 (prepaid), which offers 15 extra HD channels.



Antina is a Pay DTT operator that uses the UHF band which covers the Great Buenos Aires (metropolitan area of Argentina’s capital city). Along with HD, it also incorporated DVR services so that users can record their shows.

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Brazil demanded that the Shop Tour, Mega TV and TV Cachoeira channels reduce their ad

Brazil demanded that the Shop Tour, Mega TV and TV Cachoeira channels reduce their ad:

Brazil demanded that the Shop Tour, Mega TV and TV Cachoeira channels reduce their advertising space

by Hernán Amaya | March 13, 2014



The Brazilian Federal Justice ordered channels Shop Tour, Mega TV and TV Cachoeira to reduce their ad space, since they were exceeding the limit established at 25%. The networks will have to adequate their programming in less than 60 days.



The three channels have almost their whole programming dedicated to telesales services. TV Shop Tour was born in 1987 as a sales show and in 2001 was able to launch its own channel. Mega TV belongs to Grupo Objetivo and was originated after the extinction of CBI (news channel), while TV Cachoeira had been a TV Shop Tour repeater up until 2011.



The judicial process began in 2007 as an Intervozes initiative, an organization which defends the communication rights in Brazil. The decision also imposed a fine to the broadcasters for “collective moral damages”; each channel will have to pay 1% of their 2006 gross revenues.

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Youtoo plans for social TV in the Middle East

Youtoo plans for social TV in the Middle East:

Youtoo plans for social TV in the Middle East

Rebecca Hawkes | 12-03-2014



Youtoo, a US-based interactive TV software company is setting up shop in Dubai and working with local media outlets to launch social TV across the Middle East.



The company claims to have already attracted a couple of prominent investors in the Middle East, and to be working with some major players in the region to introduce interactive social TV to the market.



“Social TV allows viewers to directly interact in real time with TV programming using video, pictures, voting and social media for people to experience themselves on TV in full broadcast HD quality from the web or their mobile device. This revolutionary software changes the way everyone views and interacts with television,” Christopher Wyatt, founder and CEO of Youtoo Technologies, told Gulf News.



The technology uses mobile apps, social media and TV websites to drive viewership and new revenues for TV networks, Saud Al Twalah, CEO of Youtoo Technologies Middle East, told the UAE daily.



Markets & Markets forecast the market for global social TV will grow from US$151.14 billion this year to $256.44 billion by 2017.

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Al Aan prepares for HD broadcasting with Harris technology

Al Aan prepares for HD broadcasting with Harris technology:

Al Aan prepares for HD broadcasting with Harris technology

Rebecca Hawkes | 12-03-2014



Dubai-based satellite TV station Al Aan has implemented a new file-based high definition (HD) content management and playout technology from Harris Broadcast.



The women-centric Middle East satellite channel, which launched in 2006, has expanded its existing video servers by using a network of Harris Broadcast HD / SD Nexio server and storage technology, along with Nexio Motion intelligent media movement software, to allow customized workflows to suit the broadcaster’s operation.



“Our decision to select the Harris Broadcast servers and software stems back to the first-rate experience I had while at Jordan Media City, and I could see that the latest solution developments offered the best specifications and workflows for the project at Al Aan,” said Raad Haddadin, head of technical at Al Aan.



“As well as ADC automation, we also have Harris Broadcast’s Landmark sales and scheduling system, and the benefits of seamless integration from initial planning to final playout are huge.”



Al Aan plans to move its entire operation to HD, but initially Harris has supported its move from SD playout to 16:9 aspect ratio.



Mathias Eckert, vice president of Europe, Middle East and Africa, Harris Broadcast, said: “We have worked closely and directly with Raad and the team at Al Aan on this project to smoothly move all their content and operations to the new workflows. They have already gone widescreen, and are ready for HD at the touch of a button.”

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Disney/ABC cool on 4K

Disney/ABC cool on 4K:

Disney/ABC cool on 4K

By Chris Forrester





Disney/ABC Television Group, while being totally supportive of 4K shooting and production for its own content, is less keen on 4K/Ultra-HD transmission.



A high-profile broadcasters’ panel at the Satellite 2014 show in Washington DC, heard tepid enthusiasm from two speakers as far as Ultra-HD is concerned. Martin Breidsprecher, CEO of TV Azteca’s Azteca America operation, said he did not see Ultra-HD coming to Mexico terrestrially for five-to-seven years, “and perhaps even longer”. He explained that Mexico was only just embracing HDTV, and the conversion from analogue to digital TV was taking longer – and was more challenging – than expected.



Vince Roberts, EVP/Global Operations & CTO at Disney/ABC Television Group, was also sceptical, saying he did not see 8K taking hold in the US in any sort of time frame. “We have only just converted some of our channels to HD here. The roll-out of UHD-1 or UHD-2 is going to take some time. The way we see it moving is pretty much the way Netflix is going. Cable operators with adequate bandwidth will offer the first iteration [of 4K]. For us to even contemplate a whole channel in 4K… is [difficult], there simply are not enough eyeballs out there to make a business case. Now if a cable or DTH satellite operator offered us a [decent] per month subscription then it might be a different argument.”



