Category: Television

  • How vets are using dog TV to check canine vision

    How vets are using dog TV to check canine vision

    A new study attempts to understand canine vision using an unconventional method: encouraging dogs to watch television. The study, led by researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Veterinary Medicine, provides insights into how veterinarians can better assess canine eyesight. The authors say the research is important because methods commonly used to measure dogs’…

  • Dogs watching TV can give vets insight into their vision, study says

    Dogs watching TV can give vets insight into their vision, study says

    A new study attempts to understand canine vision using an unconventional method: encouraging dogs to watch television. The study, led by researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Veterinary Medicine, provides insights into how veterinarians can better assess canine eyesight. The authors say the research is important because methods commonly used to measure dogs’…

  • Stingray FAST channels on Xiaomi TV+

    Stingray FAST channels on Xiaomi TV+

    Stingray, a specialist in music and video content distribution, business services, and advertising solutions, has announced the launch of five video channels on Xiaomi TV+, a free ad-supported TV streaming service platform. This cooperation was made possible through the commercial support of THEMA, a Canal+ company. The offering is now live and available on all Android…

  • Abinader sets new date for Digital Terrestrial Television in the Dominican Republic

    Abinader sets new date for Digital Terrestrial Television in the Dominican Republic

    Santo Domingo.– President Luis Abinader, by means of Decree 666-23, has directed the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel) to reschedule the commencement of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) in the Dominican Republic to November 30, 2024, setting it as the deadline. This decision is geared towards providing the television broadcasting sector with ample time to fulfill the…

  • Forecast: MENA pay-TV to lose $1.6bn

    Forecast: MENA pay-TV to lose $1.6bn

    MENA’s pay-TV revenues will fall by $1.6 billion (€1.46bn) between peak year 2016 and 2029, mainly as a result of the OTT push and widespread piracy, according to the Middle East and North Africa Pay-TV Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Pay-TV revenues for 20 MENA countries will drop by 43 per cent…

  • Government seeks BBC impartiality reforms

    Government seeks BBC impartiality reforms

    The UK Government has recommended major reforms to help boost audience confidence in the BBC’s impartiality and complaints system, following the first Mid-Term Review. Launched at the halfway point of the BBC’s 11-year Royal Charter, the Mid-Term Review evaluates the effectiveness of the governance and regulatory arrangements introduced by the Charter in 2017, with recommendations…

  • France: Les VODays returns for 2024

    France: Les VODays returns for 2024

    Trade bodies the Digital Entertainment Group International (DEGI) and the Syndicat de l’Edition Vidéo Numérique (SEVN) have confirmed the return of ‘Les VODays’, a category-wide week-long campaign to drive growth and engagement across the ever-growing French digital transactional market featuring a wide-range of compelling offers. From January 22nd to January 28th, the campaign will offer…

  • AST SpaceMobile gets major cash injections

    AST SpaceMobile gets major cash injections

    Texas-based AST SpaceMobile, which wants to provide a global satellite-to-smartphone services, has received some major investments from major telcos and Google. But there’s also bad news. The cash, totalling some $263 million (€241.4m), comes from AT&T, Vodafone and Google. The finance, according to consultant Dr Tim Farrar (of TMF Association) suggests that the extra cash…

  • Netflix orders more Harlan Coben series

    Netflix orders more Harlan Coben series

    January 22, 2024 Netflix has announced that a further two Harlan Coben novels are to be adapted into limited series.Missing You and Run Away will both be produced by Quay Street Productions. Coben will serve as executive producer through his company, Final Twist Productions.The news comes after Coben’s latest Netflix series Fool Me Once (pictured)…

  • Streaming Is Not Television…Yet

    In 1996, HBO’s slogan for its subscription pay channel was “It’s Not TV, it’s HBO.” In 2023, under new owner Warner Bros. Discovery, what had effectively become a streaming service changed its name from HBO to MAX (with HBO staying a premium linear cable service). But the fact remains that the streaming service is not…