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• Content Discovery and Navigation Forum Announced

  Published October 15, 2015

  The first MESA Europe Content Discovery and Navigation Forum has been announced today. The event will take place during the afternoon of 26th November in London. The growth in digital content distribution options and the increased viewing of video content on mobile and hand held devices is creating a need for improved content search and […]

• Omnifone founder launches HDMI music streaming dongle (Digital TV Europe)

  Published October 15, 2015

  Omnifone founder Rob Lewis is targeting the music streaming market with a new HDMI dongle, Electric Jukebox, that streams music over Wifi via the TV. The device is being marketed at £179 (€240) in the UK, including a year’s access to its music catalogue. Users will pay £60 (€81.50) a year for the service thereafter, […]

• New digital milestone for Russia (Broadband TV News)

  Published October 15, 2015

  The first DTT multiplex (RTRS-1) is now available in all of Russia’s 85 regions. RTRS has constructed 29 digital TV transmitters in the region, covering 95.8% of the population, with four more to follow by the end of the year. The first multiplex carries a total of 10 channels and now reaches around 90% of […]

• 300m 4K TVs to be sold by end of 2019 (Rapid TV News)

  Published October 15, 2015

  More than 330 million 4K Ultra HD TVs will be sold globally by the end of 2019, according to connected CE research from Parks Associates. The report, “Connected CE: Trends and Innovation,” also noted that of US broadband households planning to purchase a flat-panel TV in 2015, 56% think that 4K picture quality is an […]

• UKTV: “Talent loss bigger threat to TV than technology” (Advanced Television)

  Published October 15, 2015

  UKTV CEO Darren Childs warns that the television industry risks losing its talent to digital if it does not change the way TV feels. The boss of the multi-channel programmer told the Broadcasting Press Guild that, “It is not great for the TV industry if new entrants are only hired on their parents’ ability to […]

• Irish websites win big at World Summit Awards (Silicon Republic)

  Published October 15, 2015

  Irish-based sites CoderDojo.com, Localauthorityfinances.com and PledgeSports.com have beaten off competition from websites from 178 countries in the UN-based World Summit Awards. Brightspark Consulting founder Maryrose Lyons said, “For a small country like Ireland to be winning three of the 40 awards this year is truly remarkable. “Over 386 nominations were received, and the winners come […]