Roberts stressed Disney’s library was ready, and top-rated shows such as Criminal Minds were already coming out of ABC Studios in 4K. “We are building that archive. And we don’t feel that we as broadcasters should be subsidising the [display and Consumer Electronics] industry so that they can sell more sets.”

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Arabsat takes the top spot

Arabsat takes the top spot:

Arabsat takes the top spot

By Chris Forrester





This past few days has seen the annual Washington get-together for the satellite industry, and which this year has given a special focus on Arabsat’s president and CEO Khalid Balkheyour as the event’s ‘Satellite Executive of the Year’. It is an award that’s well deserved and is recognition of Arabsat’s growing importance in the world of satellite communications.



Balkheyour has been in post at Arabsat for some 10 years (he was previously an EVP at Lucent Technologies) and during that period he has taken a somewhat sleepy organisation to one of the fastest-growing satellite operators on the planet. The past year alone has seen Arabsat absorb Hellas-Sat, bargained a major cooperation with Qatar’s Es’Hail Sat and invested in new pay-TV operator MyHD.



Ten years ago, Arabsat was a failing organisation. It had two satellites in orbit, one of which was suffering some severe technical issues. It was a slow-to-act governmental-dominated operation that needed (to use a polite expression) a kick up the pants!



He did exactly that, and restructured every aspect of the business putting the operation on a solid footing ready for expansion. New satellites were designed and ordered at a spectacular rate. But more than any of this he migrated Arabsat towards a hugely more commercial business, that was able to move swiftly to respond to market demands and changes, and at the same take existing customers forward as the industry matured. Indeed, he totally changed the mentality of the Board, its shareholders and staff.



“Three years ago, we were ranked number 12 in terms of global fixed satellite service (FSS) operators. Then, two years ago, we went up to number 10, and last year, we have gone up to number seven. Hopefully, with the acquisition of Hellas-Sat, we will move up still further. We are not that far away from the number five spot. Of course, there is quite a gap between the ‘Big Four’ and the ‘Next Big Four’ but we want to be high in the next big four,” stated Khalid Balkheyour.



Every year, the conference has as its main keynote a gathering of the top players. It used to be the ‘big eight’, then the ‘big six’ as consolidation and mergers took their toll. Now it is just the ‘big four’ (SES, Intelsat, Eutelsat, Telesat) but perhaps next year the number should be expanded to the ‘big five’ and including Arabsat. That is certainly Balkheyour’s ambition. His aim is to grow Arabsat to be the world’s fifth-largest satellite operator. With annual double-digit growth in revenues that target cannot be far away. Balkheyour’s aim is to achieve that Number 5 position officially by 2020.



He told the Satellite 2014 organisers: “Arabsat is also working on several joint ventures and partnership agreements that are going to transform the whole broadcasting industry in the Middle East.”



“The acquisition of Hellas-Sat was very challenging and cautiously achieved by our shareholders. They were not questioning the validity of the deal, but we had a very cautious approach when pursuing it. It was a new organisation with new rules, but for us it did signify a breakthrough. Now that we have overcome that ‘phobia’ of going international, the appetite becomes bigger. If there is a chance now, we will go for it. We saw this as a learning curve for the organisation. We are still learning, but it was a good achievement and a good start for further deals, which I believe we are now ready for,” stated Balkheyour.



That ‘first step in the international waters’ is an indication of where Arabsat has to go next. From its Riyadh, Saudi Arabia HQ it is well-placed to serve the wider MENA and Africa/Asia regions with capacity. “[the expansion] was very important for us. When we looked at our strategic plan, we realised that if we don’t grow, we start to lose more market share. One of the ways to grow, after we have used up our entire spectrum and resources, we need to go beyond our market and look at other orbital slots and merging with companies,” Balkheyour told the conference.



“Acquiring another company is not easy, especially when you consider the size of the investment. In the meantime, I think we will go for more partnership/Condosat agreements, hosted payloads, etc. If you look at the regional dynamics now, and what we have seen with the Arab Spring, I don’t think many governments will now go with their own satellites. But they will look to join forces with companies similar to Arabsat, and we are on the lookout for those opportunities.”

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UK entertainment consumers flock to online video

UK entertainment consumers flock to online video:

UK entertainment consumers flock to online video

Joseph O’Halloran | 12-03-2014



Booming subscription sales by services like Netflix and LOVEFiLM are at the vanguard of a revolution in the way content is consumed in the UK says the latest Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) Yearbook.



