Asia-based news and current affairs channel, CNA, is now available in the UK on Freeview UK, the country’s largest TV platform. The CNA free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel offers viewers the latest news from Asia, as well as award-winning documentaries and current affairs programmes with an Asian perspective. Some of the content viewers can…

Kantar’s TGI ROI has published figures on Irish adults’ evolving viewing / listening habits. The sample is representative of 4,000 adults aged 16+ in Republic or Ireland, based on fieldwork from March 2023 – February 2024. The data uncovers that Irish adults spend 24.2 hours a week watching TV. RTE One remains the popular channel…

Eight in 10 UK homes (80 per cent) are now able to get gigabit-capable broadband, up from 73 per cent the same time last year, according to new data published by comms regulator Ofcom. The figures from Ofcom’s Connected Nations spring update also show that, as of January 2024, 62 per cent of households can…

Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions for content providers and pay-TV operators, has announced that Deutsche Telekom has revamped its MagentaTV IPTV platform using Broadpeak’s Cloud DVR solution. With Broadpeak’s Cloud DVR solution, MagentaTV can deliver a range of video streaming content, including VoD, live, time-shift, and start-over TV,…

Thierry Fautier, until recently a senior figure at Harmonic and now MD at Your Media Transformation, in a comprehensive paper presented at NAB, said it is about time to change the game on UHD deployment. He especially drew attention to the Brazil TV 3.0 announcement, and its plans to standardise on a UHD VVC together…

SES has announced that O3b mPOWER, its second-generation software-enabled satellite system, is now operational and can provide high-performance connectivity services around the globe. With the first six O3b mPOWER satellites operating at medium Earth orbit (MEO) or 8,000km away from the Earth and with extensive ground infrastructure built around the world, SES will be introducing…

Vehicle passengers using VR headsets to pass the time during travel could be set to enjoy games which move at ‘ludicrous speed’ without experiencing motion sickness, researchers say. A team of human-computer interaction specialists from the UK and Canada have developed the first system to manage motion sickness in VR which also allows users to…

Virgin Galactic, already involved in a legal spat with Boeing over an alleged misappropriation and withholding of certain proprietary IP and trade secrets, has scheduled its June 12th Annual meeting to include a proposal to create a reverse stock split for the company. The intention is for Virgin Galactic to adjust the company’s shares in…

Roku has announced that millions of streamers watched the Roku Original series The Spiderwick Chronicles during its opening weekend, making it the most-watched on demand title to ever debut on The Roku Channel. The Spiderwick Chronicles amassed the highest reach and most hours streamed of any title in The Roku Channel’s history during its opening…

Ofcom research underlines the significant value UK viewers and listeners place on due impartiality as the media regulator puts broadcasters on notice that they must maintain the highest editorial standards ahead of a General Election. The qualitative research explores audiences’ understanding of news and current affairs content and their expectations of due impartiality when politicians…