C Spire announced it launched its app-based streaming TV service this week. Back in April, the wireless operator reported it was in the final stages of beta testing the video service and it would only be available to customers of C Spire’s gigabit internet product across Mississippi. Subscribers don’t need set-tops and can watch across […]
Andrew Ip Joins Charter’s Senior Engineering Team
Andrew Ip has been named Charter’s SVP, emerging technology and innovation. He’s a familiar name in the industry, and most recently was SVP and managing director at Madison Square Garden Ventures. Before that, he spent close to five years at Cablevision where led efforts for the design and operation of the WiFi and HFC networks, […]
Industry Group Takes Aim at Improving Efficiency of Premium Video Advertising Across Screens
Comcast’s Advanced Advertising Group, which combines the capabilities of Strata, FreeWheel, and Visible World, revealed the “Blockchain Insights Platform” recently. Its intention is reportedly to improve the efficiency of premium video advertising, resulting in better planning, targeting, execution, and measurement across screens. An application of the platform would be that advertisers and programmers could match […]
BBC News Calls Out Virgin Media in the United Kingdom for Puttering Broadband Speeds
According to a Wednesday report on BBC One, some Virgin Media customers in the United Kingdom are not getting the broadband speeds they were promised, and in some cases they’re receiving just a measly fraction. For example, the report says some customers got only 3 percent of the speeds promised, and many issues seem to stem from over-utilization […]
Is Broadband Speed Really Set to Be Boosted in the United Kingdom?
Complaints of slow broadband in the United Kingdom have reached a fever pitch in the last few years. With that in mind, the government there released information this week that it has launched a £400 million effort to hike up investment in fiber networking to help offer 1 Gbps services to homeowners as well as […]
Pay TV Index Shows Growth Slowing Worldwide
The informitv “Multiscreen Index” was released on Monday, and indicates a slowing in worldwide pay TV subscriber growth so far in 2017. That will, of course, surprise few readers who’ve kept up with the topic. “Figures for the first quarter show the lowest rate of worldwide subscriber growth we have seen,” William Cooper, editor of […]