The survey found that despite the numbers of outlets stocking music and video reaching an all-time high, and independent retailers ‘thriving’, digital access services such as streaming online video are on a roll, accounting for just over a quarter (26%) of the entertainment market in 2013. Overall Internet-derived sales — including home delivery, digital download and streaming and other access services — accounted for three-fifths of the £5.3 billion market in 2013. Looking at the video market as a whole, in 2013 physical stores were responsible for sales of £1.0195 billion, while online drove £1.0401 billion of revenue.



ERA calculated that video subscription services’ total revenues grew by 120% in 2013, and that in total, access models grew 35.6% in 2013 to reach £1.377 billion, just over a quarter of the entire entertainment market.



“This is stark evidence of the revolution in entertainment consumption being driven by entertainment retailers,” said ERA director general Kim Bayley. “The fact that 60p in the entertainment pound is now spent online and 26p in the pound is for access to content rather than ownership is a testament to the huge investment and technological ingenuity of retailers in providing consumers with new ways to enjoy the music, video and games they love.”



Among the key companies driving this revolution, said ERA was Netflix with reportedly more than two million UK subscribers and BSkyB which it said confirmed the convergence of broadcast and retail models with the launch of its NOW TV over-the-top (OTT) streaming service to complement the Sky Store and Sky Go.

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Multiscreen service delivery platform revenue set to more than double

Multiscreen service delivery platform revenue set to more than double:

Multiscreen service delivery platform revenue set to more than double

Michelle Clancy | 12-03-2014



Research from SNL Kagan MRG is predicting that total worldwide TV service delivery platform revenue will reach $1.3 billion in 2017, from a base of a little more than $900 million last year.



The analyst notes that in just a few short years the TV experience has made a major transition from set-top boxes (STBs) in fixed locations, controlled by pay-TV service providers, to today’s anytime, anywhere, any screen experience, including unmanaged devices. However, market segments are important in the analysis. Unit shipments of TV set-top boxes and home video gateways are expected to be relatively flat with little more than 500 million client devices being supported by TV service delivery platforms (SDPs) from pay-TV operators in 2017.



But the use of non-STB second-screen devices will continue to grow steadily as pay-TV operators have been compelled to take their offerings online to compete against OTT.



“Multiscreen delivery has become the baseline for any operator, not only to enable them to compete, but also to remain viable,” the firm noted.



SDPs have become a must for operators because they create and manage pay-TV services, TV subscribers and the TV consumer experience for both physical and virtual TV service territories when it comes to features, service entitlements and content merchandising.



“Because multiscreen service providers must create, deliver and coordinate a common experience with a common set of content and coordinated usage rules across all screens, client-side middleware without comprehensive server-side oversight and management is no longer sufficient,” said SNL Kagan.

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Faster speeds drive Euro cable to gain $1BN in revs over 2013

Faster speeds drive Euro cable to gain $1BN in revs over 2013:

Faster speeds drive Euro cable to gain $1BN in revs over 2013

Editor | 12-03-2014



Reflecting what has been a massive 12 months for the cable industry in Europe, data released by the industry’s trade body has shown that 2013 top-line revenues were up 5.9% year-on-year to €21.9 billion.



Furthermore, according the IHS statistics released by Cable Europe at its yearly flagship show, investments in high speed broadband connections and new service platforms in 2013, added more than €1 billion in annual revenues. Breaking this figure out, there was a 9.1% growth in broadband revenues, 6.5% growth in telephony revenues. Digital cable also accounted for more than 70% of TV revenues.



“The past year has seen significant transformation and change in our industry, and all of us feel good about cable’s ability to grow through those cycles, said Cable Europe president Manuel Kohnstamm, commenting on the research. “As our customers increasingly go digital, over-the-top and outside the home, cable is positioned as the future of entertainment”.



Added Cable Europe executive chairman, Matthias Kurth: “Cable is a shining star at a time when Europe’s leaders are calling for more investment in digital infrastructure to connect our continent … We continue to attract European consumers with a truly unparalleled connectivity platform.”



Despite his general satisfaction with the year’s performance, Kurth cautioned that even though digital TV subscribers now made up the clear majority of cable TV subscriptions in Europe, converting the remaining 25.9 million analogue customers was one of cable industry’s many long-term runways to growth.

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Disney weighing up $500MN Maker Studios acquisition

Disney weighing up $500MN Maker Studios acquisition:

Disney weighing up $500MN Maker Studios acquisition

Editor | 12-03-2014



Just days after it boosted its online TV presence in a carriage deal with DISH Network, Disney is said to be on the verge of acquiring online video company Maker Studios in a deal said to be worth $500 million.



Maker Studios describes itself as the leading producer and distributor of online video to millennials, claiming to have attracted more than 4.5 billion monthly views and more than 340 million subscribers.



The company claims that its programing — split into the categories of men, women, family and entertainment — provides a home to online video’s top digital stars, channels and content. Moreover, Maker says that it is dedicated to developing talent, creating premium programming and building lasting brands with engaged audiences.



