Advanced Television

Ofcom awards Welsh local TV licences

Ofcom has awarded licences to run local TV services in Swansea and Mold on digital terrestrial TV (DTT). The licences have been awarded to Bay TV Swansea (Swansea) and Bay TV Clywd (Mold). The awards follow legislation enabling Ofcom to issue local TV licences. The channels will be broadcast on DTT by the local multiplex, […]

January 23, 2014

Thailand emergency affects TV

Street riots in Bangkok have seen the government respond by issuing an emergency decree that could allow it to shut down certain TV channels. However, the National Broadcasting & Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) regulator says this is not the case. According to BBC Monitoring,  NBTC committee member Mrs Supinya Klangnarong addressing growing concerns about actions from […]

January 23, 2014By Chris Forrester

BBC CBeebies SVoD for South Korea

BBC Worldwide has confirmed a deal with KT Corporation, the dominant South Korean telco, to launch a CBeebies SVoD service on KT olleh TV. Over five million KT olleh TV viewers will have access to the library of CBeebies programmes on their IPTV platform.  The deal also marks the largest volume of television programmes on […]

January 23, 2014

Twitter and GfK partnership

Twitter and GfK have formed a partnership to introduce GfK Twitter TV Ratings in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands. The new service will provide insights into the frequency and reach of messages from Twitter users associated with television programmes and campaigns. This information is essential for media groups and agencies to gain insight into the […]

January 23, 2014

Interference reduction groups merge

The Radio Frequency Interference – End Users Initiative (RFI-EUI) and the Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) have announced a merger, helping the two groups to better serve the industry and combat satellite interference together. The merger sees IRG creating an umbrella over RFI-EUI, forming two advisory committees/working groups. The first will be the EUI, covering […]

January 23, 2014

Canada’s Telesat seeking sale

Reports out of New York and Ottawa suggest that Canada-based satellite operator Telesat – itself majority owned by Loral Space & Communications – is looking for a sale. Telesat is the world’s fourth-largest satellite operator. Loral, whose biggest shareholder is reportedly hedge fund investor Mark Rachesky’s MHR Fund Management LLC, is working with Credit Suisse […]

January 23, 2014By Chris Forrester

Salini appointed Fox Italy MD

Fox International Channels (FIC) Italy today has confirmed the appointment of Fabrizio Salini to Managing Director of FIC’s Italian operation, effective February 17th 2014. Salini, who served as Vice President of Entertainment Channels for FIC Italy between 2003 and 2011, returns after a 2-year stint serving senior management roles at SKY Italia, Discovery Communications Italia […]

January 23, 2014

Measat capacity for Telered

Measat Satellite Systems and Telered Technologies & Services have announced today an agreement for capacity on the Measat-3a satellite. Under the terms of the agreement, Telered will utilise Measat-3a for the distribution of the Viva TV and Pinoy Box Office (PBO) channels across the Philippines. The agreement also contains on option for additional capacity to […]

January 23, 2014

Israel: yes multiscreen with Viaccess-Orca

Viaccess-Orca, a global player in the protection and enhancement of content services, has announced that Israeli-based satellite provider yes is using the Viaccess-Orca COMPASS content discovery platform to support its new yes Go TV Everywhere service. Through COMPASS, yes Go will recommend content to viewers based on their personal tastes and viewing habits. The groundbreaking […]

January 23, 2014

Dejero to provide on-location services for Winter Games

Dejero,  creator of the a versatile platform of cellular newsgathering products, will offer a range of on-location services in Sochi, Russia for broadcasters covering the upcoming Winter Games. Dejero will offer its technical services which includes two days prior to the opening ceremony and one day after the closing ceremony. Beginning February 5th, Dejero is […]

January 23, 2014