Satellite broadband operator ViaSat of California has awarded the launch contract to Elon Musk’s SpaceX and its Falcon-9 rocket. Our headline says “wins” because reportedly France’s Arianespace declined to bid for the contract, with sources suggesting that there’s no launch capacity available until 2017. ViaSat wanted a mid-2016 launch. ViaSat has a total of more […]
India’s set-top box manufacturers are complaining that despite all the talk of government action to help support their sector, and in particular supply converter boxes for the huge Phase III and Phase IV of the nation’s adoption of all-digital broadcasting, little has happened. India’s Ministry of Information & Broadcasting says it has invited STB manufacturers […]
Viewers are being asked to share their favourite TV moments in celebration of World Television Day – the United Nations led initiative backed by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT) and egta, the Brussels based association of television and radio sales houses. Broadcasters across Europe, Asia, Canada, USA […]
1 Mainstream has partnered with CBS Interactive to launch CBSN, a live digital news network, across multiple connected TV devices. CBSN is a streaming news network that allows Internet-connected consumers to watch live, anchored news coverage across all digital platforms. The 1 Mainstream platform provides CBSN with instant reach by delivering the network across multiple […]
Sky Sports will dedicate an entire channel to darts this Christmas. Sky Sports Darts will launch on December 18th offering viewers over 370 hours of programming, including live coverage of the William Hill World Darts Championship. The channel will offer 18 days of non-stop darts action, as the biggest names in arrows battle for the […]
Whether it is a reflection of the ease with which the England football team is expected to qualify for the 2016 European Nations football tournament, a slight on the quality of match coverage by commercial broadcaster ITV, or indeed a sign of the popularity of a quiz show format, initial viewing figures suggest that for […]
With more and more channels, HD and soon 4K, service providers have thrown resources at bringing bandwidth to the door. Now their customers want complete flexibility within the home – the freedom to use a range of devices for broadband and video, anywhere, anytime. So, all the bandwidth the network can provide needs to be […]
Content personalisation, discovery and recommendations specialist ContentWise has confirmed that Italian pay-TV platform Sky Italia has selected its discovery solution to power personalised recommendations for Sky Online, Sky Italia’s recently-launched online video service. The ContentWise solution enables Sky Italia to offer subscribers of its Sky Online service an intuitive, personalised experience that combines discovery, content […]
The massive Kazakhstan spaceport in Baikonur could see an end to Russian rocket launches. Russia leases the space port from Kazakhstan for about $115 million a year, but the Kazakh’s have long complained of the physical damage done to the region by Russia’s rockets, and the risk of death and injury caused when something goes […]
With Swisscom TV 2.0 light, users can now pause shows that are currently playing and watch over 100 channels – including 40 in HD. This unique TV experience for new users is now included in the new Swisscom Casa basic offering for CHF 39.50. Also included in the price is Internet access, a fixed-line connection […]