Maker’s investors include Time Warner, Elisabeth Murdoch and Canal Plus, and according to research by The Financial Times (FT), the deal could be announced in the next two weeks. The FT adds that during Maker’s most recent funding round last summer valued the company at about $300 million and would give Disney an enhanced foothold into younger audiences.

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BBC: It’s the quality, not quantity, stupid.

BBC: It’s the quality, not quantity, stupid.:

BBC: It’s the quality, not quantity, stupid.





There used to be an entire industry devoted to Kremlin watching during the Cold War, it’s a pastime that’s enjoying – if that’s the right word – a revival just now. The BBC bureaucracy has sometimes been compared to the Kremlin and defining, deducing or second guessing its next move sometimes seems as fraught.



Lord Hall, the DG, has dropped heavy hints that he, and presumably therefore the organisation, has completely bought into the notion that all TV is content and it is inexorably going online. And that this presents a lot of opportunities for re-packaging, and also for new forms of creativity and communication with the audience. But it also, in the long term, presents an existential threat to the historic role of mass-audience, linear FTA broadcast channels.



If you accept that conclusion, and it is not universally accepted, you have to accept there will be a growing resistance, as the generations go by, to paying for public broadcasting by a universal levy enforceable by the criminal law. Hall has said he sees iPlayer becoming the ‘front door’ to all BBC services, equally he has said it cannot remain a ‘free’ service. Why not, you might ask, when all it does is store and recycle BBC content already paid for by the licence? But now Hall sees it as being the exclusive conduit for whole channels (BBC3), home to debuting shows that may or not get broadcast, and the gateway to lots of affiliated services or organisations in education and the arts.



So, it must be paid for. I thought this was going to spin to increasing advocacy of extension of the licence fee (in some form) to iPlayer – beyond the current stipulation that you should pay it if you use iPlayer to watch channels ‘live’. But, over the weekend (Mar 8-9) two things emerged. 1. The government is seriously fed up with the clogging of the courts by licence fee non-payers. Incredibly 10 per cent (c.80,000) of all cases before magistrates are for this offence. And if fines (of up to £1,000) aren’t paid then offenders can go to jail – those incarcerated are usually the poorest and most vulnerable in our society. The government seems likely to move to make non-payment a civil rather than criminal offence. The BBC thinks this will cut 5 per cent to 10 per cent from its income. 2. An internal BBC study leaked; 12 independent expert panellists enlisted by James Purnell, the Labour minister turned BBC strategist, to free think, said that by 2020 the BBC should be funded by subscription.



Whether this should be a ‘membership’ type subscription or a ‘per service’ type is unclear. Indeed it is unclear whether this has surfaced in order to stimulate a discussion or to make government think about the reality and decide a licence fee isn’t so bad after all.



Regular readers may not have me down as an advocate of the licence fee. But that’s wrong. I am very much against its levy being criminally enforceable – handing out criminal records to those who don’t pay, 99 per cent of the time though genuine poverty and/or complete fecklessness, seems positively Dickensian. And I have been against many of the ways the licence has been spent; witness recent disasters over executive pay, pay-offs and DMI. I have also been long opposed to its land-grab attitude to every new means of distribution that comes along; it has never seen a media lawn it doesn’t want to park its tanks on. To say the BBC’s publicly-funded activities have not had a major negative effect on a range potentially viable commercial services across areas like publishing, local radio and is online news is simply silly.



But I have never said there shouldn’t be a universal fee for providing excellent public service broadcasting, the kind of broadcasting that won’t be provided by commercial broadcasters.



If the BBC becomes a voluntary subscription service, even more if it is pay as you go, it will join the market and it will supply what the market wants. That isn’t the same as what the market needs. Executives will say they now have a P+L and that justifies massive salaries, and users will get very vocal about not wanting to pay for any bits they don’t use.



The £3 billion+ the BBC receives (let’s assume it is fixed apart from inflation) is a lot of money. But it is also, at £145 a home, good value – part of what has turned the BBC onto subs its own research which shows (presumably by comparing what they get with Sky) most homes would value BBC services at about £400 a year.



If you keep the licence fee at its current level but have the BBC do only the things the market will not, (and that DOES include massive Marquee shows like Strictly or EastEnders or Sherlock that keep viewers in the BBC tent), but not the things the market will happily provide if the BBC got out of the way, then imagine how brilliant what it did do would be. It’s the quality, not the quantity, stupid.

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Al Aan TV selects Harris for HD transition

Al Aan TV selects Harris for HD transition:

Al Aan TV selects Harris for HD transition

Nick Snow @ CABSAT



Harris Broadcast, a specialist in content management and network infrastructure solutions, has announced that it is on air with a new, end-to-end, file-based HD broadcast solution at Al Aan Television.



From its base in Dubai Media City, pan-Arab satellite channel Al Aan broadcasts free to air and has an extensive online presence, covering women related issues, news and current affairs from the unique perspective of Arab women.



