2+ hour, 43+ min ago  (410+ words) March 3, 2026 11.26 Europe/London By Julian Clover Global TV shipments were unchanged year-on-year at 61.5 million units in 4Q25, as a steep downturn in China was balanced by growth in North America, Western Europe and developing markets, according to Omdia's TV Sets (Emerging…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (419+ words) February 26, 2026 11.19 Europe/London By Julian Clover Virgin Media O2 has launched O2 Satellite, becoming the first UK mobile operator to switch on direct-to-device satellite connectivity, using Starlink Direct to Cell to provide coverage in areas with no terrestrial signal." The operator said…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (406+ words) February 24, 2026 11.47 Europe/London By Julian Clover Appear has secured official verification from YouTube for Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) live streaming, clearing the way for broadcasters and production teams to deliver YouTube Live feeds using the company's X Platform hardware. The…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (266+ words) February 23, 2026 11.38 Europe/London By Julian Clover Hisense says sales of its Freely-enabled televisions have surpassed 1 million units in the UK, marking a major milestone for the manufacturer's partnership with Everyone TV's streaming platform. Freely was introduced across Hisense 4K TVs in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (207+ words) February 20, 2026 11.26 Europe/London By J'rn Krieger Serbia's public broadcaster ETV has selected German technology provider Rohde & Schwarz to upgrade its core transmitter site at Avala, serving the capital city of Belgrade. The project will deploy the first 5G Broadcast transmitter in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (180+ words) February 19, 2026 12.37 Europe/London By Julian Clover Investments in higher-speed upstream plant are delivering a sharp rise in upload traffic for US fibre and DOCSIS broadband providers, according to the 4Q2025 OpenVault Broadband Insights (OVBI) report. OpenVault said upstream usage increased 21.7% year-on-year…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (231+ words) February 18, 2026 11.06 Europe/London By Julian Clover Amazon is rolling out a refreshed user interface for Fire TV devices, aiming to put more emphasis on content discovery and simplify navigation as streaming catalogues continue to expand. The redesign, first previewed at…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (223+ words) February 11, 2026 12.11 Europe/London By Julian Clover Rai has awarded Imagine Communications a three-year frame contract, via local systems integrator Allyn Srl, to support its transition from SDI to IP as it migrates master control rooms and production control rooms towards…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (378+ words) February 11, 2026 11.09 Europe/London By J'rn Krieger TV set sales in Germany increased by 3.2% year on year to 4.8 million units in 2025, according to the latest CE-Branchenkompass report published by industry associations ZVEI and Deutsche TV-Plattform in cooperation with market research company…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (284+ words) February 4, 2026 13.30 Europe/London By Julian Clover Samsung Electronics MENA'and'OSN'have begun a regional rollout of OSNtv via Samsung TV Key, positioning it as the Middle East and North Africa's first "boxless" TV experience for the service.' The integration brings OSNtv directly…...