Chinese billionaire Wang Jing – worth $6.1 billion according to Forbes’ annual list – wants to start building a low-cost satellite system. Wang, aged 40, is working with Tsinghua University, and plans to have a 5-craft constellation in space within 10 years. Wang is already backing the building of a new $40 billion canal across Nicaragua […]
An independent survey released by Ipsos sees BBC World News – the 24 hour international news channel – named as the top choice for European opinion leaders. It was the most watched channel with more people tuning in in the past day, week and month, than any of its competitors and beating CNN into second […]
New Zealand pay-TV operator SKY has announced the December launch of subscription video on demand (SVoD) service NEON, which it says will make it easy for Kiwis to access great entertainment, offering exclusive TV series, hundreds of movies, great factual entertainment, documentaries and brilliant family viewing. The first 30 days are free and the service […]
Chinese channel CTV has launched in Turkey. Founded in co-operation with media group GB Times, the channel will show a mix of entertainment including soaps, documentaries and movies, but will also include Chinese lessons. “Not only are economic relations between the two countries growing but the cultural relations are also growing” said Yu Hongyang, China’s […]
Russia’s Proton rocket will return to its commercial launch manifest later in November. International Launch Services (ILS) which manages commercial activity for the Proton system, says that its first passenger following a Proton failure in May will be SES Astra 2G. There have been successful Proton launches since May but they were for Russian governmental […]
Vizrt, a provider of production systems for the digital media industry, has delivered a successful 4K graphics workflow for Sky Sports’ Ultra HD trial at the recent 2014 Ryder Cup. The 4K trial follows the Sky Sports’ 4K test carried out at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. To enable the Ryder Cup coverage, Vizrt […]
Yahoo7 – which combines the strengths of Yahoo’s global network with Seven West Media’s TV, magazine and newspaper brands – and Australian telco Telstra have announced a new partnership agreement that will deliver PLUS7 premium video content to Telstra T-Box customers. The agreement will see PLUS7 available directly via the T-Box Catch Up TV menu, […]
Net Insight, a provider of transport solution for the broadcast and IP media industries, has reported that net sales were at SEK 112.2 million in Q3 – a 67.6 per cent growth year on year. Operating earnings were SEK 31.4 million, corresponding to an operating margin of 28 per cent. Net Insight CEO Fredrik Tumegård […]
AsiaSat, the Asian satellite operator, and C Music Entertainment Limited in London, have signed an agreement to launch ‘C Music TV HD’ across Asia on AsiaSat 5 at 100.5°E from November 1st. This deal makes the classical and film music-video channel available in South East Asia, Australasia and India for the first time. Julian Rigamonti, […]
SES TechCom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, and Es’hailSat, The Qatar Satellite Company registered in the State of Qatar, have confirmed a comprehensive consultancy service agreement. In the framework of the contract, SES TechCom will support Es’hailSat in the development of its new teleport facility. The teleport will be built on a green field site […]