In support of a phased migration to HD, Al Aan selected Harris Broadcast to manage the transition and implement a highly secure, flexible and efficient workflow. The fully integrated, end-to-end media content management and channel playout solution enables Al Aan to centralise and simplify the entire content lifecycle, automate labour-intensive processes and easily repurpose content for multiple delivery platforms.



As part of a project to further boost its reach and play out large amounts of content in many different formats, Al Aan has expanded on its existing video servers with a network of Harris Broadcast HD/SD Nexio server and storage solutions, along with Nexio Motion intelligent media movement software, which allows Al Aan to customise software defined workflows uniquely to their operations and save labour The new installation is designed with a high level of redundancy, including dual ADC automation platforms.



“Our decision to select the Harris Broadcast servers and software stems back to the first-rate experience I had while at Jordan Media City, and I could see that the latest solution developments offered the best specifications and workflows for the project at Al Aan,” said Raad Haddadin, head of technical at Al Aan. “As well as ADC automation, we also have Harris Broadcast’s Landmark sales and scheduling system, and the benefits of seamless integration from initial planning to final playout are huge.”

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Irdeto builds MENA momentum

Irdeto builds MENA momentum:

Irdeto builds MENA momentum

Nick Snow @ CABSAT





Irdeto, an expert in multiscreen, revenue assurance and media protection solutions, has revealed increased investment in MENA with key hires and expansion, a result of working with every major pay-TV operator and broadcaster in the region.



In a move that emphasises its commitment to the region and to multi-screen, Irdeto has also announced the key hires of some of the industry’s leading solutions architects to strengthen its offering: Industry experts David Berry, Robert Brown, and Andrew Gayter join the company’s Multiscreen and Media Solutions team from Piksel, bringing with them extensive knowledge of industry trends and multi-screen development as well as experience delivering some of the largest strategic deployments in the MENA region.



Success in MENA is underpinned by Irdeto’s strong customer base, including OSN, the leading provider of pay-TV entertainment in the region. OSN is using Irdeto’s Media Protection solutions to securely deliver content across 140 channels.



Irdeto is also working closely with MBC HD, the Middle East’s biggest media player reaching an audience of over 100 million per day, to support the expansion of its HD and OTT services. “MBC has a very exciting future,” said Abe Naga, Head of Digital, MBC Group. “We look forward to working with companies like Irdeto to expand the landscape of broadcasting and deliver compelling entertainment experiences that enrich consumers’ lives.”



Revenue Assurance is a leading differentiator for Irdeto in MENA. Because safeguarding substantial investments in live sports rights is a top priority, Irdeto provides managed services and solutions to some of the region’s biggest sports broadcasters, including beIN Sports. Mitigating the piracy challenge includes tracking and reporting on content theft and redistribution as well as enforcing the shutdown of illegal streams.



New market entrants also rely on Irdeto to protect high-quality content. My-HD, the leading and first ultra-low pay Direct-to-Home (DTH) platform, recently selected Irdeto to secure the launch of over 44 premium HD channels via Arabsat to the region.



“Irdeto’s strength and heritage in the media protection market made them a clear choice for us. As a game changer intending to shape the future of HD TV entertainment, we required a long-term partner that could deliver a combination of strong security, experience and scalability as well as minimise total cost of ownership,” commented Cliff Nelson, CEO My-HD.



Other key Irdeto customers in MENA include innovators such as ADMC, Al-Majd, CNE, ICHD and Selevision, all of whom are capitalising on the escalating demand for multi-device, OTT and dynamic consumer services.



“The MENA region is seeing unprecedented demand for premium content on all platforms and it is important that operators deploy services that can scale to allow integrated OTT capabilities,” said Paul Hennessy, CEO, Media Group International. “Partnering with Irdeto allows us to deliver the most innovative and proven integrated broadcast and OTT services with a great user experience and reduced time-to-market, risk and cost.”

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Al Jazeera pulling out of Saudi Arabia?

Al Jazeera pulling out of Saudi Arabia?:

Al Jazeera pulling out of Saudi Arabia?



BBC Monitoring has published a report, sourced from the Saudi Gazette, stating that Al Jazeera’s editorial office and facility in Saudi Arabia is to be closed.



The report says: “A local source at the channel said the decision to close down the Qatari satellite channel provider would be implemented within the next few days. The official said all the Saudi writers have been prevented from working for Qatari media.”



The report adds that the Saudi move is in response to a directive from the Kingdom’s Ministry of Culture and Information, and which asked for and Saudi journalists working for Qatari newspapers and news sources to “quit their jobs immediately”. The ruling also applies to those working for audio-visual and electronic media in Qatar.



Relations between Al Jazeera and Saudi Arabia have been strained for some time, but in recent weeks those tensions have risen as a result of political problems between Qatar and the other Gulf states.



Such a pull-out, if it happens, would not affect Al Jazeera’s satellite transmissions over the region.

