Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, has announced that the AMOS-5 satellite at the 17°E prime orbital position is now providing Cameroon with Sub-Saharan Africa’s first large-scale cellular-satellite hybrid broadband Internet project. Spacecom is cooperating with Ringo, a Cameroon ISP, to supply over 120 educational institutions, community centers and rural villages with stable and […]
Scripps Networks UK & EMEA has announced that Food Network SD and Fine Living SD have launched on UPC Magyarország Kft, the largest cable television operator in Hungary. “We welcome Food Network and Fine Living, two of top lifestyle channels of the world in UPC’s digital television portfolio. We are very proud that UPC is […]
Paywizard, the specialist in subscriber management for pay-TV, today announces that it has been selected by Inview, the broadcast and OTT software and services specialist, and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) of Nigeria, to support the national digital TV switchover project. Working with Inview, Paywizard’s AgileXtra platform will manage all customer data, subscriptions and billing, […]
Skyline Communications, global leader in end-to-end multi-vendor network management and OSS software solutions for the broadcast, satellite, cable, telco and mobile industry, announces that DataMiner CPE Manager has been selected by a major service provider to manage a new network of interactive set-top boxes spanning across one of Africa’s biggest markets. The new network will […]
Newtec – a specialist in designing, developing and manufacturing equipment and technologies for satellite communications – has announced that Liquid Telecom has chosen the Newtec Dialog multiservice platform to enlarge and improve its current VSAT services with more applications and features for both current and new customers. Extending its current relationship with Newtec, Liquid Telecom […]
Marvell, a specialist in providing complete silicon solutions from storage to Internet of Things (IoT), cloud infrastructure, digital entertainment, in-home content delivery and Kinoma software enabling the “Smart Life and Smart Lifestyle”— have announced that Marvell’s ARMADA 1500 Mini (88DE3005) System-on-Chip (SoC), Avastar 88W8897 11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip and power management integrated circuits (PMIC) components […]
Ericsson president and CEO Hans Vestberg has been compelled to publicly rule out a merger with Cisco as market rumours swirled following the announcement of their cooperative technology partnership last week. In a statement, Vestberg said there weren’t “any discussions whatsoever” about a merger with, or acquisition by, Cisco. “We note that there are rumours […]
There have been more than a few reports these past weeks that the role of satellite-delivered TV is under threat from broadband and OTT services such as Netflix. ‘Not so’, implies Stephen Spengler, president and CEO at satellite giant Intelsat. Addressing a Morgan Stanley investors conference last week in Barcelona, Spengler admitted to analysts that […]
Sky’s CEO Jeremy Darroch has told analysts that he sees further opportunities for price rises in its UK and Ireland home market. Darroch was bullish as he spoke at the annual Morgan Stanley investor conference in Barcelona, saying that neither the rise of Netflix-type services or the threat from rivals such as BT Sport had […]
The TV rights to the top Spanish Leagues for the period 2016-2019 have opened for bids. They must be submitted by 2 December for the broadcast rights to packages of La Liga’s first and second divisions and the Copa del Rey for seasons 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019. This is the first time that an open bidding process […]