Julian Clover

London

Producer and Presenter at Cambridge 105 Radio

Journalist, Event Host and Radio Presenter. Editor of @broadbandtvnews, Editorial Lead and Breakfast Presenter at @cambridgeradio

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Low latency streaming trial begins on iPlayer beta

2 days ago | broadbandtvnews.com | Julian Clover

The BBC has begun a trial to establish how well its approach to low latency streaming performs in viewers’ homes. Over the next few weeks, viewers on selected devices that have opted into iPlayer’s ‘beta’ mode may see an experimental low latency stream of BBC Two when watching live on iPlayer. In a blog post Lead R&D engineer Chris Poole explained that while the delay on TV streamed over the internet had been significantly reduced, it was still around 40 seconds behind a traditional broadcast.
NEM interview with Sanja Božić-Ljubičić and Ivan Ljubičić

2 days ago | broadbandtvnews.com | Julian Clover

Ahead of NEM Dubrovnik (10-12 June 2025), Broadband TV News spoke with Sanja Božić-Ljubičić, CEO, Pickbox, Mediatranslations, Mediavision, NEM and Ivan Ljubičić, Managing Director, Mediavision and NEM. Broadband TV News: How are the ‘with ads’ offers impacting the local market? Ivan Ljubičić: The CEE market is unique, particularly due to its strong price sensitivity and the fact that, in many countries across the region, ad-supported streaming options are still largely unavailable.
RTL Deutschland and University of Cambridge in international AI project

3 days ago | broadbandtvnews.com | Julian Clover

RTL Deutschland and University of Cambridge’s Judge Business School have been investigating how generative artificial intelligence can be of benefit to broadcasters. An international team of MBA students from Cambridge Judge worked with RTL experts to identify and further develop new AI application fields along the entire value chain – from content planning to production and distribution to marketing.
Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders reject David Zaslav pay package

3 days ago | broadbandtvnews.com | Julian Clover

Warner Bros Discovery shareholders have voted against a $51.9 million compensation package awarded to chief executive David Zaslav and his senior leadership team. The vote by 80% of shareholders is seen as a rebuke to Zaslav and the performance of the company, though is non-binding, meaning that Zaslav and his colleagues will likely receive their proposed packages in full. Warner Bros Discovery was formed in April 2022 from the merger of AT&T’s Warner Media and Discovery Communications.
Barb releases Q1 2025 SVOD subscriptions data

4 days ago | broadbandtvnews.com | Julian Clover

Streaming services Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Paramount+ and Apple TV+ enjoyed subscriber growth in the first quarter, but there were losses for Disney+ and NOW. The data from Barb’s Establishment Survey shows 20.1 million UK homes (67.5%) had access to a subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service in Q1 2025. This is a slight increase from 20 million UK homes in Q4 2024.
Sky launches mid-market version of Sky Glass TV

4 days ago | broadbandtvnews.com | Julian Clover

Sky has unveiled a new version of its Sky Glass integrated streaming TV at a lower monthly price from the established Sky Glass. Sky Glass Air will be available to buy from £6/month for new and existing customers when it goes on sale on Tuesday 10th June. The device runs on the same Sky OS software that already powers Sky Glass Gen 2 and Sky Stream. Sky is recommending it as an option for a second TV in the home.
TDF and France Télévisions continue 5G broadcast trials

4 days ago | broadbandtvnews.com | Julian Clover

Experimental broadcasts using 5G Broadcast from the Eiffel Tower are accompanying this year’s Roland-Garros tennis championships. The partnership between TDF and France Télévisions also includes mobile smart phone reception tests inside the stadium and the capture and broadcast in Native UHD (Ultra High Definition).
Ministers to begin search for new Ofcom chair

5 days ago | media.info | Julian Clover

Veteran broadcast executive Lord Michael Grade is to step down from his position of chair Ofcom after a single term. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), which is already beginning a search for his replacement, well ahead of the expiry of Lord Grade’s term in April. Sky News, which first reported the story, said there was no suggestion that Lord Grade would leave his post ahead of time. He had previously held senior positions at the BBC, ITV and Channel 4.
Ruwido opens new revenue streams from remote control

5 days ago | broadbandtvnews.com | Julian Clover

Ruwido has opened a new revenue stream for service providers, turning the traditional remote control into a powerful tool for communication, promotion, and revenue generation. The Austrian developer has added a touch-sensitive LCD button, seamlessly integrated into the remote, that can be programmed and configured dynamically to deliver targeted and trackable promotions, notifications and advertising.
Major agreement between TVN Warner Bros. Discovery and Vectra

5 days ago | media.info | Julian Clover

Poland’s leading broadcaster and cable operator have signed a new long-term cooperation agreement. The new agreement gives Vectra subscribers access to the full programming offer from the TVN Warner Bros. Discovery group, including channels from the broadcaster’s portfolio – both in the linear and OTT models, and solutions and permissions for dynamic advertising replacement (DAI). There is also carriage on Vectra’s mobile app.