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Gulf viewers will get World Cup in Ultra-HD

Gulf viewers will get World Cup in Ultra-HD:

Gulf viewers will get World Cup in Ultra-HD

By Chris Forrester





Es’HailSat, a new satellite operator broadcasting over the complete MENA region, expects to be carrying 4K/Ultra-HD signals during this summer’s Brazil FIFA World Cup tournament.



Es’Hail-1 went ‘live’ on March 11th with its anchor customer the Al Jazeera-backed beIN Sport cluster of channels, and it is beIN Sport which Es-HailSat’s CEO Ali Al Kuwari said he expected to show demonstration telecasts of the World Cup in 4K/Ultra-HDTV. Es-HailSat-1 transmits from 25.5/26 degrees East orbital position, alongside Arabsat.



“It will obviously be limited to the number of people who own 4K displays, but I also expect it to be shown in the shopping Malls, as well as in high-end retail stores,” said Al Kuwairi. “People need to see the difference it makes.”



Al Kuwari, said he expected to be issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to the industry’s satellite builders for its second satellite, which he wanted to be ready for launch by the end of 2016.

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Deutsche Telekom selects DataMiner for IPTV

Deutsche Telekom selects DataMiner for IPTV:

Deutsche Telekom selects DataMiner for IPTV



Jörn Krieger | 10-03-2014



German telco Deutsche Telekom has deployed the DataMiner multi-vendor network management platform from Belgian network management solutions provider Skyline Communications for the end-to-end management of the TV headends of its IPTV platform Entertain in Usingen and Ismaning.



The DataMiner deployment is part of Deutsche Telekom’s overall strategy to move away from its previous-generation legacy management platforms towards an open architecture, independent end-to-end multi-vendor network management platform.



The DataMiner platform currently already spans across more than 50 different types of devices, supplied by a variety of industry vendors including both operational devices and quality of service monitoring products. It provides operators with a comprehensive consolidated cross-vendor overview of the status of all systems and full remote control of all components via a single user interface.



“DataMiner enables operators such as Deutsche Telekom to quite fundamentally redefine how they manage their ecosystems which are typically very heterogeneous, complex and always evolving,” said Glenn D’Haene, business development manager at Skyline Communications. “The consolidation of multiple legacy network management systems brings along considerable benefits such as a reduction of operational cost and – even more important these days – an increased overall quality of service.”

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Nederland telt nog 1 miljoen Windows XP gebruikers

Nederland telt nog 1 miljoen Windows XP gebruikers:

Nederland telt nog 1 miljoen Windows XP gebruikers



Het heeft een behoorlijke poos geduurd, maar het leven van Windows XP loopt op z’n einde. Het in 2001 geïntroduceerde OS wordt vanaf volgende maand niet langer ondersteund door Microsoft. Dat wordt nog een probleem, aangezien er nog 1 miljoen gebruikers zijn in Nederland.





Nederland telt nog 1 miljoen Windows XP gebruikers





In het afgelopen kwartaal is het aantal gebruikers wel met 225.000 gedaald, aldus Microsoft. Om gebruikers zo snel mogelijk over te laten stappen is Microsoft onlangs al begonnen met het tonen van pop-ups waarin voor het wegvallen van ondersteuning wordt gewaarschuwd. Daarnaast zal Microsoft ook vanaf eind maart in zestig BCC-winkels door het hele land servicepunten inrichten om consumenten in te lichten.



Op windowsxp.nl kun je controleren of je computer nog XP draait, en krijg je ondersteuning in een soft- of hardware-upgrade. Gebruik je zelf nog XP? Computer Idee geeft je 10 oplossingen om na die datum verder te gaan nu XP stopt.



Niet meer veilig



Waarom Microsoft graag wil dat al die XP-gebruikers overstappen? Ze stoppen niet alleen met het verkopen van Windows 8.1, maar op 8 april wordt ook gestopt met het geven van ondersteuning aan Windows XP. Komen hackers daarna achter een gat in de beveiliging, dan heb je pech: dit wordt dan niet meer gedicht. Vanaf 8 april is het dan ook niet meer veilig om het besturingssysteem te gebruiken.



Bron: Apparata.nl

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CABSAT2014: My-HD reaches 100,000 MENA subscribers

CABSAT2014: My-HD reaches 100,000 MENA subscribers:

CABSAT2014: My-HD reaches 100,000 MENA subscribers



Rebecca Hawkes | 10-03-2014



Dubai-based pay-TV operator My-HD is now serving over 100,000 subscribers across the Arab world and is poised to further exploit the growing regional demand for high definition (HD) content, according to its CEO Cliff Nelson.



Since last year, 68 channels have been added to the direct-to-home (DTH) satellite platform, which serves the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) through a strategic tie up with Arabsat.



