Hot on the heels of the successful launch of Thailand’s Thaicom-6 satellite into orbit, SpaceX has received an order from Japan’s SkyPerfect for the launch of its JCSAT-14 communications satellite. The launch is slated for the second-half of 2015. The launch contract is another huge success for SpaceX, and if there is a winner in […]
Modern Times Group (MTG), the international entertainment group, has launched its first ever advertising funded free-TV channel in Tanzania under the TV1 brand. The channel is available through Tanzania’s digital terrestrial network, and already reaches up to 30 per cent of the 48 million people in the country. TV1 is a general entertainment channel with […]
History was made at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) when three TV fans continuously watched 87 hours of recorded television and broke the Guinness World Record for the longest marathon watching television session. As part of the TiVo TV Binge-Viewing World Record Attempt, Dan Jordan, Spencer Larson and Chris Laughlin made the TiVo booth […]
Exterity, a provider of enterprise IPTV technologies for secure distribution of live, on-demand and recorded video over IP today announces that Exterity partners, system users, consultants and VARs will be able to access the latest Exterity product and systems training at ISE 2014. At ISE 2014, one-to-one or group training sessions with Exterity support and […]
Italian broadcaster Mediaset wants a partner for its Premium market segment, which will see the merger of its pay-TV operations in Italy (Premium) and Spain (Digital+) into a Newco. According to Italian daily Milano Finanza, Mediaset is giving priority to strategic over financial partners, with potential stakeholders already knocking at the door of consultants and […]
The US will have over 103 million pay-TV households by the end of 2014, with two-thirds of pay-TV subscribers expressing interest in features they currently do not have, according to research from Parks Associates. “Remote access to DVR content was the most popular among pay-TV households without that service. Our research shows 31 per cent […]
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE||Content First) have released the findings of the first part of a joint research study analysing how and why consumers use Second Screen devices to engage with video content. The findings,
In addition to 200 hours of network TV coverage, BBC Sport plans to deliver the most complete digital coverage of a Winter Olympic Games to date, including over 650 hours of live action via six HD streams. BBC Sport will also bring all the analysis, insight, news and highlights from Sochi 2014 to audiences wherever […]
The CBI – the UK’s premier business lobbying organisation – has launched a new strategy for creative industries – The Creative Nation – which outlines how the Government and industry can work together to help this sector build on its current success. According to the CBI, creative industries, including film makers, video game developers and […]
Belgacom, Belgium’s dominant telco, has appointed Dominique Leroy as chief executive of the company, which is 53.5 per cent state-owned. Leroy has been executive vice president of the Consumer Business Unit of Belgacom since June 2012. She joined Belgacom as vice president sales for the Consumer Business Unit in October 2011, following 24 years at […]