Reaching the latest milestone, Britain’s Sky News has successfully broadcast the first live, on-air transmission via Inmarsat’s new Ka-band satellite network, Global Xpress (GX). Partnering with Network Innovations (NI) and Inmarsat, Sky News was able to live stream HD video over the GX satellite (Inmarsat-5 F1) broadband network from Athens for the 25th January Greek […]
Consumer targeting software specialist Cable Scope has launched a new company, Centriply, which aims to deliver targeted TV solutions for advertisers looking to maximise the value of their TV/video investments. The Centriply platform is available as a managed/white label service that agencies and other users can brand as an enhancement to their existing media services. […]
AMC Networks International – Central Europe has announced the acquisition of the Film+ channel in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. AMCNI CE takes over the channel from IKO Media Group effective immediately. In the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Film+ brings family entertainment, dramas, classic favourites and contemporary masterpieces to its viewers. Film+ has significant distribution, […]
After nearly 8 years of bi-monthly sell-out live shows at BFI Southbank, Adam Buxton’s BUG, the music video showcase, is now available online in a new format for the rest of the nation to enjoy, thanks to a specially-commissioned series of programmes for BFI Player. Voiced by regular host, Buxton, the exclusive programmes are a […]
As one of the leading integrated consumer media entertainment groups in Malaysia and Southeast Asia, Astro focuses on providing its customers with a variety of pay TV, radio and digital media content. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Astro’s substantial customer base of 4.2 million reaches more than 60% of Malaysian viewers. Astro offers more than 180 […]
UK telco BT has revealed plans to transform the UK broadband landscape from superfast to ultrafast. The announcement came as BT reported its Q3 Results which showed it had added 45,000 TV customers and continued to grow its BT Sport residential and commercial customer bases. In just over a year since launch, 25,000 commercial premises […]
According to a report from Transparency Market Research, the market for ultra-high definition (UHD) panels globally is estimated to reach $30.4 billion by 2020. In terms of volume sale, the market for UHD
Movistar and HBO have signed an agreement that will see TV series such as Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire and Girls distributed via Telefonica’s online VoD service. Movistar TV will offer the first three seasons of Game of Thrones and the first four seasons of Boardwalk Empire. Three seasons each of In Treatment and Girls […]
French ratings institute Médiamétrie has launched, in association with Twitter, its Twitter TV Ratings tool that measures the number of tweets made in relation to a television programme. Proving that entertainment programmes are amongst the most tweeted about shows – and also engage viewers beyond the broadcast of the programme itself – Médiamétrie points out […]
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) auction for new spectrum that has been running in the US for the past two months closed on January 29th and broke all records. The FCC’s AWS-3 auction brought in $44.9 billion, as various existing operators scrambled to acquire fresh capacity. Previous estimates hovered around the $10 billion mark, and […]