“Our goal has always been to provide our subscribers with a premium HD viewing experience at affordable prices,” said Nelson. “In the last year alone, audiences of HD TV channels have tripled globally, indicating a growing demand for high definition viewing, and My-HD intends to meet that demand and continue to offer our customers the best possible experience.”



Content from broadcasters including MBC , Rotana, Discovery Networks, Al Nahar TV, MTV Lebanon and GMA Networks are available on the platform.



“The market is definitely ready to make the transition from SD to HD, and 2014 is a promising year for that move. There are ten million receivers sold in the GCC every year, out of which less than 50% are SD and the remaining are HD. Currently, 70% of households in the GCC own HD TV, which reflects a clear demand for HD content at reasonable prices,” Nelson added.



My-HD now has 51 channels in the Middle East, of which 44 are in HD; six Filipino channels from My-GMA; and an additional 23 exclusive channels in North Africa – giving a total of 74 channels, of which 53 are in HD.



In a recent tie-up with Selevision, My-HD has also introduced My-HD smart boxes to the market for video-on-demand services.

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HDTVs form majority of sets used in US

HDTVs form majority of sets used in US:

HDTVs form majority of sets used in US



Editor | 08-03-2014



HDTV is not just the new norm in US households but is rapidly becoming diffuse according to new consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG).



The survey, HDTV XI, found that just over three-quarters (77%) of households in the United States have at least one HDTV set, and about 46% of all households have multiple HDTVs. About 72% of TV sets used in HD households are HDTVs. Including non-HDTV households, 59% of all television sets used in US households are HDTVs — up from 34% in 2010, 18% in 2008, and 3% in 2004.



As an indication of just how quickly HDTV has grown in the US at least, five years ago LRG found that a third (34%) of US households had at least one HDTV, and barely a tenth of households had more than one HDTV.



The data from the survey also showed that HDTV owners form an attractive target audience for marketers with 88% of those with annual household incomes over $50,000 owning an HDTV. This compared with 68% of household with incomes under $50,000. Among those getting HD programming from a cable, satellite, or telco provider, the perceived mean number of channels of HD programming is 82 — up from 42 five years ago.



Drilling deeper, LRG found that 14% of households have a Smart TV set that is connected to the Internet, including 3% of households that have more than one connected smart TV set — connected Smart TVs account for about 7% of all television sets used in US households. Furthermore, three-tenths of US adults have heard of 4K UltraHD TV, and about a third of this group has seen such a device. About the same percentage of those who have seen a 4KTV/UltraHD TV are very interested in purchasing one, while 15% of all who have heard of 4K HDTV are very interested in ownership. Nearly a quarter (22%) of all households purchased a TV set in the past 12 months — an annual level that has been fairly consistent for the past decade.



“At the same time that consumers are acquiring an increasing number of devices that allow them to watch video anywhere and anytime, television sets in the home are getting bigger and better,” said Bruce Leichtman, president and principal analyst for Leichtman Research Group. “Nearly 60% of TV sets used in US households are now HD sets, up from less than 20% just five years ago.”

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Vimeo ventures $10MN for VOD platform creators

Vimeo ventures $10MN for VOD platform creators:

Vimeo ventures $10MN for VOD platform creators



Editor | 08-03-2014



Celebrating the first birthday of its video on demand (VOD) service, Vimeo has launched a $10 million fund to support creators selling their work directly to the online platform.



The $10 million investment will be used to provide creators of all levels and genres with direct financial support and access to online marketing services including website development and translation services in exchange for distributing their content on Vimeo On Demand.



“Building on our early content investment programs, we’re excited to announce this broad expansion of resources to support creators,” explained Kerry Trainor, CEO, Vimeo. “The direct distribution movement gains momentum every day, and we are fully committed to empowering creators with a vibrant alternative to the ad-dominated online video ecosystem for monetising content.”



To be unveiled at SXSW in Austin, Texas, the $10 million fund will expand on Vimeo’s crowd-funding program announced at the 2014 Sundance Festival. It will extend access to part of its $10 million fund to select titles that have successfully raised $10,000 or more through a leading crowd-funding platform in exchange for an exclusive window on Vimeo On Demand. Vimeo says that it will work with filmmakers and distributors to accelerate its investment in quality individual titles and catalogues suited to its “unique” audience.



Qualifying filmmakers interested in receiving a free PRO account and/or access to the marketing fund can visit vimeo.com/ondemand/audience for more information.

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BBC America seals exclusive Prime Instant Video deal for Orphan Black

BBC America seals exclusive Prime Instant Video deal for Orphan Black:

BBC America seals exclusive Prime Instant Video deal for Orphan Black



Editor | 08-03-2014



Realising further success with one of the surprise hits of 2013 on both sides of the Atlantic, BBC Worldwide North America has closed an exclusive online-only subscription home content licensing agreement with Amazon for Orphan Black.



The Prime Instant Video service will have sole streaming rights to both the first and future seasons of the intriguing dramatic thriller for which season two begins on 19 April.



Orphan Black is produced by Temple Street Productions in association with BBC America and Bell Media’s Space and is distributed internationally by BBC Worldwide North America. For her performance in season one, lead actor Tatiana Maslany was awarded the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series, the Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama, and a Young Hollywood Award for Breakthrough Performance for her work in the series.



On Prime Instant Video, Orphan Black joins other illustrious series available on an exclusive online-only subscription basis. These include Downton Abbey, Mr Selfridge, The Americans, Under the Dome, Extant, Veronica Mars, Justified, Falling Skies, Grimm, Workaholics, Suits and Covert Affairs.



“Orphan Black is exactly the type of smart, suspenseful TV show that our customers love to binge on,” said Brad Beale, Director of Digital Video Content Acquisition for Amazon. “It’s easy to see why Tatiana Maslany was nominated for a Golden Globe. We’re excited to offer the first and future seasons exclusively to Prime members at no additional cost.”



“Prime Instant Video continues to be a great platform for viewers to enjoy our content, and we’re very pleased to make it the exclusive online streaming provider for every season of Orphan Black, starting with Season One,” said Matt Forde, EVP Sales & Co-Productions for BBC Worldwide North America. “Temple Street Productions along with Graeme Manson and John Fawcett have created an addictive, edge-of-your-seat series and now is the perfect time for subscribers to get on board and catch up on Season One before the series returns to BBC America in April.”

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Sky News Arabia partners with datamena for content management

Sky News Arabia partners with datamena for content management:

Sky News Arabia partners with datamena for content management



Rebecca Hawkes | 07-03-2014



Sky News Arabia has selected datamena to build a content management facility for its Abu Dhabi studios.



“Sky News Arabia will enjoy world class data centre and connectivity services from datamena as a result of our new partnership,” said Mahesh Jaishankar, vice president, datamena.



The UAE’s data centre and connectivity platform serves the Middle East and Africa. With the partnership, Sky News Arabia’s point of presence (PoP) will now be connected directly to the Samacom Teleport and Sky News Arabia’s international network.



“datamena’s proposition will provide us with the level of security and connectivity we need to strengthen our news gathering capabilities,” said Dominic Baillie, chief technical officer, Sky News Arabia.



Other companies that have signed up to datamena services include Vodafone Qatar, Cable and Wireless and Level 3.

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Atlas maps out Innovid as preferred global video ad platform partner

Atlas maps out Innovid as preferred global video ad platform partner:

Atlas maps out Innovid as preferred global video ad platform partner



Editor | 08-03-2014



As it seeks to deliver advanced video advertising anywhere, ad server and measurement platform provider Atlas Solutions has entered into a partnership with video advertising creation, delivery and measurement firm Innovid.



The two companies believe that as the line between TV and digital video become increasingly blurred, advertisers are searching for a complete solution to deliver engaging experiences across connected TVs, game consoles, tablets, smartphones and other connected devices.



Under the terms of the deal, Atlas Solutions will use Innovid’s end-to-end video advertising platform to deliver video advertising across screens and gather actionable user insights. Current and future worldwide Atlas advertising agency clients will now have direct access to deliver addressable and interactive video ads while gathering engagement metrics across all screens.



With its new platform, Atlas also expresses confidence that it can transform static video advertisements to “engaging and exciting content experiences for viewers”.



“Agencies today are struggling to find the true ROI of a marketing action across their different channels, while also lowering costs,” said Erik Johnson, head of Atlas. “Adding Innovid’s advanced video platform to Atlas’ server will address this challenge head on by providing agencies with meaningful analytics across all platforms in advanced formats – all on one centralised platform.”



“With the proliferation of connected “screens” delivering TV content and ads, advertisers are in need of a platform that will harness the power of digital video advertising while mitigating it’s complexity,” added Innovid CEO & co-founder Zvika Netter, “in the spirit of constant simplification, we are excited to partner with Atlas to provide its clients with advanced video capabilities over the same platform they have been using.”

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Sky News Arabia partners with datamena for content management

Sky News Arabia partners with datamena for content management:

Sky News Arabia partners with datamena for content management



Rebecca Hawkes | 07-03-2014



Sky News Arabia has selected datamena to build a content management facility for its Abu Dhabi studios.



“Sky News Arabia will enjoy world class data centre and connectivity services from datamena as a result of our new partnership,” said Mahesh Jaishankar, vice president, datamena.



The UAE’s data centre and connectivity platform serves the Middle East and Africa. With the partnership, Sky News Arabia’s point of presence (PoP) will now be connected directly to the Samacom Teleport and Sky News Arabia’s international network.



“datamena’s proposition will provide us with the level of security and connectivity we need to strengthen our news gathering capabilities,” said Dominic Baillie, chief technical officer, Sky News Arabia.



Other companies that have signed up to datamena services include Vodafone Qatar, Cable and Wireless and Level 3.

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